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Church Worker Wellness – Week 1 devotion: Spiritual wellness

Ministry can seem like a long haul. What encouragement and daily resources does God give His workers?

Volunteers, you make a difference in the world

Volunteering is as much a joyful sacrifice as any philanthropist’s donation, and it showcases the talents and time God has entrusted to the volunteer.

Dedicated volunteers help make Operation Barnabas a success

Volunteers make a difference in the lives of many military connected people through the Operation Barnabas program.

LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission – Webinar: ‘Insights on Black Ministry’

During a webinar on “Insights on Black Ministry,” the Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray shared ways to establish and grow ministry to African-Americans in your community, and he addressed unique challenges such as racism, poverty, discrimination, and family structure.

Life Together with President Harrison – March 2019

President Harrison reminds us we have a treasure in the church called The Litany, a beautiful prayer that helps us to pray for that which we might not otherwise remember.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – March 2019 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry seeks to debunk three stewardship untruths that can threaten a steward’s relationship with the Lord.

LCMS Black Ministry – Spring 2019 newsletter

The power of the Gospel has greatly impacted the lives of African-American Lutherans.

Preach the Word – Module 7 – Preaching the Baptized Life – Rev. Dr. Reed Lessing

Baptism is a daily reality for each Christian, who lives out the reality of God's gifts received in Baptism.

Freedom in ministry life

We don't need to fulfill any church member’s expectations (real or imagined) of what a pastor’s wife, ministry spouse, pastor, teacher, or other church worker should be. We only need to focus on God, the One who calls us free in the grace of Christ.

Life Together with President Harrison – February 2019

Who do you know that might make a great pastor, deaconess, teacher, parish musician or director of Christian education? In the February 2019 "Life Together News Digest," LCMS President Matthew Harrison talks with a fellow pastor in Florida who regularly prays for and encourages young people to serve as church workers.

My burden for someone else’s pain

The church work family bears burdens and sufferings in a unique way. We have our own sufferings. Christ carries our load with and for us.

LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission – Webinar: ‘Mission & Theology of the City’

In the first installment of LCMS Urban & Inner City Mission webinars, Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Pulse describes his journey into urban mission and helps to answer the question, “Why does God care about the city, and why should the Body of Christ?”

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – February 2019 newsletter

Have steward leaders, in an effort to address the antifragility to stewardship in their congregations, actually made matters worse?

CTCR report – ‘An Inexpressible Treasure’

The Theology and Practice of Holy Baptism” serve as a great witness for those who have struggled with various aspects of this biblical teaching.

The church worker and curious living

Curiosity might kill the cat, but it keeps church workers healthy!