God’s Mission Here Newsletters

This edition provides an update on the work of Disaster Response, features resources from Stewardship Ministry and Church Planting, and highlights notable upcoming events around the LCMS.

This edition offers updates on recent efforts in Family Ministry and Discipleship Ministry, along with information about a new online course equipping church workers and laypeople to provide spiritual care to their neighbors.

This edition highlights dates for this summer’s LCMS U Staff Conference and National Hispanic Convention, along with information about the Lutheran Visitation Education course and the “Sing, Pray and Keep His Ways” initiative.

This edition features information about a devotion for mothers, the results of the most recent Youth Poll conducted at the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering, new Holy Week devotions for families, and upcoming life marches and other notable events around the LCMS.

This edition offers information about the Lutheran Visitation Education program and the current triennium's National Offering, along with dates for upcoming life marches and the 150th anniversary of black ministry in the Lutheran church.

This edition contains resources for National Lutheran Schools Week; information about the 2025 District Forum and continued Disaster Response work in North Carolina; and dates for upcoming life marches, district conferences and more.

This edition contains information about workshops offered by LCMS Stewardship Ministry, the 2025 meetings of the All Nations Council, upcoming life marches around the country, and more.

This edition contains information about the installation of a new director for LCMS Church Planting, a grant that supports the nurture of children in worship and prayer, resources for National Adoption Month and Advent, and more.

This edition contains information about LCMS Disaster Response's updated LERT manual, catechism memory cards available from LCMS Family Ministry, worship resources for Advent, ways to support church workers in October, and more.

This edition contains information about the Every One His Witness® Lutheran evangelism program, a grant to support the nurturing of the faith of young people through worship, LCMS Recognized Service Organizations, and more.

This edition contains information about the Disaster Response conference coming up in September, the announcement of the 2025–2026 school year theme and "Chapel Talks," an update on last March's YouthLead program, and more.

This edition contains information about the Family Ministry Summit held in St. Louis in May, the All Nations Celebration held in the LCMS Michigan District in March, the "God's Mission Here" podcast, and more.

This edition contains information about an upcoming pilot program of LCMS Worker Wellness; a recent workshop held by LCMS Church Planting for seminary students; and the next cycle of national development grants for LCMS congregations, Recognized Service Organizations and districts.

This edition contains information about the work of the Lutheran School Curriculum Standards Committee; the installation of a new staff member working in LCMS Family Ministry; and a variety of events coming up this spring and summer, including the LCMS U Campus Ministry Staff Conference.

This edition contains information about the upcoming Life and Mercy Conference, the installation of a new director for LCMS Discipleship Ministry, and the first meeting of the All Nations Council.