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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

July 19, 2026

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

July 19, 2026

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

July 18, 2026

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

July 9, 2026

2026 LCMS Synodical President Election Series: After 16 Years – Why the LCMS Needs New Leadership Now & What That Leadership Must Look Like — An Analysis of the Harrison Era, Its Limits, & the Urgent Case for Synodical President Transition

May 29, 2026

The Parable of the Talents: A Very Personal Perspective From the Pew & the People Who Are Actually Impacted by the Decisions Made by LCMS Leaders Thousands of Miles Away

May 29, 2026

These LCMS Pastors Voice Support for Racist, Antisemite Ryan Turnipseed; Includes LCMS Board Members, Regents, Others; “No Meddling Pastors” Resolutions & Disciplinary Actions Seem Appropriate

July 15, 2025

Doug Wilson’s View on Christian Marriage is Blasphemous; Wilson Previously Held Up as a Model by LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis Regent Tim Wood

November 12, 2025

LCMS Pastoral Formation: Have Fear, Games, Power Plays Blinded Us to Where Christ is Leading? Galatians 3 Offers Guidance, If We Let It

November 28, 2025

Dilogous Administrators: How LCMS Administrators are Subverting Lutheran Education & Ministry at Home & Overseas – A Perspective from Rev. Dr. Gregory P. Schulz of The Lutheran School of Theology, Kenya

February 23, 2026

Why Some Denominations are Growing and the LCMS Isn’t; Evangelistic Growth Must Begin with a Change in Mindset & Approaches While Remaining Rooted in our Theology

February 20, 2026

Prayerful Grief: Are We Losing the LCMS That We Love & Grew Up In?

January 16, 2026

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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

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

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

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

2026 LCMS Synodical President Election Series: After 16 Years – Why the LCMS Needs New Leadership Now & What That Leadership Must Look Like — An Analysis of the Harrison Era, Its Limits, & the Urgent Case for Synodical President Transition

The Parable of the Talents: A Very Personal Perspective From the Pew & the People Who Are Actually Impacted by the Decisions Made by LCMS Leaders Thousands of Miles Away

These LCMS Pastors Voice Support for Racist, Antisemite Ryan Turnipseed; Includes LCMS Board Members, Regents, Others; “No Meddling Pastors” Resolutions & Disciplinary Actions Seem Appropriate

Doug Wilson’s View on Christian Marriage is Blasphemous; Wilson Previously Held Up as a Model by LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis Regent Tim Wood

LCMS Pastoral Formation: Have Fear, Games, Power Plays Blinded Us to Where Christ is Leading? Galatians 3 Offers Guidance, If We Let It

Dilogous Administrators: How LCMS Administrators are Subverting Lutheran Education & Ministry at Home & Overseas – A Perspective from Rev. Dr. Gregory P. Schulz of The Lutheran School of Theology, Kenya

Why Some Denominations are Growing and the LCMS Isn’t; Evangelistic Growth Must Begin with a Change in Mindset & Approaches While Remaining Rooted in our Theology

Prayerful Grief: Are We Losing the LCMS That We Love & Grew Up In?

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

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

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

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

2026 LCMS Synodical President Election Series: After 16 Years – Why the LCMS Needs New Leadership Now & What That Leadership Must Look Like — An Analysis of the Harrison Era, Its Limits, & the Urgent Case for Synodical President Transition

The Parable of the Talents: A Very Personal Perspective From the Pew & the People Who Are Actually Impacted by the Decisions Made by LCMS Leaders Thousands of Miles Away

These LCMS Pastors Voice Support for Racist, Antisemite Ryan Turnipseed; Includes LCMS Board Members, Regents, Others; “No Meddling Pastors” Resolutions & Disciplinary Actions Seem Appropriate

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?

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

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”