CADDS Info Video (before using CADDS)
Congregational Assessment of Development/Decline Status (CADDS). This video provides a brief overview of CADDS.
Congregational Assessment of Development/Decline Status (CADDS). This video provides a brief overview of CADDS.
Rev. Dr. Mark Wood explains the elements of the single page graphical CADDS report, including the ten factors that are assessed.
This video goes into the details of the re:Vitality suite of resources helpful for congregational leaders making decisions about its use.
Ralph Simon, vice-president of Investment Services for LCMS Foundation, explains why ministries should think in terms of investing for generations.
In this video, the Rev. Justin A. Panzer, president of the LCMS Kansas District, explains the duties of a district president, which include serving as a representative of the Synod president in that place.
Re:Vitality resources are built around a practical process and useful tools that you can adapt to meet the unique opportunities and challenges of your context.
The Rev. Mark Kiessling, director of LCMS Youth Ministry, led a webinar titled “Keep the Fire Going with Youth Ministry” on Dec. 1, 2022.
Under the theme “Day by Day We Magnify Thee: LERT in the Life of the Church,” The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod hosted a Disaster Response Conference on Sept. 28-30, 2022, at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
In this video, LCMS Third Vice-President Rev. Dr. Scott Murray explains what districts are and how they serve as “Synod in that place.”
LCMS Office of Pastoral Education Executive Director Rev. Dr. James Baneck describes the work of raising up future pastors and supporting those who are currently serving.
Rev. Todd Kollbaum leads a webinar that focuses on being faithful to Christ’s mission for the church to share His Gospel and meet our intended outcome.
LCMS Minnesota North District President Rev. Dr. Donald Fondow explains how congregations join together in circuits, districts and the Synod to promote the unity of the faith and carry out their mission and ministry.
Rev. David Gunderson, a licensed marriage and family therapist intern at Lutheran Family Service, explores how congregations can help and support their church workers, and what church workers can do to prevent burnout.