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May 16, 2025
Specialized Spiritual Care educators recognized
Specialized Spiritual Care workers care for those who serve in specialized settings such as hospitals, prisons, police/fire departments or senior living communities.
April 10, 2025
New ministry leaders join IC staff
The leaders will serve in the areas of international mission, discipleship and family ministry.
April 4, 2025
LCMS pastor ministers in wake of Bourbon Street tragedy
The Rev. Kenneth DeSoto serves as a police department chaplain in New Orleans.
April 4, 2025
Registration open for ‘Dying Well in Christ’
“Dying Well in Christ: A Forum on the Church’s Care at Life’s End” is set for July 7–9 on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
March 7, 2025
Mission boards meet via Zoom
The LCMS Boards for International Mission and National Mission met in late January.
February 26, 2025
Join ‘Team Flex’ at this summer’s Youth Gathering
Team Flex volunteers serve across multiple areas of the Gathering, providing support wherever it is needed most.
February 24, 2025
‘His is the victory’: Lutherans confess Christ at March for Life
The 2025 National March for Life in Washington, D.C., was the third since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
February 13, 2025
District representatives meet for mutual sharing, encouragement
Topics included worker wellness, church planting, evangelism and outreach, and equipping and encouraging smaller congregations.
January 30, 2025
All Nations Council holds first meeting
The All Nations Council, part of All Nations Ministry, is a gathering of LCMS leaders whose work focuses on multiethnic ministry in the United States.
January 29, 2025
‘Holding to God’s promises’: Wildfires in California
No congregation or school of the LCMS has burned down, but members of many LCMS churches were affected.
January 17, 2025
Winter ‘Engage’: Christ’s light during trials
The issue highlights ways that God comes to His people at their most difficult times.
December 11, 2024
‘Care for Our Neighbor in Body and Soul’
Amid the devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, God works through His church — in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and beyond — for the good of His people.
December 11, 2024
The Genesis of a New Lutheran School
Faith Lutheran School, Branson, Mo., held its first day of classes in August thanks to support from the LCMS School Ministry network and several community partners.
December 11, 2024
Shining Christ’s Light in ‘the Darkest of Places’
Prison chaplains like the Rev. Rodney Blomquist share God’s grace and forgiveness with those who are behind bars.