The mission of the Church in dark and latter days
The fear of world wars, global pandemics, economic depression ... what does it all mean to the future of the mission of the church?
Mission Field: USA A flexible framework for Lutheran church planting
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?
Because you care, we share Christ’s love with our neighbors
Together we will reach the least and the lost in MissionField: USA, and we will bring the Gospel to new people in new places across the country. We are going to tell the Good News and love our neighbor.
The End of the World and the Coming of Christ – An Advent Devotion for the Mission of the Church
John 14:25–31 25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he…
The Reformation of the Lutheran Church in America Today
Fast coming up on the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, what is the Reformation in its present form - right here and right now?
‘Mission Field: USA: A Resource for Church Planting’
The manual offers a step-by-step approach from forming a core group to becoming a fully established congregation in the LCMS.
A Primer for Church Planting
A Primer for Church Planting - based on Luther’s Marks of the Church with a mission framework of Witness, Mercy, and Life Together Introduction Why should the LCMS consider “Witness,…
KFUO Audio: Interview about ‘Mission Field: USA’ with Rev. Schave, Rev. Burfeind
KFUO Radio host Andy Bates talks with Rev. Steve Schave, director, LCMS Church Planting, and Rev. Peter Burfeind about national mission work. Rev. Burfeind is a domestic missionary serving in campus ministry at the University of Toledo and in the struggling inner city of Toledo, Ohio, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Student Ministry.
A Church Planting Movement
It may sound cliche, or like a sales job, but does the church need a church planting movement?
ALMA Conference Devotion, Jan. 30, 2015, “Loving the Unloveable of the World”
“…spur one another on toward love and good deeds...” we are told by the writer of the letter to the Hebrews. Stirring someone on to serve in good deeds is a noble task and can be achieved by the Law. But to the love the unloveable, that can only come from Christ's love for you, and is motivated by the Gospel. And it is only by a living, active faith, in love, that a good deed can truly be called good.
Demographics and the Devil
Demographically speaking, the future is bleak for the LCMS. And that is the future that the devil would have us believe.
Planting a Reformation
"Revitalization of the Synod shall come from neither missions nor more synodical power: The Word is the only remedy," said Friedrich Pfotenhauer. When we plant churches, we plant the Word, and with it we bring reformation to the church at large.
Missional: What Does This Mean?
If the word ‘missional’ moves us to better serve Christ and our neighbor through a renewed devotion to living out the Gospel and a renewed commitment to answer our call to proclaim it, then it is serving us well.