SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: LCMS Pacific Southwest President Rev. Dr. Michael Gibson Talks Koinonia Gathering to Discuss Pastoral Formation
Register Now for January 6 & 7, 2026, Koinonia Gathering on Pastoral Formation in the LCMS
Traditional “Gold Standard” or New Paths to LCMS Pastoral Formation?; Both Are Needed if We Are to Serve the People in the Pews & Beyond; A Conversation with Former Concordia Seminary Associate Provost Rev. Dr. Ben Haupt
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LCMS Seminary Regent: Having “Bi-Vocational Pastors is Not Biblical”; Tent Maker & Apostle Paul Would Proclaim That This is Most Certainly NOT True
Taxation Without Representation: Why Pastors & The People in the Pews of Large & Growing LCMS Churches Feel Unheard & Unvalued
“If Slavery is a Sin, This Undoes the Whole Gospel”: LCMS Bugenhagen Conference Attendees Give Standing Ovation to Rev. Karl Hess
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Experiences, Learnings, & Perspectives from Leading Pastors of 3 Growing LCMS Congregations in our Declining Synod
Peculiar “Vision”: Close LCMS Churches, Grab The Money, Force People to Travel Hours for Church; Concordia Seminary St. Louis Regent’s Proposal
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Thousands of Churches Expected to Close in UK Over the Next 5 Years — Mostly in Rural Areas; Is This a Preview of What is Coming in the US?
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Make Your Voice Heard: Nominating Ballots Being Received for LCMS President, 1st VP, Regional VPs; Registration Open for Member Voting for President
FBI Cuts Ties with Far-Left Southern Poverty Law Center Famous for its “Hate Map”
5 Things You Should Know about Martin Luther
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A Reformation Day Message from Rev. Heath Curtis, President of the LCMS Southern Illinois District
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October 31: The Need for Reformation 2.0
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LCMS Deaconesses Sarah Rusche & Rebekah Lukas Discuss How We Faithfully Talk About Sex, Purity & Relationships in the Church Today
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God is the Source of Human Rights, Not Government or People
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Federal Judge Orders LCMS Concordia University Irvine to Reinstate Women’s Swimming, Tennis Programs While Title IX Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Proceeds
40-Year LCMS Pastor Rev. Jeff Scheich’s Journey and the Worship at Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, That Some Believe Cannot be Lutheran Because It’s “Too Fun”
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State of the LCMS Survey Respondents Favor Availability of an Online MDiv Program by 3:1 Margin
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LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis Regent Believes We Have TOO MANY Pastors; Are the Harvest Fields Barren & Does the LCMS Have Too Many Workers?
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