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LCMS Rev. Derrick Hurst’s Follow Up to “Ashes on the Prairie”; 20 Miles Doesn’t Change What We Lost

LCMS Rev. Zach Zehnder of Red Letter Living and Hodos & LCMS Rev. Bryan Stecker of On the Line Explore the Church’s Greatest Opportunity: Forming the Next Generation

From Game Warden to LCMS Pastor: Rev. Steve Tomac’s Journey to the Pulpit

It Begins: The New LCMS 40-Years-Old SMP Requirement Results in the Closure of 2 Rural Iowa Congregations; Why Was No Age Exception Made?

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Ashes on the Prairie: What the LCMS Just Let Die in Iowa Because a Willing SMP Candidate Wasn’t Old Enough & No Age Exception Was Made

The 2026 State of the LCMS Survey Now Open! All LCMS Pastors, Church Workers, & People in the Pews Encouraged to Participate & Help Shape Conversations & Ministries

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LCMS 2026 Convention Wraps Up: Synod Remains United in Doctrine, Divided on Topics Like Pastoral Formation, Roles of Women, Worship Practice, Altar & Pulpit Fellowship with AALC, “Lutheran Identity”

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Amazon, Disney, Mattel, Starbucks Among 568 Companies Sponsoring Child Gender Transitioning

Read the Full List of 568 Companies Sponsoring the Transitioning of Children

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America’s Largest Churches Rise, Fall, & Evolve — But the Biggest Keep Getting Bigger

America’s Booming Megachurches Draw 10,000,000 Worshippers Each Week; Exceeds Pre-COVID Numbers & Continues to Increase

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What Would C. S. Lewis Have Thought of AI?

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LCMS 2026 Convention Recap Video, Podcast, & Overview Guide Developed & Released by Lead Time & LCMS Rev. Rob Bailey; Analysis & Perspectives Not Found Elsewhere

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The Reconquest of Mainline Protestantism: With Denominations Losing Members, A Youthful Insurgency Has Been Emerging

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Early Bird Pricing for the 2027 Hodos Young Adult Gathering Ends on August 1; Register Today & Save

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Read All LCMS 2026 Convention Daily Minutes, Today’s Business Publications as Posted by Synod for Yourself

54 Countries, One Survey, A Lot of Religion; What the World Values Survey Reveals About God, Heaven, and Religious Exclusivism Across the Globe

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LCMS Concordia Seminary Professor Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Reminds Pastors to Honor Ordination Vows & Live Lives Above Reproach, Show the World What Living in the Reality of the Gospel Looks Like; Stop Behaviors that Harm God’s Kingdom & His Church

Thinking About Pastoral Formation: LCMS Concordia Seminary Professor & Central Region VP Candidate Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Shares His Unique Insights on This Important & Timely Topic

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LCMS Michigan District President Rev. David Davis On Meeting the Needs of the Community

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LCMS 2026 Convention Delegates Vote to Retain More Representative Synodical President Elections & Respect for Congregational Voices; Reject President Harrison’s Resolution

LCMS 2026 Convention Resolution 5-09A Directs Seminary Faculties & Council of Presidents to Study Who May Read Scripture in Worship; Focus is on Women Readers; All of Scripture Should be Considered

Former LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA) Campus to House $175 Million University of Michigan Library Facility

When You Believe the Scriptural Truth…But Still Feel Stuck: How Jesus Brings Healing to the Deeper Places of the Heart

The Socializing Power of the Pew: How Church Closes the Education Gap — Houses of Worship Are Doing Disproportionate Social Work for Those Who Need It Most

Why I’m Still in the LCMS (Even When It Frustrates Me)

Ann Arbor City on a Hill Leader, Paul Pollatz, Shares Continuing Concerns, Frustrations on the Closing of LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA)

LCMS Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) President Rev. Dr. Erik Ankerberg Discusses the Closure of Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA)

Unity in Doctrine or Uniformity in Worship: There is a Difference — What the LCMS 2026 Convention is Revealing to the People in the Pews

What Ethiopia’s Growing Lutheran Church Can Teach the LCMS

600+ Empty Pulpits — What is the LCMS Plan?

Christian Nationalism & The Problems with a “Confessional State” – LCMS’s Dr. Gene Veith Weighs In

The Unbiblical Assumption That’s Killing Us: If Church Growth Requires Compromise, Then Faithful Catechesis Cannot Grow the Church

LCMS Rev. Derrick Hurst’s Follow Up to “Ashes on the Prairie”; 20 Miles Doesn’t Change What We Lost

Karsten Christiansen
August 6, 2026

LCMS Rev. Zach Zehnder of Red Letter Living and Hodos & LCMS Rev. Bryan Stecker of On the Line Explore the Church’s Greatest Opportunity: Forming the Next Generation

Karsten Christiansen
August 6, 2026

From Game Warden to LCMS Pastor: Rev. Steve Tomac’s Journey to the Pulpit

Karsten Christiansen
August 6, 2026

It Begins: The New LCMS 40-Years-Old SMP Requirement Results in the Closure of 2 Rural Iowa Congregations; Why Was No Age Exception Made?

Karsten Christiansen
August 5, 2026