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August 8, 2019
The five most pressing needs of pastors
Rev. Richard Koehneke identifies areas of need for the wellness of pastors, church workers and families of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
September 13, 2019
The five most pressing needs of commissioned workers
Commissioned workers of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod serve as teachers, musicians, discipleship and outreach coordinators, parish nurses, children’s ministers, mentors, youth workers and more.
October 1, 2019
Why ask for help?
When we ask for help, we trust in our Helper God and rest in His promises. God doesn’t strike. He doesn’t reject. He keeps our lives. He keeps us from birth until death and each day in between.
November 7, 2019
Wellness: A Lutheran perspective
Wellness and well-being are not distinctly Lutheran ideas, but Lutheranism does have some unique doctrinal concepts that are useful for the pursuit of our wellness.
December 2, 2019
Finding local resources
Many Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod church workers and spouses identified the need for help finding more wellness resources. Here are three helpful tips for finding localized resources.
January 2, 2020
Celebrating unconventional ministry 'success'
While we don't necessarily believe in "success" in ministry, how do words like “growth” and “effectiveness” weigh on a church worker, congregation or agency sharing the Gospel?
February 4, 2020
Bullying in the congregation
We don’t need to holler “Bully! Bully!” at the next voters’ meeting. We are, however, called to acknowledge and call to account behavior that is directly admonished in Scripture.
March 3, 2020
Crying for help and finding none
God is faithful. He doesn’t leave us. He doesn’t forsake us. He does and will bring help.
May 1, 2020
It’s not my job to save the church
As we serve the church, we can leave the saving to the One who does it best.
June 1, 2020
The Many Tasks of the Church Worker
As we serve the church, we can leave the saving to the One who does it best.
June 26, 2020
The Church — Praying
Prayer is the sign that the church is still breathing, however labored that breath may be. The cross leads us to despair of everything — save Christ!
July 1, 2020
Emotions and the Church
One thing that happens because we are a church body that highly values thinking and learning is that we talk less about our emotions.
February 11, 2021
Imposing Death Safely
God's mercy in Christ is [our] only hope to be saved. Not without death, but despite it, through it, and from it.
July 15, 2017
Smalcald Articles Study: The Papacy
Luther states that the papacy demands obedience to itself (to the pope) and to whatever is said from that office of pope, even to the point of tying salvation to that obedience. What is the true Gospel?
March 17, 2017
Smalcald Articles Study: The First and Chief Article
Ask yourself: If you were writing your final testimony about the Christian faith, what would you identify as the first and chief article? The answer to the question reveals what lies at the heart of anyone’s understanding of God and Christianity. Luther’s answer is...
