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
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Are the 19 LCMS Convention Overtures Citing Romans 16:17 “Guilty of the Grievous Sin of Causing Schism” that Rev. Hermann Sasse Warned Against?
“The Great Distractions from the Great Sending”: A Historical Analysis of the Shift from Mission (the Great Commission) to Pure Doctrine (Preservation) as the Top Priority of the LCMS
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88 Overtures & A Divided Synod; Rev. Dr. Andy Bartelt, Long-Time Concordia Seminary Professor & Former Academic Dean on the LCMS Pastoral Formation Debate
Children Raised in Faith-Filled Homes are Twice as Likely to Stay in Church; Here’s What That Means for Your Family, Your Church
US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Remembers the Heroes of 1776: The Signers, Soldiers, Farmers, Fifers, Spies & Messengers Who Made the American Revolution
New Research Identifies the Single Most Important Factor in Whether Children Keep Their Faith
“We Mutually Pledge to Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes, & Our Sacred Honor”: Paul Harvey Reminds Us of What Happened to the Signers of the American Declaration of Independence
Museum of the Bible Unveils New Exhibits Honoring Faith’s Role in America’s Founding
Medal of Honor Recipient, US Army Major Nicholas Dockery on America: “The Country I Would Still Die For”
Rededicate 250 & Split-Screen Protestantism: Christian Leaders Came Together to Rededicate the Country to Christ; Who Showed Up On Stage & Who Did Not Provides Insights on the State of American Protestantism
LCMS 2026 Convention Study Resources Developed for Delegates, Pastors, & Lay Leaders; Analytical Tools & Resources Are Excellent Aids for Understanding, Critical Thinking
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You Already Speak the Language; You Just Don’t Know It Yet: The Lesson of Pentecost Applies To Us in the Present — Let’s Use It!
Five Simple Steps to Share Jesus
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2026 LCMS Convention Overture 7-01 & What It Says About Trust, Collaboration, Church Worker Formation, Control & Governance, Money, & the Future of Our Concordia Universities & Lutheran Higher Education
LCMS Synodical President Runner-Up, LCMS Central Region VP Nominee, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Shares His Reflections & Learnings from the Last 12 Months
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Is 2026 LCMS Convention Overture 9-06 Changing Synod Bylaw 1.5 a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? Its Impact on Local Congregations, RSOs, Church Extension Funds, Property, Donations, Legal Liability, & Synod Control Are Opaque at Best
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The Gospel According to Karl Marx: Communism Offers Redemption & Moral Intensity Without the Restraints of Religion; How Should Christ’s Church Respond?
Truth, Tone, & the Future of Church Leadership: A Conversation with Author Bekah Buchterkirchen
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LCMS Pastor Greg Finke & Deaconess Noemi Guerra Discuss “The Go Network” — Connecting Mission-Minded Lutherans Around Trust, Discipleship, Leadership Development, & Church Planting
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A Narrow Victory, A Wide Responsibility: A Call to President-Elect Harrison to Lead All of the LCMS
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Order, Disorder, Reorder: The LCMS is in a Season of Disorder as we Approach the 2026 LCMS Convention; Only Jesus Can Lead Us to Reorder
Synod Acknowledges Voting Issues for Voters in at Least 26% of LCMS Districts; Today is Final Day for Synodical President Voting — Please Vote!; Harrison Vows No Approvals for “SMP Guys” from Certain Churches as 1,000+ Pulpits Sit Empty
UPDATE: In the Most Important Synodical President Election in a Generation, LCMS Secretary’s Office Struggles Again: Pastors from 6 Districts Report No 3rd Round Voting Emails Received
20-Year Concordia Seminary Professor of Theology Shares Deeply Troubling Observations & Experiences Under Incumbent President Harrison’s Tenure, Concerns for the Future of the LCMS
If Your Church Ceased to Exist Tomorrow, Would Anyone Outside Your Congregation Notice? The Importance of Being Present in the Communities That We Seek to Reach
Death Spiral?: With 1,000 Empty LCMS Pulpits & Worsening Gap Between Numbers of Pastoral Retirements & Residential Seminary Graduates, Incumbent LCMS President Rev. Matthew Harrison says “I’m Done Approving SMP Guys” From Certain Congregations
LCMS Pastoral Formation Committee Phoenix Listening Session Lay Participant Expresses Concern About Whether Attendees Were “Heard With Open Hearts & Minds”
For Those Seeking a Better & More Unified Synod, Round 3 of the LCMS Synodical President Voting Could Make That Change Reality, So Vote!
Statistically Tied. Spiritually Surging. Time to Finish It. Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann Surges in LCMS Synodical President Round 2 Voting
