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April 30, 2026
Forming and calling pastors: A sacred work
Tomorrow’s pastors are in your congregation and in your family right now.
April 1, 2026
Lutheran Witness: April 2026
The April issue explores a Christian life on earth and our eternal life in Christ.
March 30, 2026
Doctrine, pastoral office, abortion among topics of new CTCR documents
The 2023 convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) gave the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations a record number of assignments.
February 27, 2026
Lutheran Witness: March 2026
The March issue explores the Lutheran doctrine of vocation.
February 2, 2026
Lutheran Witness: February 2026
The February issue discusses pastoral vacancies and how congregations can weather them well.
January 30, 2026
Weathering Vacancies Well
Only a person who rests fully in Christ’s righteousness can serve his neighbor with delight, in the fullest sense of the word.
October 2, 2025
Pastoral Ministry: What Does This Mean?
Good works are actions in accordance with God’s will, taken by the Christian not from fear of punishment or for worldly gain, but as an intrinsic part of the Holy Spirit’s work of sanctification.
May 14, 2025
New Washington law targets seal of confessional
Pastors refusing to comply with the law could face a yearlong prison sentence and fines up to $5,000.
November 18, 2024
A Story of Positive Pastoral Transition
Here is our advice for a positive, healthy transition between a former pastor and new pastor.
August 27, 2024
Why Pastors Should Sing
When pastors lead by example, they demonstrate the value of music in worship and instruction.
June 27, 2024
Pastoral colloquy policy manual receives updates
The updated manual and application were adopted by the LCMS Colloquy Committee for Pastoral Ministry on Sept. 8, 2023.
May 17, 2024
Why Worker Wellness? A word to pastors
By taking our health seriously, we will have more resilience to handle trials when they come, and to continue to serve one another well through them.
December 13, 2023
‘Prepare the way of the Lord’: A sermon from President Harrison
The Christian life is a life of repentance.
July 31, 2023
Convention adopts three wide-ranging omnibus resolutions
The resolutions addressed approximately 60 overtures.
June 14, 2023
Synod pledges support for confessional Lutherans in Australia
Faithful Lutherans in Australia signed a “Letter of Confession” holding to Holy Scripture and rejecting women’s ordination.