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Hodos is Building More Than Just a Gathering for LCMS Young Adults; It’s Building a Network

Scriptural Adiaphora Means LCMS Worship Wars Must End; Synod Seeks 4th COO in 8 Years; 3 Areas of Unity in LCMS Provide Hope; Multi-Site Congregation Mergers Bring Hope, Future to Struggling Churches

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“Kingdom Leadership” Author Ron Kelleher on How Christians Can Bring Their Faith Into a Secular Workplace

What the 2026 LCMS Synodical President Election Exposed: Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann on Division, Worship, & Pastoral Formation

LCMS Rev. Derrick Hurst on Leadership & Proximity: Good Shepherds Smell Like Sheep

LCMS Deaconess Noemi Guerra: “Go Home and Tell — An Invitation to Become an Evangelist”

Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Speaks Out About Trial; Says “3 Angels” Can’t “Speak for Themselves”

You’re On the Road, the House is Ready, & There is a Room with Your Name on It in Heaven

Ryan Burge’s Data Insights: How Well Do We Actually Know American Religion?

As Fulton Sheen Is Beatified, Don’t Forget LCMS Rev. Dr. Walter A. Maier Whose 20 Million “Lutheran Hour” Radio Listener Audience Was 5 Times Bigger Than Bishop Sheen’s; Both Led Ministries That Resulted in Thousands of Converts & Denominational Growth

1517’s Caleb Keith on What it Means to be a Christian Witness

Nancy Pelosi Calls for Release of Hong Kong Christian Pro-Democracy Activist: “We Must Speak Out for Freedom”

Voices of the LCMS Podcast: What Does LCMS Worship Look Like in 2026? Explore the 2026 State of the LCMS Survey Results

Grand Canyon University to Open Law School Teaching Biblical “Foundation for Western Civilization”

Governing Board Chair of Top 5 Largest LCMS Congregation Talks Leadership Development, Lay Participation, Future Church Worker Cultivation & Mentoring, Pastoral Formation Needs of Churches

A Lead Time Podcast with LCMS Rev. Zach Zehnder: New LCMS Survey Reveals 2 Very Different Visions for the Church

David Barton: The Texas Activist Putting the Ten Commandments Back Into America’s Classrooms

LCMS Seeks 4th Chief Operating Officer in 8 Years; Job Description Posted

Who Gets to Decide How Lutherans Worship? Join Rev. Dr. Kent Burreson, Professor of Systematic Theology at LCMS Concordia Seminary St. Louis, for a Wide-Ranging Conversation About Worship, Pastoral Formation, Lutheran Identity, & Other Hot Topics

Christian Zionism: Embattled But Still Vital

“Living Historically” for the Church by Thinking Across Generations; Serve Christ’s People Today & Leave His Church Better Than You Found It

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Is There a Christian Religious Revival in the US? The Real Data Says “No”

What Is LCMS Worship? Are We Attempting to Limit the Holy Spirit? Can Theologically-Sound Worship Forms of Different Types Educate People & Glorify God? Perhaps Some See Divine Service vs. Contemporary Worship as Binary & Not Adiaphora When They Should Not

Texas US Senate Candidate, Presbyterian Seminarian, James Talarico Claims Muslims “Worship Same God as Christians”

LCMS Texas District Faith Stories: Vicar Michael Cruz Shares His Journey from the Streets of Honduras to Seminary to St. Paul Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas

Report Warns the ‘Golden Door’ is “Closed”: US Won’t Admit Persecuted Christian Refugees in 2026

3 Areas of Strong Unity Within the LCMS — Plus 2 Bonus Areas: 2026 State of the LCMS Survey Provides Hope for the Future if We Let It

What Happens to Endowments When Institutions Fail? Donor Intent is Key; Coverage Includes LCMS Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA)

2026 State of the LCMS Survey Reveals Challenges, Differences, Unity in Synod; Are Large Churches Ignored, Disrespected by LCMS? Is a Hybrid LCMS MDiv the Best Pastoral Formation Approach?

Pastors Can’t Do It All: The Biblical Leadership Role the LCMS Needs — Are Deacons Part of the Solution?

Should Struggling LCMS Churches Merge Rather Than Close? Revs. Scott Giger, Greg Griffith, & Tom Pfotenhauer Share Their Multi-Site Congregation Experiences of Baptisms, Young Families, Community Outreach, & Renewed Hope with Red Letter Living’s Zach Zehnder

You Are Not Alone — 2027 Best Practices for Ministry Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Speaker Submissions Now Open; Exhibitor & Participant Registrations Coming Soon

The Legacy of Martin Luther’s Father, Hans Luther

Hodos is Building More Than Just a Gathering for LCMS Young Adults; It’s Building a Network

Karsten Christiansen
October 13, 2026

Scriptural Adiaphora Means LCMS Worship Wars Must End; Synod Seeks 4th COO in 8 Years; 3 Areas of Unity in LCMS Provide Hope; Multi-Site Congregation Mergers Bring Hope, Future to Struggling Churches

Karsten Christiansen
October 13, 2026

“Kingdom Leadership” Author Ron Kelleher on How Christians Can Bring Their Faith Into a Secular Workplace

Karsten Christiansen
October 13, 2026

What the 2026 LCMS Synodical President Election Exposed: Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann on Division, Worship, & Pastoral Formation

Karsten Christiansen
October 12, 2026