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January 30, 2023
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Winter 2023 newsletter
Read about recent lawsuits regarding free speech, the Respect for Marriage Act, parental rights and more.
February 8, 2023
Life Together as Synod — Module 10 — District Presidents and the Council of Presidents
In this video, the Rev. Justin A. Panzer, president of the LCMS Kansas District, explains the duties of a district president, which include serving as a representative of the Synod president in that place.
February 14, 2023
LCMS Worship - Children's coloring book for Easter Vigil
These coloring pages will engage your child in the service both physically and visually. Download and print the entire coloring book as a PDF, or each coloring page is also available as a separate PDF.
February 16, 2023
LCMS Worship — February-March 2023 resources
This edition includes Lent resources, prayers, lectionary summaries, and 2022–23 Church Year calendars.
July 22, 2025
‘Chapel Talks for Lutheran Schools’
Each series includes Bible verses, speaking points, song suggestions and application ideas to use in weekly chapel services for students of all ages in Lutheran and Christian schools.
February 22, 2023
CTCR statement on 'Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications'
The CTCR forthrightly asserts that this volume does not change, question or supplant any doctrinal position of the LCMS, including any Synod teaching on contemporary cultural issues such as race or sexuality.
February 22, 2023
CTCR report - 'A Snapshot of Trending Tools: Christians and Social Media'
The CTCR considers the use of social media and its impact on life and faith according to seven categories: community, trust, knowledge, influence, identity, temptation and vocation.
March 1, 2023
LCMS Life Ministry - Convention Resolutions: 1941-2023
Based on its national convention resolutions from 1941 to 2019, the LCMS has compiled a compendium document of the Synod’s action on life-related topics.
February 23, 2023
Life Together with President Harrison – February 2023
This edition includes photos and stories from recent LCMS Disaster Response efforts, 2023 national convention information and a story about a pastor who is caring for his wife as she suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
June 3, 2020
CTCR report - 'The Order of Creation: Theology, History, Definition'
What is the role of men and women in the church today? This report from the CTCR examines the history of the order of creation as found in Scripture, Lutheran theology and the LCMS.
September 25, 2017
Luther and the Jews
While The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod holds Martin Luther in high esteem for his bold proclamation and clear articulation of the teachings of Scripture, it deeply regrets, deplores, and repudiates statements made by Luther which express a negative and hostile attitude toward the Jews.
March 8, 2023
LCMS World Relief and Human Care - March 2023 ‘Sharing’ newsletter
“Our LCMS founders said much about pastors and congregations making special efforts to care for people in need. That specific mercy ministry may look different today, but the Scriptures still call us to that concern,” LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison writes in this issue.
March 15, 2023
LCMS Worship — March-April 2023 resources
This edition includes Holy Week/Easter media kits, an Easter Vigil coloring books, prayers, lectionary summaries, and 2022–23 Church Year calendars.
March 23, 2023
CTCR report - 'A Chaste and Decent Life: An Update to Human Sexuality 1981'
The new report, which affirms the propositions found in the 1981 CTCR report titled 'Human Sexuality: A Theological Perspective,' addresses issues that have arisen since the original report.
March 23, 2023
Life Together with President Harrison – March 2023
This edition features Martin Luther’s “A Simple Way to Pray” from 1535, a story introducing the Synod’s 2023–2026 National Offering, a feature on the “Nones” and a story about the Lutz family’s missionary service.
April 14, 2023
LCMS Worship — April-May 2023 resources
This edition includes Prayers of the Church, lectionary summaries and 2022–23 Church Year calendars.