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Here I Am, Send Me (But Not Through That Door): Phoenix LCMS Pastoral Formation Listening Session Participant Shares Widely-Held Concerns Regarding Authenticity of Sessions

LCMS Convention Resolution 9-11 Makes Assets of All Entities the Property of Synod, Subject to Synod’s Operating Directives, Other Central Controls; Strip This Language or Reject 9-11 Entirely?

Some LCMS Leaders Endorse 2026 Convention Resolution 9-11; Say It Helps Support New Ministry Initiatives That Would Not Otherwise Happen; Delegates Will Need to Decide for Themselves & Closely Consider Other Changes it Makes

The Front Door Nobody is Using: The Mission Infrastructure Your Congregation Needs Already Exists; Most of It Just Isn’t Pointed at Anything Yet

A Helpful Primer for All LCMS 2026 Convention Delegates Who Seek to Best Serve the Church & the People in Its Pews

Praise Be to God as Christian Brotherhood Prevails: Ryan Turnipseed Matter Reconciled & Peace Extended Among All Parties

LCMS Texas District Faith Stories: Rev. Seth Davidson Reflects on the People & Experiences that Shaped His Journey Into Ministry

Fear Only God: LCMS Concordia Seminary Professor & Central Region VP Nominee, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Reminds Us That We Are to Think, Talk, & Act Like Christians & Not the World

LCMS Pastors Matt Peeples & Zach Zehnder Explore Disciple-Making: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime – A Simple Strategy for Multiplying Disciples

Synod Responds to Erroneous Distribution of July 9 LCMS Synodical President Election Email; Another Pastor Reports Not Receiving Emails for 2nd & 3rd Round Voting

Are We Teaching Answers Instead of Jesus? LCMS Rev. Dr. Mark Hoehner Emphasizes Why Young People Need Lutheran Catechesis, Testimony, Liturgy, & Emotion & Not Just to Know Answers

What Happens After the Triennial LCMS Youth Gathering? Hodos Seeks to Address The Missing Middle in the LCMS