Skip to content
  • lcms.org
  • Publications
    • Reporter
    • The Lutheran Witness
    • Lutherans Engage
    • Youth E-Source
  • Event Calendar
  • KFUO Radio
  • International Mission
  • MDFL Resource Center
LCMS Resources
  • A-Z Index
  • Ministry Topics
    • Armed Forces
    • Black Ministry
    • Campus Ministry
    • Church Planting
    • Church Revitalization
    • Deaconess
    • Disaster Response
    • Health
    • Hispanic Ministry
    • Life
    • Mercy Medical Teams
    • Pastoral Education
    • Schools
    • Recognized Service Organizations
    • Religious Freedom
    • Rural & Small Town Mission
    • Chaplains & Counselors
    • Stewardship
    • Urban & Inner-City Mission
    • Volunteer Service
    • Witness & Outreach
    • Worship
    • Youth & Young Adults
  • Newsletters
  • Worship Planning
  • Reading & Study
    • Bible Studies
    • Books, Essays & Articles
    • Church & School Administration
    • Commentaries
    • Commission on Theology and Church Relations
    • Devotions
    • Journal of Lutheran Mission
    • Research Studies & White Papers
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Photos & Graphics
    • Webinars
    • LCMS podcasts
    • ‘Preach the Word’ video series
    • ‘Life Together as Synod’ video series
    • Parish Nurse Video Lectures
  • History
Search for:
Menu Close
  • A-Z Index
  • Ministry Topics
    • Armed Forces
    • Black Ministry
    • Campus Ministry
    • Church Planting
    • Church Revitalization
    • Deaconess
    • Disaster Response
    • Health
    • Hispanic Ministry
    • Life
    • Mercy Medical Teams
    • Pastoral Education
    • Schools
    • Recognized Service Organizations
    • Religious Freedom
    • Rural & Small Town Mission
    • Chaplains & Counselors
    • Stewardship
    • Urban & Inner-City Mission
    • Volunteer Service
    • Witness & Outreach
    • Worship
    • Youth & Young Adults
  • Newsletters
  • Worship Planning
  • Reading & Study
    • Bible Studies
    • Books, Essays & Articles
    • Church & School Administration
    • Commentaries
    • Commission on Theology and Church Relations
    • Devotions
    • Journal of Lutheran Mission
    • Research Studies & White Papers
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Photos & Graphics
    • Webinars
    • LCMS podcasts
    • ‘Preach the Word’ video series
    • ‘Life Together as Synod’ video series
    • Parish Nurse Video Lectures
  • History

Journal of Lutheran Mission – Special Edition: December 2016

  • Post author:The LCMS
  • Post published:December 16, 2016
  • Post category:Journal of Lutheran Mission / Newsletters

Learn the key factor behind the decline in LCMS membership. 

Download PDF

 

Read Now on issuu.com

 

Read Now on scribd.com


Feature Resource

Generational Generosity | Stewardship Workshop 
Help for pastors and laity planning for the future amid demographic changes and challenges

Table of Contents

  • A District-Level Examination of Demographic Trends and Membership
    Trends within LCMS Districts — by George Hawley
  • The LCMS in the Face of Demographic and Social Change: A Social Science Perspective — by George Hawley
  • Generational Generosity: Handing Down Our Faith to Our Children and Our Children’s Children — by Ryan C. McPherson

 

Tags: Journal of Lutheran Mission, Publications

Read more articles

Previous PostLife Together with President Harrison – December 2016
Next PostWelcome to Earth, O noble Guest!

Filter Resources:

Abortion Adoption Advent Ash Wednesday Audio Baptism Bible Studies Bioethics Black Ministry Black Ministry Newsletters Campus Ministry Catechism Children Christian Ethics Christmas Church Music Church Musicians Church Planting Church Revitalization Church Worker Wellness Church Workers Confirmation Congregations COVID-19 Deaconess Ministry Deaconesses Devotions Disability Disaster Response Domestic Violence and Abuse Easter Effective Outreach Series Español - Spanish Euthanasia Evangelism Families Free to be Faithful Newsletter Health Ministry Hispanic Ministry Holy Communion Holy Week Homeless Homosexuality Immigration Infertility Legal Resources Lent Life Ministry Life Ministry Newsletters Life Together with President Harrison Liturgy Audio Collection Marriage Means of Grace (Sacraments) Media Kits Mental Health Mercy Medical Teams Ministry to the Armed Forces Ministry to the Armed Forces Newsletters Missions Parish Nurse Newsletters Pastoral Education Pastors Photos & Graphics Prayers Preaching Racism Recognized Service Organizations Recognized Service Organizations Newsletters Reformation Religious Freedom Rural & Small Town Mission Rural & Small Town Mission Newsletters School Ministry Sermons Sexuality Sharing Newsletters Social Issues Social Media Specialized Pastoral Ministry Specialized Pastoral Ministry Newsletters Stewardship Ministry Stewardship Newsletters Suicide Teachers Technology Theology Urban & Inner-City Mission Vacation Bible School Video Volunteer Service Volunteers Webinars Witness & Outreach Ministry Worship Ministry Youth Ministry

A-Z Index

View alphabetical index of resources

Triennial Emphasis

MDFL Resource Center

Recent Posts

  • LCMS Stewardship Ministry – May 2022 newsletter
    LCMS Stewardship Ministry – May 2022 newsletter
    May 12, 2022/
    0 Comments
  • Video: 2021 Disaster Response Conference presentations
    Video: 2021 Disaster Response Conference presentations
    May 12, 2022/
    0 Comments
  • LCMS Stewardship Ministry – June 2022 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article
    LCMS Stewardship Ministry – June 2022 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article
    May 6, 2022/
    0 Comments

YouTube Channels

  • LCMS Official Channel
  • LCMS International Mission
  • LCMS Youth Gathering
  • LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission

Subscribe

Sign up to receive emails with resources from LCMS ministries.

Sign up for emails >

Contact Us

1333 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122

help@lcms.org
1-888-843-5267

Copyright 2022 - The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. All Rights Reserved.