Recent posts

‘Making Disciples for Life’ – Get excited!

"Making Disciples for Life" not only provides better access to existing resources, it also brings people together for identifying and developing new resources.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – December 2019 newsletter

Breakthroughs in stewardship only come when God’s Word is brought to bear on the lives of individual stewards and their congregations by the Holy Spirit.

LCMS Black Ministry – Winter 2020 newsletter

Read about ways the Gospel has been shared through St. Paul Christian Academy in Dallas, a tutoring program in Indianapolis and St. Philip Lutheran Church in Chicago.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 38 devotion: Spiritual wellness

Caring for others calls for us to recognize our own need for the care that comes from others.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 37 devotion: Spiritual wellness

God is good, even in the waiting. Jesus connects with us and gives us this body of believers to hold fast in the waiting.

Finding local resources

Many Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod church workers and spouses identified the need for help finding more wellness resources. Here are three helpful tips for finding localized resources.

CTCR paper – ‘The Child as a Gift of God’

This paper examines the many subtle ways that American culture rejects life as a fundamental gift of God and instead sees “having a baby” as a human accomplishment.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 36 devotion: Relational wellness

If you are feeling lonely, take comfort in knowing that the God who sent His Son into the world to save us from our sins will not let you down.

LCMS Worship – 2019-20 hymn suggestions for Series A and One-Year Series

LCMS Worship provides hymn suggestions for Three-Year Series A and the One-Year Series to use during the 2019-20 church year.

International volunteer work and your health

We ask all individuals serving with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to consult with a primary care provider or travel physician prior to departing on a short-term mission trip.

LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission – Webinar: ‘Campus Ministry’s Vital Role’

Hosted by LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, Rev. Marcus Zill presents a free webinar on “Campus Ministry’s Vital Role.”

Church Worker Wellness – Week 35 devotion: Emotional wellness

What are you afraid of? How does God meet us in our fears?

‘Service of Sending’ homily for national missionary Rev. Martin Schultheis

Rev. Dr. Steve Schave preaches a sermon based on Micah 6:6-8 during a Sending Service for national missionary Rev. Martin Schultheis on Nov. 19, 2019.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – November 2019 newsletter

Stewardship Ministry discusses the very real struggle that exists between stewardship and struggle. This struggle is rooted in the fact that an individual is at the same time saint and sinner.

Church Worker Wellness – Week 34 devotion – Vocational wellness

There are so many days when it seems like my words, as a teacher, fall on deaf ears.