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LCMS Rev. Adam Koontz on Why the LCMS is Losing Its Evangelical Focus; How Did We Get Here? How Do We Get Back to What Is Supposed to Be Our Primary Purpose?

Focusing on Evangelism & Jesus…Not Ephemeral Things; Top 4 LCMS Officers Collectively Paid $1,000,000 + Benefits; Contextualizing the Gospel Faithfully & Intentionally; 20% Tuition Reduction at Concordia University St. Paul

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“Is It In Spanish?” The Question That Opened New Doors for Gospel Outreach; Lutheran Hour Ministries Celebrates 100 Years of LCMS Hispanic Ministry in the US & LHM’s Long, Continuing, & Expanding Role in “Bringing Christ to the Nations, & the Nations to the Church”

LCMS 2026 Convention Proceedings Now Available for Free in Downloadable PDF Format

Registration Now Open for 1517’s 2027 Conferences (& Some Still in 2026): Faith & Reason; Heroes of the Faith; Christian — Your Deepest Identity; More!

Dovie Eisner: The Greatest Man We Ever Knew — A Story of Faith & Resilience While Living With Lifelong Adversity

LCMS St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Celebrates 250 Years of Serving the Lord in Lincolnton, NC

Hodos: Inside the Movement Helping Shape the Next Generation of LCMS Lutherans

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Across Religious Traditions, Children & Parents Mostly Get Along — But Who They Are Religiously Shapes How Connected They Actually Feel

Should Lutherans Sing Bethel, Hillsong & Elevation Worship Songs If They Are Theological Sound?

Are Evangelicals Holding the Line Against Secularization?

Evangelicals Are Secularizing Too—Just More Slowly Than Everyone Else

Grok AI Chatbot Affirms Divinity of Christ, Citing Historical Record: “Jesus is not a fake god”

LCMS Pacific Southwest District Podcast: Church Planting

Lawyer Who Launched Christian Legal Movement Believes It Has Gone Astray; Too Aligned With Christian Nationalism; Biased Against Non-Christians

LCMS Rev. Derrick Hurst: When We Agree on Everything That Matters, But Matters of Preference Derail Us

The Religious Behavior Index: How Engaged Are Americans, Really? Take Data Scientist Dr. Ryan Burge’s Quiz to Learn How Religiously Active You Are

LCMS Rev. Matt Peeples: Contextualization Is Not Compromise

The question isn’t whether we contextualize the gospel. It’s whether we do…

Official 2026 LCMS Officers’ Salary Information Posted; Top 4 Earn $1,000,000+ & Health Care, Retirement, Other Benefits

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“It’s Time for the Church to Think About Things That Really Matter” — Evangelism & Jesus! — & Not Allow Divisive Ephemeral Things to Distract Us: LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis Professor of Systematic Theology Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann

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Faith Worth Dying For — LCMS Rev. Derrick Hurst: “The World Doesn’t Crucify People It Can Ignore”

Free Advent 2026 English Language Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries Available Daily from Sunday, November 29, 2026, Through Epiphany on Wednesday, January 6, 2027

Free Advent 2026 Spanish Language Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries Available Daily from Sunday, November 29, 2026, Through Epiphany on Wednesday, January 6, 2027

Repealing the 19th Amendment — Women’s Right to Vote — Isn’t Conservatism; It’s Extremism

LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee Listening Sessions Scheduled for Arlington Heights, IL, & Davenport, IA, in Mid-November; All Are Welcome

Why Do People with Higher Levels of Education Go to Church More? It’s Complicated

Hope, Peace, Joy, & Love: “Red Letter Advent” Devotional by LCMS Rev. Zach Zehnder & Allison Zehnder Now Available

“The Mosquito Bowl” Director Peter Berg Explores Christlike Sacrifice, Devastating Loss in Netflix WWII Film

LCMS Concordia University St. Paul to Reduce Tuition by 20% for 2027-2028 Academic Year

LCMS Pacific Southwest District Podcast Examines the Intersection of Politics & Ministry, & the Importance of a Gospel-Centered Approach While Engaging with Contemporary Social Issues

Lutheran Hour Ministries Celebrates 75 Years of “Bringing Christ to the Nations” in India

Why Lutherans Should Stop Trying to Fit In

6 Ways Any Church Can Reach Young Adults

LCMS Pacific Southwest District Podcast: Small Church Essentials

LCMS Rev. Adam Koontz on Why the LCMS is Losing Its Evangelical Focus; How Did We Get Here? How Do We Get Back to What Is Supposed to Be Our Primary Purpose?

Karsten Christiansen
November 9, 2026

Focusing on Evangelism & Jesus…Not Ephemeral Things; Top 4 LCMS Officers Collectively Paid $1,000,000 + Benefits; Contextualizing the Gospel Faithfully & Intentionally; 20% Tuition Reduction at Concordia University St. Paul

Karsten Christiansen
November 9, 2026

“Is It In Spanish?” The Question That Opened New Doors for Gospel Outreach; Lutheran Hour Ministries Celebrates 100 Years of LCMS Hispanic Ministry in the US & LHM’s Long, Continuing, & Expanding Role in “Bringing Christ to the Nations, & the Nations to the Church”

Karsten Christiansen
November 9, 2026

LCMS 2026 Convention Proceedings Now Available for Free in Downloadable PDF Format

Karsten Christiansen
November 8, 2026