The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s Life Ministry offers a Bible study — “Gospel Relief for the Despairing: Speaking Christian Comfort to the Depressed and the Suicidal” — that may benefit pastors as they meet with the despairing Christian.
LCMS Worship provides Hymn of the Day studies for the Lutheran Service Book to use with the Three-Year Lectionary and One-Year Lectionary.
LuthEd.org, a website from The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s School Ministry, provides Lutheran teachers with spiritual, academic, and communication support.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) document library includes reports, evaluations, and opinions.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has assembled a large online collection of papers, articles, and information on life issues.
In this book, the Rev. Peter Preus provides Gospel comfort for those who are left behind after a Christian commits suicide. He addresses the stigma, psychology and theology of suicide, as well as the grieving process that follows it, and the hope Christians can find in Christ.
The Biblical Charities Continuing Education, which promotes applied mercy-education in connection with the LCMS, sponsored a roundtable discussion on “Caring for the Homeless with the Theology of the Cross.”
“What About?” is a series of 27 pamphlets written by Rev. Dr. A.L. Barry, former president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has joined with the Lutheran Church—Canada and the North American Lutheran Church to compile a three-year plan of daily Bible readings and a year-long series of weekly readings on Martin Luther’s approach to the Scriptures.
This paper seeks to assist the church in thinking more intently about how the church begins forming pastors before they enter the seminary.
God's mercy in Christ is [our] only hope to be saved. Not without death, but despite it, through it, and from it.
Worship resources are available to help plan your congregation’s observance of the Sanctity of Human Life.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod compiled a Congregational Treasurer’s Manual to provide information on various aspects of the duties of a congregational treasurer.
The LCMS Office of International Mission has been partnering with our missionaries to provide volunteer support to ongoing English-based outreach efforts. These tips are based on one missionary’s experience hosting an online conversation group, but most can be applied in any English conversation partner setting.