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

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

The Curious Case of LCMS Pastoral Formation: What Are We Trying to Preserve? And If “Policy” Prevents Progress, How Can It Be Changed & Who Can Change It?

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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The Synod I Love. What Still Rings True: A View from a 2023 LCMS Convention Delegate & Continuing Concerns About the Roles of Women in the LCMS

The Nones Are Everywhere Now: What 50 Years of Data Tells Us About Religion & Place

Is LCMS Bureaucracy Holding Back Ministry? A Conversation with Retired Concordia Plan Services President & CEO Jim Sanft

Is $20 Million at Risk? LCMS Concordia University Nebraska President Dr. Bernard Bull on the Last Minute Concordia University System (CUS) Debate at the LCMS 2026 Convention

Sacred Spaces, Permanent Places: LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA) The Chapel of the Holy Trinity Deconsecrated

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The Plan That Could Have Saved LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor

LCMS 2026 Convention Resources Developed to Help Educate & Equip Delegates & Convention Goers; Prayers for Godly Conversations, Independent Thinking, & Wise Decisions

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A Reading for LCMS Convention Delegate: Before They Are Opponents, They Are Family; The Path Forward Begins Not With Them Changing First — But With Me

As LCMS Leadership Suspicions Remain and Aspersions Continue, the Center for Missional & Pastoral Leadership (CMPL) Charges Boldly Into the Future to Serve the Unmet Needs of Christ’s Church

Has the LCMS Forgotten the Missionary Vision of Church Father Rev. Wilhelm Loehe & Placed Itself in Peril?

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Here I Am, Send Me (But Not Through That Door): Phoenix LCMS Pastoral Formation Listening Session Participant Shares Widely-Held Concerns Regarding Authenticity of Sessions

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LCMS Convention Resolution 9-11 Makes Assets of All Entities the Property of Synod, Subject to Synod’s Operating Directives, Other Central Controls; Strip This Language or Reject 9-11 Entirely?

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Some LCMS Leaders Endorse 2026 Convention Resolution 9-11; Say It Helps Support New Ministry Initiatives That Would Not Otherwise Happen; Delegates Will Need to Decide for Themselves & Closely Consider Other Changes it Makes

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The Front Door Nobody is Using: The Mission Infrastructure Your Congregation Needs Already Exists; Most of It Just Isn’t Pointed at Anything Yet

A Helpful Primer for All LCMS 2026 Convention Delegates Who Seek to Best Serve the Church & the People in Its Pews

Praise Be to God as Christian Brotherhood Prevails: Ryan Turnipseed Matter Reconciled & Peace Extended Among All Parties

LCMS Texas District Faith Stories: Rev. Seth Davidson Reflects on the People & Experiences that Shaped His Journey Into Ministry

Fear Only God: LCMS Concordia Seminary Professor & Central Region VP Nominee, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Reminds Us That We Are to Think, Talk, & Act Like Christians & Not the World

LCMS Pastors Matt Peeples & Zach Zehnder Explore Disciple-Making: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime – A Simple Strategy for Multiplying Disciples

Synod Responds to Erroneous Distribution of July 9 LCMS Synodical President Election Email; Another Pastor Reports Not Receiving Emails for 2nd & 3rd Round Voting

Are We Teaching Answers Instead of Jesus? LCMS Rev. Dr. Mark Hoehner Emphasizes Why Young People Need Lutheran Catechesis, Testimony, Liturgy, & Emotion & Not Just to Know Answers

What Happens After the Triennial LCMS Youth Gathering? Hodos Seeks to Address The Missing Middle in the LCMS

1st Round LCMS Synodical President Voter Emails Received 1 Month After End of That Round; Mounting Concern of Possible Voter Disenfranchisement Has Some Calling Into Question Legitimacy of Entire Election

Your Discipleship Model is Aging Out: 5 New Trends Churches Cannot Ignore

Efforts to Restrict & Reduce Women’s Roles in the LCMS Incorrectly Apply Scripture to Support Human Agendas, Introduce Masculine Superiority

UPDATE: Christian Pastor Ezra Jin Freed from Chinese Prison Following Request from President Trump

AI Stumbles on Questions of Faith: Artificial Intelligence Models are Quietly Shaping Spiritual Advice — But Leaving Faith Out

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

Karsten Christiansen
July 22, 2026

600+ Empty Pulpits — What is the LCMS Plan?

Karsten Christiansen
July 22, 2026

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

Karsten Christiansen
July 22, 2026

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

Karsten Christiansen
July 21, 2026