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
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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
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First Article Gifts (Reason, Leadership, Strategy): A Leadership Framework for the LCMS
Truth & Light Media Newsletter – April 14, 2026
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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
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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
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LCMS Pacific Southwest District Podcast Discusses Church Worker Recruitment, Paths to Ministry, Challenges & Rewards of Lutheran Ministry Callings
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Fear & Trembling in the LCMS; Concordia Seminary Professor & Synodical President Nominee Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann’s Emphatic Reminder to Not Let Anything Get in the Way of Following our 1st Love: Jesus!
This Character Counts: LCMS Rev. Dr. Matthew Borrasso Recalls Rev. Martin Hans Franzmann’s Essay Marking the 125th Anniversary of the Founding of the LCMS
Exhaustive LCMS Data-Based Report Confirms Accelerating Loss of Pastors; 60-70 Each Year; 390 in Just the Last 5 Years; Suggests Possible Remedies
Judge Sides with Concordia University Wisconsin Over $3 Million Concordia University Ann Arbor Donor Dispute; Only 8 Students Reportedly Reside on the Abandoned CUAA Geddes Road Campus to Preserve Property Tax Exemption
LCMS 2026 Convention Workbook Available Soon; Synod Officers & Other Leaders to be Elected; Many Common Themes for Voting Delegates to Prayerfully Consider & Decide
Faithful Stewardship: Charlotte John-Gomez, President & CEO of the Siebert Lutheran Foundation, on How Albert Siebert’s Bold Commitment Created a $138 Million Kingdom Legacy Impacting Wisconsin Churches, Schools, & Nonprofits
LCMS Michigan District Podcast Discusses Healthy Practices for Church Workers Entering New Cultures, Particularly During First Few Ministry Calls
