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

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

• 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

America’s Largest Churches Rise, Fall, & Evolve — But the Biggest Keep Getting Bigger

• August 2, 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 Michigan District President Rev. David Davis On Meeting the Needs of the Community

• July 28, 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

Ann Arbor City on a Hill Leader, Paul Pollatz, Shares Continuing Concerns, Frustrations on the Closing of LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA)

• July 24, 2026

LCMS Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) President Rev. Dr. Erik Ankerberg Discusses the Closure of Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA)

• July 24, 2026

What Ethiopia’s Growing Lutheran Church Can Teach the LCMS

• July 23, 2026