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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?

August 5, 2026

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

August 4, 2026

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”

August 4, 2026

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

July 30, 2026

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

July 28, 2026

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

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

July 27, 2026

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

July 27, 2026

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

July 22, 2026

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

July 22, 2026

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

July 11, 2026

Institutional Self-Preservation Trumps Structural Reform: An Analysis of What the LCMS 2026 Convention Floor Committees Actually Did — And What It Means for the People in the Pews

July 7, 2026

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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?

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Institutional Self-Preservation Trumps Structural Reform: An Analysis of What the LCMS 2026 Convention Floor Committees Actually Did — And What It Means for the People in the Pews

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”