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Concordia Seminary Professor, LCMS Synodical President Nominee, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Provides Overview of the Importance, Responsibilities of the Office of Synod President & Why It Matters Who Serves

Healthy Boundaries Start with Me — Insights from Elizabeth Wagner, MSW, LMSW-Clinical Serving LCMS Schools in Saginaw Bay, Michigan Area

Biden CIA Listed Now-Retracted “Motherhood & Homemaking” in Report About Violent Extremism in Yet Another Weaponization of Federal Government

LCMS Missouri District President Rev. Dr. Lee Hagan Returns to Office as He Continues Recovering from July 2025 Stroke; Prayers of Thanksgiving & for Continued Healing Requested

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LCMS Iowa West District Rev. Keith Haney’s Fresh Ideas for the Historic Church: 5 Steps to Embrace Change

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Hindu Nationalism? India’s Increasingly Anti-Christian Policy Stance as It Moves Away from a Secular Government is Dangerous Locally, Globally

If We Really Are Christ’s People, Let’s Reject 2026 LCMS Convention & Election Shenanigans

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LCMS Florida-Georgia District President Rev. James Rockey: How Will They Know? Three Goals for Mission Advancement

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The Beginning of the LCMS Call Process — The Professional Church Worker

The Christendom Ecosystem: A Theology of Glory – Christian Nationalism & the LCMS – Part 1

LCMS Rev. Jeff Cloeter – When the Call is Not Your Choice: Learning Obedience Over Desire

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Unity in Doctrine, Uniformity & Variety in Practice: Read the Study Document from the LCMS Commission on Theology & Church Relations (CTCR)

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LCMS Synodical President Nominee, 24-Year Concordia Seminary Professor, Active Parish Pastor, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Shares Life Story, Vision for Future of LCMS

LCMS Rev. Mark Zehnder on How Churches Can Handle Pastoral Succession & the LCMS Pastoral Shortage

The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Announces Strategic Partnership with LCMS Concordia University Wisconsin; Could Lead to Satellite Campus at Mequon

LCMS Synodical Task Force on Electoral Circuit Parameters Issued; Proposal Reduces Number of Circuit Congregations, Removes Confirmed Membership Caps; Further Diminishes Voices of Larger & Growing Congregations, Disenfranchises People in the Pews

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Major Themes in the LCMS 2026 Convention Workbook Overtures Expose Growing Tension Between Historical Local Congregational Autonomy & Top-Down Synod Domination Efforts

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LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee Listening Sessions Set for June 13 & 15 in Scottsdale, AZ, & Kingwood, TX; All Are Invited; Unclear How Locally Shared Needs & Perspectives Will Shape Current Policies, Direction in Service to Congregations

Pastoral Formation, Empty Pulpits & Bearing Good Fruit: LCMS SELC District President Rev. Wally Vinovskis & South Wisconsin District President Rev. Dr. Nathan Meador Discuss Pros & Cons of Both Residential & Online Seminary Education

Stop Growing Churches. Start Making Disciples. A Conversation with Church Planter Peyton Jones

2026 LCMS Convention Workbook Published; Pastoral Formation, Roles of Women, Denominational Governance, Cultural & Identity Matters are Dominant Overture Themes

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What 3 Godly Heroes Are Teaching the Seminary Students of Rev. Dr. Chuck Lawless

The Joy of Walking a Student from Curiosity to Baptism: Redeemer Lutheran Church Intentionally Chooses Simple, Faithful LCMS Presence Near California State University in Chico in Its Campus Ministry

Why be Lutheran? – A 1517 Perspective

Multi-Parish California LCMS Congregations with a Sole Pastor — Now One Parish with Multiple Sites — Leverages Technology to Better Serve the People in the Pews, Share the Gospel

Concordia Seminary Forces LCMS Synodical President Nominee Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann to Remove Biographical Video; Claims It Could Be Perceived by Some as Seminary Endorsement

First Article Gifts (Reason, Leadership, Strategy): A Leadership Framework for the LCMS

Truth & Light Media Newsletter – April 14, 2026

What Gen Z Really Wants From the Church – LCMS Rev. Dr. Tim Ahlman & Lutheran Educator Chad Janetzke Discuss What Today’s Students are Seeking Spiritually

The Protestant Mind: Pluralism in Context – Yesterday’s Groundbreaking “Judeo-Christian” Conception of American Values is Today’s Christian Nationalism

The Church’s Leadership Pipeline Problem: Dave Miller on Developing Young Leaders & Building a Leadership Pathway in Your Own Ministry

LCMS Deaconess Christie Hansard, RN, BSN, on Called to Community — Relational Wellness

LCMS Pacific Southwest District Podcast Discusses Church Worker Recruitment, Paths to Ministry, Challenges & Rewards of Lutheran Ministry Callings

Concordia Seminary Professor, LCMS Synodical President Nominee, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Provides Overview of the Importance, Responsibilities of the Office of Synod President & Why It Matters Who Serves

Karsten Christiansen
May 2, 2026

Healthy Boundaries Start with Me — Insights from Elizabeth Wagner, MSW, LMSW-Clinical Serving LCMS Schools in Saginaw Bay, Michigan Area

Karsten Christiansen
May 2, 2026

Biden CIA Listed Now-Retracted “Motherhood & Homemaking” in Report About Violent Extremism in Yet Another Weaponization of Federal Government

Karsten Christiansen
May 2, 2026

LCMS Missouri District President Rev. Dr. Lee Hagan Returns to Office as He Continues Recovering from July 2025 Stroke; Prayers of Thanksgiving & for Continued Healing Requested

Karsten Christiansen
May 1, 2026