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
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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
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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
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1st Round LCMS Synodical President Voter Emails Received 1 Month After End of That Round; Mounting Concern of Possible Voter Disenfranchisement Has Some Calling Into Question Legitimacy of Entire Election
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Your Discipleship Model is Aging Out: 5 New Trends Churches Cannot Ignore
Efforts to Restrict & Reduce Women’s Roles in the LCMS Incorrectly Apply Scripture to Support Human Agendas, Introduce Masculine Superiority
UPDATE: Christian Pastor Ezra Jin Freed from Chinese Prison Following Request from President Trump
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AI Stumbles on Questions of Faith: Artificial Intelligence Models are Quietly Shaping Spiritual Advice — But Leaving Faith Out
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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
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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
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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
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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
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LCMS 2026 Convention Study Resources Developed for Delegates, Pastors, & Lay Leaders; Analytical Tools & Resources Are Excellent Aids for Understanding, Critical Thinking
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2026 LCMS Convention Overture 7-01 & What It Says About Trust, Collaboration, Church Worker Formation, Control & Governance, Money, & the Future of Our Concordia Universities & Lutheran Higher Education
LCMS Synodical President Runner-Up, LCMS Central Region VP Nominee, Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Shares His Reflections & Learnings from the Last 12 Months
Is 2026 LCMS Convention Overture 9-06 Changing Synod Bylaw 1.5 a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? Its Impact on Local Congregations, RSOs, Church Extension Funds, Property, Donations, Legal Liability, & Synod Control Are Opaque at Best
The Gospel According to Karl Marx: Communism Offers Redemption & Moral Intensity Without the Restraints of Religion; How Should Christ’s Church Respond?
Truth, Tone, & the Future of Church Leadership: A Conversation with Author Bekah Buchterkirchen
LCMS Pastor Greg Finke & Deaconess Noemi Guerra Discuss “The Go Network” — Connecting Mission-Minded Lutherans Around Trust, Discipleship, Leadership Development, & Church Planting
