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LCMS Pastor Calls Out Synodical Leadership: “They Don’t Want More Pastors. They (Only) Want More Pastors of a Preferred Type” & To Maintain Their Power Over That Model

December 4, 2025

Another Great Synod Presidential Candidate: Rev. Richard Snow, President of the LCMS Nebraska District, Speaks About Pastoral Formation, Strengthening Circuits & Deeper Discipleship

December 3, 2025

Has the LCMS Become What Its First President, Rev. C.F.W. Walther, Described as a “Shameful Synod”?

December 2, 2025

Is Spending $15,000,000/Year to Produce Just 100 LCMS Pastors at Residential-Only Seminaries the Best Stewardship When Thousands Are Needed?

December 2, 2025

LCMS Texas District President Rev. Dr. Jon Braunersreuther Echos Acts 15:7, Calls for “Much Discussion” Regarding Recent SMP Program Changes that Violate Synodical By-Laws

November 30, 2025

LCMS Michigan District President Rev. David Davis Calls for More Discussion About SMP Pastoral Formation Program, Expansion of Synod’s Pastoral Formation Committee

November 23, 2025

MUST READING — LCMS Rev. Dr. Todd Jones on the Synod’s Relationship to the Church: Walther Wrote That the Local Congregation is the Church & The Highest Authority (Part 1)

November 22, 2025

MUST READING — LCMS Rev. Dr. Todd Jones on the Synod’s Relationship to the Church: Walther Wrote That the Local Congregation is the Church & The Highest Authority (Part 2)

November 22, 2025

Read the New LCMS SMP Policy: Reduces Candidate Pool; Further Restricts Candidate Eligibility; Introduces Lifetime Centralized Control; Formalizes 2nd Class Status for Graduates

November 18, 2025

Time for Change: Vision, Mission, Fidelity, Hope, Trust, Love, Humility, Transparency, Accountability, Results — All for the Gospel & God’s Kingdom: Rev. Dr. Michael Newman, President Emeritus of the LCMS Texas District, Should be Our Next Synodical President

November 17, 2025

LCMS Posts 2025 Salary Information for President, 1st VP, Secretary, Others; Better Transparency Would Include Cost of Benefits, Bonuses, Stipends & Truly Fulfill Spirit of Directives from Synod in Convention

November 11, 2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: LCMS Pacific Southwest President Rev. Dr. Michael Gibson Talks Koinonia Gathering to Discuss Pastoral Formation

November 7, 2025

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LCMS Pastor Calls Out Synodical Leadership: “They Don’t Want More Pastors. They (Only) Want More Pastors of a Preferred Type” & To Maintain Their Power Over That Model

Another Great Synod Presidential Candidate: Rev. Richard Snow, President of the LCMS Nebraska District, Speaks About Pastoral Formation, Strengthening Circuits & Deeper Discipleship

Has the LCMS Become What Its First President, Rev. C.F.W. Walther, Described as a “Shameful Synod”?

Is Spending $15,000,000/Year to Produce Just 100 LCMS Pastors at Residential-Only Seminaries the Best Stewardship When Thousands Are Needed?

LCMS Texas District President Rev. Dr. Jon Braunersreuther Echos Acts 15:7, Calls for “Much Discussion” Regarding Recent SMP Program Changes that Violate Synodical By-Laws

LCMS Michigan District President Rev. David Davis Calls for More Discussion About SMP Pastoral Formation Program, Expansion of Synod’s Pastoral Formation Committee

MUST READING — LCMS Rev. Dr. Todd Jones on the Synod’s Relationship to the Church: Walther Wrote That the Local Congregation is the Church & The Highest Authority (Part 1)

MUST READING — LCMS Rev. Dr. Todd Jones on the Synod’s Relationship to the Church: Walther Wrote That the Local Congregation is the Church & The Highest Authority (Part 2)

Read the New LCMS SMP Policy: Reduces Candidate Pool; Further Restricts Candidate Eligibility; Introduces Lifetime Centralized Control; Formalizes 2nd Class Status for Graduates

Time for Change: Vision, Mission, Fidelity, Hope, Trust, Love, Humility, Transparency, Accountability, Results — All for the Gospel & God’s Kingdom: Rev. Dr. Michael Newman, President Emeritus of the LCMS Texas District, Should be Our Next Synodical President

LCMS Posts 2025 Salary Information for President, 1st VP, Secretary, Others; Better Transparency Would Include Cost of Benefits, Bonuses, Stipends & Truly Fulfill Spirit of Directives from Synod in Convention

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: LCMS Pacific Southwest President Rev. Dr. Michael Gibson Talks Koinonia Gathering to Discuss Pastoral Formation

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

Doug Wilson’s View on Christian Marriage is Blasphemous; Wilson Previously Held Up as a Model by LCMS CSL Regent

Where is Our Witness Today? An Immigration Perspective from an Urban LCMS Church

A Lay Leader’s Perspective: Why LCMS Laity Must Speak Up, Engage & VOTE!

The Pulpit is No Place for Political Endorsements, Even if the IRS Says It’s OK – A 1517 Opinion

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

“Much Ado About Something”: Rev. Dr. David H. Benke’s Observations About LCMS Seminary Presidents’ Letters Castigating New, Fully Accredited Lutheran M.Div. Programs

LCMS Pastor Calls Out Synodical Leadership: “They Don’t Want More Pastors. They (Only) Want More Pastors of a Preferred Type” & To Maintain Their Power Over That Model

LCMS Pastor Rev. Mark Brandt, Pastor Emeritus of St. Lorenz, Frankenmuth, MI, Shares His Perspectives on Pastoral Leadership in a Divided Church

Finding Peace in Your Calling: Worship, Ministry & Mission in an LCMS Congregation

Another Great Synod Presidential Candidate: Rev. Richard Snow, President of the LCMS Nebraska District, Speaks About Pastoral Formation, Strengthening Circuits & Deeper Discipleship