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

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

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