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Church Worker Wellness – Week 7 devotion: Spiritual wellness

Some days we will feel unqualified, but God seems to have a knack for using those with weakness.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 6 devotion: Spiritual wellness

When our prayers turn to groanings, where do we go to find the hope of Jesus?

Church Worker Wellness – Week 5 devotion: Intellectual wellness

What thoughts are in your head today? What big and little things are you thinking about? What freedom has God given us to “think about thinking”?

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – April 2019 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry discusses what using a “steward leader eats last” mentality would mean for a congregation.

Life Together with President Harrison – April 2019

In the April 2019 edition of Life Together, LCMS President Matthew Harrison highlights a new initiative in the LCMS Office of National Mission called “Making Disciples for Life.”

Church Worker Wellness – Week 4 devotion: Relational wellness

What gift does God offer each of us, even the pastor and church worker, in the Fifth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer?

Church Worker Wellness – Week 3 devotion: Physical wellness

Physical wellness can affect every aspect of your ministry, and it doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive of other personal wellnesses.

LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces – Second Quarter 2019 newsletter

The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter highlights how the three rules of the air apply to our lives as Christians and how sexual relationships should be approached.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 2 devotion: Vocational wellness

Vocations rarely get the appreciation they deserve. You rarely get the appreciation — or even attention—that you need. What Good News does God have for you today, amidst your many vocations and duties?

‘Free to be Faithful’ – Winter/Spring 2019 newsletter

“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” reviews the 2019 March for Life and the LCMS Life Conference that focused on confessing God’s truth about the sanctity of human life.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 1 devotion: Spiritual wellness

Ministry can seem like a long haul. What encouragement and daily resources does God give His workers?

LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission – Webinar: ‘Insights on Black Ministry’

During a webinar on “Insights on Black Ministry,” the Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray shared ways to establish and grow ministry to African-Americans in your community, and he addressed unique challenges such as racism, poverty, discrimination, and family structure.