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Register Now for Free September 30th Alliance Defending Freedom Livestream: The Top 3 Legal Challenges Churches are Facing in 2025

Christian Pharmacists Sue Walgreens Over Requirement to Dispense “Gender-Affirming” Drugs Despite Religious Objections

The Pastoral Pipeline Problem in the LCMS; More Results from the Voices of the LCMS “State of the LCMS Survey”

LCMS Auxiliary, Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), Shares News of Vast Global Ministries; More Than 400,000 Souls Brought to Christ in Most Recent Year

The Concordia University Portland Debacle: LCMS Board of Directors Issues Vacuous Statement After Poor Decisions Wasted Millions Sent to Synod for Higher Purposes; Why Should We Trust Them?

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LCMS, HotChalk Settle $302 Million Lawsuit Over Closure of Concordia University Portland Just Days Before Trial Was to Begin; Terms are Confidential

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After 5 Years of Litigation, Millions in Legal Fees, 1000s of Hours of Work, And an Undisclosed Settlement Amount, LCMS Board of Directors Decides to “refocus energies, resources” on Lutheran Higher Education

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Retired LCMS Concordia University Nebraska Professor Dr. Mark Blanke’s 8 Best Practices of Effective Adult Christian Education & Producing Mature Disciples

The #1 Challenge that the LCMS Can’t Ignore: Reaching & Retaining the Next Generation; Rev. Zach Zehnder Shares New Survey Results on Voices of the LCMS

Why Most Lutherans Still Struggle with Identity: Wisdom & Insights from LCMS Pastor, Executive Coach, Dr. Travis Guse

Does the LCMS Have a Future Together? Red Letter Disciple Season 9 Preview with Rev. Zach Zehnder

A Lay Leader’s Perspective: Why LCMS Laity Must Speak Up, Engage & VOTE!

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80 Years After Its Publication, How Does George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” Still Warn of Corruptive Power in Our World, Country, Church?

In Wake of Charlie Kirk Assassination, Pastors Encouraged to “Step Into This Moment, Shepherd Boldly, Lead with Courage, Lift High the Name of Jesus!”

“A Church in Danger of Forgetting Itself” — A Response to LCMS President Harrison’s “Pastoral Word” Charlie Kirk Assassination Letter

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A Lay Leader Response to LCMS President Harrison Regarding the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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LCMS President Rev. Matthew Harrison Issues Letter Regarding Charlie Kirk Assassination; Offers Christian Life Counsel

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The One Book of the Bible Specifically Written to Unbelievers: Share It Today to Make a Difference for Eternity!

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LCMS Concordia University Irvine Faces Class Action Suit by Female Student Athletes Alleging Title IX Violation

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LCMS Lutheran Church Extension Fund Publishes 3-Year Strategic Plan, Focuses on 6 Ps

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The Church’s Role in Helping the Unemployed & How the LCMS Can Do Better; Insights from “How Long, Lord, How Long?” Author Dale Kreienkamp

How Important is Worship Attendance Tracking? Are Leading Metrics Like Number of Faith Conversations, Invitations to Worship (That Help Increase Worship Attendance) Even More Important?

Gaining by Losing: Attractional, Missional, & Transforming Audiences Into Armies for Christ

Responding to Evil: A Christian Reflection on the Charlie Kirk Assassination; “A Better Day is Coming”

Charlie Kirk, Faithful Warrior

Last Call for Nominations for LCMS Officers, Boards, Commissions; Due by October 15, 2025; You Can Make a Difference IF Nominating Committee Seeks Well-Rounded & Qualified Representation of Its Congregations & People in the Pews

Online September 22nd LCMS Church Planting Forum Registration Opens; All Are Welcome!

2024 LCMS Annual Report Published Following Conclusion of District Conventions

The Story of the LCMS’s Shuttering of Concordia University Ann Arbor; Are Other Concordias Next?

What Happened to the LCMS’s Concordia University Ann Arbor & Why? An Exhaustive Report

From Fear to Love: Listening Across the Divide; Participation Encouraged at January 2026 “Formal Dissent Gathering”

A Comprehensive Timeline of the Closing of the LCMS’s Concordia University Ann Arbor

Yet Another: LCMS Southern District’s Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Ozark, Alabama, Hosts Monthly Meetings of Neo-Confederate, White Nationalist Group with Pastor’s Full Awareness

Register Now for Free September 30th Alliance Defending Freedom Livestream: The Top 3 Legal Challenges Churches are Facing in 2025

Karsten Christiansen
September 27, 2025

Christian Pharmacists Sue Walgreens Over Requirement to Dispense “Gender-Affirming” Drugs Despite Religious Objections

Karsten Christiansen
September 26, 2025

The Pastoral Pipeline Problem in the LCMS; More Results from the Voices of the LCMS “State of the LCMS Survey”

Karsten Christiansen
September 25, 2025

LCMS Auxiliary, Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), Shares News of Vast Global Ministries; More Than 400,000 Souls Brought to Christ in Most Recent Year

Karsten Christiansen
September 25, 2025