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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.
June 30, 2020
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces - Third Quarter 2020 newsletter
The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter reminds readers that Jesus paid the price for our redemption to free us from sin, and, through this selfless act, He removed God’s wrath from us.
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!
June 25, 2020
CTCR opinion and addendum - 'Communion and COVID-19'
The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations wrote an addendum and summary to reaffirm its March 20, 2020, opinion on “Communion and COVID-19” about online home Communion.
June 22, 2020
LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission - Webinar: 'Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Ministry'
Hosted by LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, Deaconess Dr. Kim Schave presents a free webinar titled “Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Ministry.”
June 4, 2020
CTCR report - Human beings as gifts of God
Racism grounds the identity and security of human life not in the God who alone is our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, but in self. Racism is a sin against the First Commandment because it fails to receive other human beings as gifts from God.
June 3, 2020
Preach the Word - Module 8 - Law and Gospel - Rev. Dr. Steven Mueller
Learn an approach to preaching Law and Gospel in fresh ways each week, by anchoring that proclamation in the themes, metaphors and images of the text.
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.
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.
May 28, 2020
LCMS World Relief and Human Care - 2020 'Sharing' newsletter: Special edition
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, through LCMS World Relief and Human Care, is assisting others during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 21, 2020
LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission - Webinar: 'Ministry in the Epicenter of the Coronavirus Pandemic'
Hosted by LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, the Rev. Dr. E. Johnson Rethinasamy presents a free webinar titled “Ministry in the Epicenter of the Coronavirus Pandemic.”
May 20, 2020
At Home Discussion Guide for 40 Teaching End Goals for Youth Ministry
Teaching End Goals are 40 statements we pray teens know and personalize by the time they graduate from high school. They aren’t the whole of scripture or Lutheran theology, but they are critical pieces of understanding our Baptismal faith.
May 12, 2020
A White Paper on the Current Context of Pastoral Formation
This white paper is intended to promote continued conversation, across the Synod, about pastoral formation.
May 8, 2020
An unexpected visit
The Rev. Dr. Hans-Jörg Voigt recalls a visit from LCMS President Rev. Dr. John William Behnken soon after the end of World War II and the kindness of Lutherans from America and England.
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.
April 30, 2020
God’s Mercy Never Ceases
LCMS missionaries in the Dominican Republic get to build relationships share Christ with people simply by doing life together.