Author: The LCMS

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – April 2023 newsletter

Read the second part in a series about the hymn “We Give Thee But Thine Own.”

LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Second Quarter 2023 newsletter

The 'So Help Me God' newsletter issue discusses “lost souls” while reminding readers they can share with others the hope and transformation found in Christ.

CTCR report – ‘A Chaste and Decent Life: An Update to Human Sexuality 1981’

The new report, which affirms the propositions found in the 1981 CTCR report titled 'Human Sexuality: A Theological Perspective,' addresses issues that have arisen since the original report.

Life Together with President Harrison – March 2023

This edition features Martin Luther’s “A Simple Way to Pray” from 1535, a story introducing the Synod’s 2023–2026 National Offering, a feature on the “Nones” and a story about the Lutz family’s missionary service.

LCMS Worship — March-April 2023 resources

This edition includes Holy Week/Easter media kits, an Easter Vigil coloring books, prayers, lectionary summaries, and 2022–23 Church Year calendars.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – March 2023 newsletter

Read the first part in a series about the hymn “We Give Thee But Thine Own.”

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – April 2023 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article

Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles each month for congregations to use in church publications.

LCMS World Relief and Human Care – March 2023 ‘Sharing’ newsletter

“Our LCMS founders said much about pastors and congregations making special efforts to care for people in need. That specific mercy ministry may look different today, but the Scriptures still call us to that concern,” LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison writes in this issue.

LCMS Life Ministry – Convention Resolutions: 1941-2023

Based on its national convention resolutions from 1941 to 2019, the LCMS has compiled a compendium document of the Synod’s action on life-related topics.

LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – Webinar: ‘Outpacing Inflation: How Keeping Savings in the Bank Could Harm Your Ministry’s Financial Future’

Ralph Simon, vice-president of Investment Services for LCMS Foundation, explains why ministries should think in terms of investing for generations.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – February 2023 newsletter

Make sure your stewardship teaching helps, rather than hurts.

Life Together with President Harrison – February 2023

This edition includes photos and stories from recent LCMS Disaster Response efforts, 2023 national convention information and a story about a pastor who is caring for his wife as she suffers from Alzheimer's disease.

Podcast: 2022 LCMS Youth Gathering Sessions

Youth and adult sessions recorded at the 2022 LCMS Youth Gathering in Houston, Texas.

Podcast: End Goals — LCMS Youth Ministry 

LCMS Youth Ministry Staff discuss practices for healthy youth ministry and interview practitioners who provide insight for experienced and new youth leaders.

CTCR statement on ‘Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications’

The CTCR forthrightly asserts that this volume does not change, question or supplant any doctrinal position of the LCMS, including any Synod teaching on contemporary cultural issues such as race or sexuality.