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LCMS Worship — April-May 2026 resources

This edition includes prayers and information about past and future LCMS worship institutes.

Podcast: Friends for Life — Season 12

Season 12 of the Friends for Life podcast is dedicated to talking about the incredible challenges and grief that families endure when they receive a difficult diagnosis prenatally or postnatally.

LCMS National Mission – Bulletin Blurbs and Newsletter Articles – June 2026

New content is available each month for congregations to feature in church publications.

‘Free to be Faithful’ – Spring 2026 newsletter

Read about ongoing religious persecution in Finland, the difference between “politics” and “pre-politics,” and a detransitioner’s recent legal win in New York.

Liturgy Audio Collection — The Litany

Liturgy recordings from the Lutheran Service Book for pastors and church musicians.

‘God’s Mission Here’ Newsletter — April 2026

This edition highlights dates for this summer’s LCMS U Staff Conference and National Hispanic Convention, along with information about the Lutheran Visitation Education course and the “Sing, Pray and Keep His Ways” initiative.

LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Second Quarter 2026 newsletter

This issue introduces both essential pieces of the Christian’s God-given gear through the lens of contemporary military understanding and historic Roman practice.

LCMS World Relief and Human Care – ‘Sharing’ newsletter – Second Issue of 2026

Lutherans share Christ’s love with others in both word and deed — by caring for vulnerable children in Kenya as well as new mothers in Illinois.

Church Worker Wellness

Find resources to promote and nurture the spiritual, emotional and physical wellness of church workers. 

Life Together with President Harrison – March 2026

This edition features videos about residential pastoral formation and the importance of prayer, photos of church artwork, the slate of candidates for Synod president and vice-presidents, a story on the priesthood of all believers, and more.

LCMS National Mission – Bulletin Blurbs and Newsletter Articles – May 2026

New content is available each month for congregations to feature in church publications.

LCMS Worship — March-April 2026 resources

This edition includes Holy Week and Easter media kits, Easter Vigil children's coloring book, Psalm study sheets, bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles.

CTCR report — ‘Unity in Doctrine, Uniformity and Variety in Practice: A Study Document’

The study focuses on six worship-related debates over three distinct historical periods: the Early Church, the Reformation-era church, and the Missouri Synod era.

‘God’s Mission Here’ Newsletter — March 2026

This edition features information about a devotion for mothers, the results of the most recent Youth Poll conducted at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering, new Holy Week devotions for families, and upcoming life marches and other notable events around the LCMS.

A Brief Guide for Beginning and Facilitating a Grief Support Group

Church workers and laity will get a framework for starting a bereavement support group that offers a Christian approach to death and grief while also giving practical support.