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LCMS Michigan District Supports Ministry Specialist Groups That Help Prevent Burnout & Encourage Professional Church Worker Development; Can This be Replicated in Other Districts, Circuits?

7 Church Trends Shaping 2026: #6 – The LCMS Pastor Crisis is Here (And It’s Getting Worse)

Concordia University Wisconsin Fights Effort of Concordia University Ann Arbor Donor to Claw Back $1.5 Million Gift, Prevent Future Foundation Distributions that Violate Donor Intentions Following CUAA Campus Closure by CUW; Does Reversionary Interest Only Apply When Synod Gets the Money?

Antinomianism: Its Source, Its Manifestation in the LCMS & Our Members, & What it Means to Live According to God’s Will

The Perception That Gen Z Men Are Returning to the Church While Gen Z Women are Leaving Just Isn’t True: Data Scientist Ryan Burge Provides Real Insights on This & Other Demographic Facts That Can Inform How Every LCMS Congregation Chooses to Approach Ministry

Why the SMP Program Works, & Naming the False Binaries Failing the People in the Pews of the LCMS

When Will Half the LCMS be Gone? The Data is Alarming & the Threat is Existential

While Other Conservative Denominations Are Actually Growing, LCMS Membership Decline Accelerates; Oblivion Not Inevitable if Addressed Now

Author of Meddling Pastors’ Ryan Turnipseed Support Letter, Former LCEF Board Member, Appointed 1st Vice-President of LCMS Central Illinois District Following Mohr Arrest, Resignation

Average LCMS Member Nearly 61 Years Old; Denomination Among Oldest as Weekly Worship Attendance Craters to Just 33% of Baptized Members — Among Worst of Theologically Conservative Denominations

LCMS Southeastern District Publishes 2025 Annual Report; Reports Impressive Growth for the Gospel; Models Transparency That is Needed from All Districts, Synod

What Shapes Healthy Lutheran Churches? A Conversation with LCMS Rev. Dan Hauser