Are we seeing a religious litmus test for serving in public office? Recent events may suggest we are. Also, in this edition of Life Together, see how the LCMS is sending missionaries into challenging settings in the United States, including Ferguson, Mo., and hear what one man considers to be the best job in the world. All this and more in this month’s Life Together Digest with President Harrison.
The May 2016 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ discusses the importance of congregations engaging in strategic planning. While not to be held in priority over worship, prayer and the study of God's Word, strategic planning is of great value to the church in ministerially serving the Gospel.
President Harrison discusses religious freedom, neighborhood outreach, gay marriage and abortion in this month's video. We will speak the truth and we will do it in love and President Harrison has encouraging words for the church in a time when we have many questions about our future.
This issue of RSO News Update, the quarterly newsletter of LCMS Recognized Service Organizations, features Lutheran Friends of the Deaf, based in Mill Neck, N.Y. Lutheran Friends of the Deaf, which serves nationally and worldwide, is dedicated to caring for individuals who are hearing impaired or have other special needs.
In the spring 2016 issue Notes for Life, LCMS Life Ministry provides insight and encouragement into how Christians should join the battlegrounds for life, each one suited with the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6) to fight against the devil’s attacks.
In the April 2016 issue of StewardCAST, LCMS Stewardship Ministry looks at how people today are living longer and the unique challenges this creates for congregational leaders and laypeople.
The April 2016 issue of A Pastoral Touch shares information about the SPM Recruitment Task Force, the Zion XVI Conference Sept. 15-18 in Belleville, Ill., and other important items.
The Spring 2016 issue of the Parish Nurse Newsletter reminds parish nurses to focus on their own well-being as they promote wellness in congregations, districts and the Church at large.
The spring 2016 Free To Be Faithful Newsletter contains information about several pending U.S. Supreme Court cases affecting religious liberty, including those impacting the pro-life movement and the Catholic organization Little Sisters of the Poor.
In this issue of So Help Me God from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, information is provided about The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s project Operation Barnabas. Operation Barnabas seeks to train and equip people in our congregations to reach out to veterans and their families.
The April 2016 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ highlights the positive difference parish nurses have when serving in rural and small-town communities.
In the March 2016 issue of StewardCAST, LCMS Stewardship Ministry discusses stewardship across the various generations within our society today. For the first time in human history, five generations are living and active at the same time: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z.
Christ came to seek and to save the lost, which is our mission as the church. As we move towards Easter, we remember that Death has already been deprived of his power. The hard part is over, the resurrection is near and it is as if we have only a little toe in the grave! God grant you a blessed Easter in the name of Christ.
This Winter 2016 Parish Nurse Newsletter focuses on the communities in which parish nurses live and practice — with the pastor and parish staff, congregations and districts, and the global community.
In the March 2016 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ, congregations are reminded of how, when they reach out to those in need, God uses them to multiply His love and help people in various ways.