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March 29, 2019
Church Worker Wellness - Week 1 devotion: Spiritual wellness
Ministry can seem like a long haul. What encouragement and daily resources does God give His workers?
March 21, 2019
LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission - Webinar: 'Insights on Black Ministry'
During a webinar on “Insights on Black Ministry,” the Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray shared ways to establish and grow ministry to African-Americans in your community, and he addressed unique challenges such as racism, poverty, discrimination, and family structure.
March 18, 2019
Life Together with President Harrison – March 2019
President Harrison reminds us we have a treasure in the church called The Litany, a beautiful prayer that helps us to pray for that which we might not otherwise remember.
March 14, 2019
LCMS Black Ministry - Spring 2019 newsletter
The power of the Gospel has greatly impacted the lives of African-American Lutherans.
March 11, 2019
Preach the Word - Module 7 - Preaching the Baptized Life - Rev. Dr. Reed Lessing
Baptism is a daily reality for each Christian, who lives out the reality of God's gifts received in Baptism.
March 8, 2019
Freedom in ministry life
We don't need to fulfill any church member’s expectations (real or imagined) of what a pastor’s wife, ministry spouse, pastor, teacher, or other church worker should be. We only need to focus on God, the One who calls us free in the grace of Christ.
February 27, 2019
Life Together with President Harrison – February 2019
Who do you know that might make a great pastor, deaconess, teacher, parish musician or director of Christian education? In the February 2019 "Life Together News Digest," LCMS President Matthew Harrison talks with a fellow pastor in Florida who regularly prays for and encourages young people to serve as church workers.
February 27, 2019
My burden for someone else's pain
The church work family bears burdens and sufferings in a unique way. We have our own sufferings. Christ carries our load with and for us.
February 21, 2019
LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission - Webinar: 'Mission & Theology of the City'
In the first installment of LCMS Urban & Inner City Mission webinars, Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Pulse describes his journey into urban mission and helps to answer the question, “Why does God care about the city, and why should the Body of Christ?”
February 14, 2019
CTCR report - ‘An Inexpressible Treasure’
The Theology and Practice of Holy Baptism” serve as a great witness for those who have struggled with various aspects of this biblical teaching.
February 7, 2019
The church worker and curious living
Curiosity might kill the cat, but it keeps church workers healthy!
January 28, 2019
LCMS Worship - Suggestions for midweek Lenten services - 2019
LCMS Worship provides suggestions for liturgy, psalms, readings, hymns and collects to use during midweek Lenten services.
January 28, 2019
LCMS Worship - A Lenten Prayer - 2019
LCMS Worship provides “A Lenten Prayer” for congregations to use in worship services or for families to use during devotions. It is one of the older prayers of the Church from the Lutheran Reformation.
January 23, 2019
The weight of debt
Debt can weigh down workers and ministries. God gives us a foundation of hope.
January 15, 2019
Life Together with President Harrison – January 2019
In the January 2019 "Life Together News Digest," LCMS President Matthew Harrison discusses how we -- the Body of Christ -- can walk together with vitality at the local gym, in our churches, throughout the Synod and among the people of this world.
January 7, 2019
Tired of waving goodbye – one of the greatest joys and struggles of church work life
Most church workers have family and friends scattered through the country. This reality contains many blessings, but honest struggle as well.