Reading & Study Archives

State of church planting in America

Looking ahead to the year 2050 in the U.S., what does the future of the church, and of church planting, look like?

Church Worker Wellness – Week 33 devotion: Vocational wellness

God often calls us as a people of many vocations. How can we walk worthy in each one?

Church Worker Wellness – Week 32 devotion: Emotional wellness

Have you ever made a mistake professionally? Sometimes we need the remind that God brings no condemnation no matter the area of our lives we mess up.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 31 devotion: Relational wellness

We each have value in Christ alone, as well as in the community that is God’s Church.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 30 devotion: Relational wellness

When we look at Scripture, we find functional as well as dysfunctional families, which helps us see God’s grace in our own families all the more clearly.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 29 devotion: Relational wellness

Interpersonal communication is fraught with errors and missteps, but the Holy Spirit works in our mistakes.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 28 devotion: Physical wellness

Who helps and supports you as you make food choices?

Why ask for help?

When we ask for help, we trust in our Helper God and rest in His promises. God doesn’t strike. He doesn’t reject. He keeps our lives. He keeps us from birth until death and each day in between.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 27 devotion: Physical wellness

Even when big change comes, God is constant and offers us a place to rest.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 26 devotion: Relational wellness

Three questions to help take a marriage conflict from anger and frustration to understanding and forgiveness.

The five most pressing needs of commissioned workers

Commissioned workers of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod serve as teachers, musicians, discipleship and outreach coordinators, parish nurses, children’s ministers, mentors, youth workers and more.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 25 devotion: Spiritual wellness

The best defense against the distractions the Evil One throws at us.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 24 devotion: Relational wellness

Relationships are prone to “spills.” How is God at work for our relational well-being?

Church Worker Wellness – Week 23 devotion: Financial wellness

Where are leaks in our lives a good thing to have?

Two convention resolutions now available in Spanish

Two resolutions from the 2019 LCMS convention — Res. 11–04A (“To Affirm the Common Humanity of All People and Ethnicities”) and Res. 11–05A (“To Encourage Responsible Citizenship and Compassion Toward Neighbors Who Are Immigrants Among Us”) — are available in both English and Spanish. See both versions below.