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The LCMS Votes for Change: Harrison Receives 43.8% of 1st Round of Synodical President Vote; Biermann is a Close 2nd at 39.0%; Round 2 Voting is June 13-16; Voters Encouraged to Stay Engaged

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Should the LCMS Close 500 Churches? Or Should We Create a Pastoral Formation Framework to Produce More Highly Qualified Pastors to Serve the People in the Pews of Christ’s Church & Those Who Don’t Yet Know Jesus?

Data Scientist Ryan Burge Reveals Why Religious Importance & Religious Attendance Are Not the Same Thing

2 Concordia Seminary Legends, Rev. Dr. Andrew Bartelt & Rev. Dr. James Voelz, on the Future of the LCMS & the Many Matters Influencing It

Questions Worth Asking About Pastoral Formation & Public Accountability After LCMS Colloquizes Graduate of Luther House of Study (LHOS) — Online Program Synod Characterized as Inadequate & “Unauthorized”

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LCMS Member Dr. Lyman Stone Discusses His “Lutheran Religious Life Survey” & Acknowledges It Is Neither Random Nor Representative of the People in the Pews of the LCMS

2026 LCMS Synodical President Election Series: The Right Man for This Moment — Why Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Should Lead the LCMS as Our New President; A Truth & Light Media Endorsement

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$60 Million (or is it $100+ Million Including CUAA’s Endowment) & a Gutted Beacon; What the Sale of LCMS Concordia Ann Arbor Really Tells Us

Deconsecration Service of the Chapel of the Holy Trinity at LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor Scheduled for Sunday, June 14th

After 12 Failed Pastoral Call Attempts, This LCMS Congregation Chose Faith Over Fear & Asked to Merge with a Nearby Multi-Site Ministry to the Benefit of Both & Glory to God!

LCMS Concordia University Irvine, CA Series 2021 Bond Rating Outlook Revised to Negative From Stable On Operating Pressure

LCMS 2026 Synodical President Election Series: Your Vote is Your Voice — Why This Election Deserves Every Voter’s Faithful, Personally Engaged, & Independent Participation

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LCMS Rev. Dr. Chris Holder on Leading Faithfully in Your Vocational Calling

Is the “Trad Wife” Biblical? LCMS Pastor James Huenink Shares the Truth About Proverbs 31 & History

White American Christians’ Republican Drift Over the Last 5 Decades is a Story of Changing Minds, Not Generational Replacement

A Prayer Beseeching God’s Wisdom, Discernment, Vision, & Blessing as Voting Delegates Begin the First Round of Voting for LCMS Synodical President from June 6-9, 2026

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Is the LCMS Now a Subset of the Republican Party? ISSUES Conference Speakers List at Concordia University Chicago Suggests LCMS Has Rendered Itself Unto Caesar Rather Than Unto God

The Institution — The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod — Is Not the Church; We Need to Stop Pretending That It Is & Return to the Original Purpose of the LCMS

LCMS Michigan District President Rev. David Davis Interviews Synodical President Nominee, Concordia Seminary Professor, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Ahead of Election; Other Nominees Declined Interview Invitations

May 27, 2026, T&LM Newsletter – CUS President Hardy Reveals Secret Criteria Used for Prior Approval Process & Won’t Share; What Character & Competencies are Needed in Our Next President?; CUW Nets $100M+ from CUAA Closure

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Martin Luther’s Forgotten Theological Influence on America’s Constitution & Bill of Rights: Individual Conscience Foundational to Free Speech, Religious Liberty; Personal Faith & Limited Church Authority Shaped Founder’s Vision of Limited Government

Data Scientist Ryan Burge’s Latest Research: This is Not Simple Generational Replacement — The Data Say Millennials & Gen Z Will Not Save the American Church

God Works Weekly Podcast: ULC’s Jack Kalleberg’s Unique Perspective on Raising Up Leaders in the Church

Law, Gospel, & the Shape of Faithful Living — LCMS Synodical President Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann’s Perspective

Nurturing Faith in God’s Children: Concordia Center for the Family Offers Free Family Discipleship Booklet; Learn More & Download Here

LCMS Synodical President Nominee Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann on the LCMS & the Opportunity Ahead — A Short Take

Why Most Leaders Lose Their Curiosity (Fear) & How to Get It Back (Boldness): A Conversation with Respected LCMS Leaders Dr. Cole Braun & Dr. Ryan Bredow

LCMS Commission on Theology & Church Relations (CTCR) Member, Concordia Seminary Professor, Synodical President Nominee, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann’s Expository on the October 2025 “Unity in Doctrine; Uniformity & Variety in Practice” Report

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 Songwriter Initiative Releases Latest LCMS Doctrinally Reviewed “Your Word Is Growing In Me”; Cornerstone for Brand New 2026-2027 Chapel Curriculum

LCMS Convention Overture 5-37 To Clarify Doctrine of Holy Trinity Over Against Eternal Functional Subordination (EFS) of the Son; Has EFS Found Its Way Into CPH Book “Women Pastors?” & “The Order of Creation” CTCR Document?

Walking the Talk in Christian Love — A Perspective on Life in Our LCMS

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

The LCMS Votes for Change: Harrison Receives 43.8% of 1st Round of Synodical President Vote; Biermann is a Close 2nd at 39.0%; Round 2 Voting is June 13-16; Voters Encouraged to Stay Engaged

Karsten Christiansen
June 10, 2026

Should the LCMS Close 500 Churches? Or Should We Create a Pastoral Formation Framework to Produce More Highly Qualified Pastors to Serve the People in the Pews of Christ’s Church & Those Who Don’t Yet Know Jesus?

Karsten Christiansen
June 11, 2026

Data Scientist Ryan Burge Reveals Why Religious Importance & Religious Attendance Are Not the Same Thing

Karsten Christiansen
June 11, 2026

2 Concordia Seminary Legends, Rev. Dr. Andrew Bartelt & Rev. Dr. James Voelz, on the Future of the LCMS & the Many Matters Influencing It

Karsten Christiansen
June 10, 2026