PALS Study Topics — ‘Pastoral Leadership and Parish Administration’
This PALS course will guide participants through defining the mission of your congregation, including the formation and use of a mission statement.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Preaching: The Heart and The Art’
This presentation, with workbook for group discussion, helps pastors reaffirm the law/gospel heart of their preaching while also encouraging them to explore the art.
PALS Study Topics — ‘The Art of Making Effective Referrals’
This PALS course leads pastors in the critical matters of how to make a referral without alienating parishioners or hurting their feelings.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Knowing Whom to Refer and When to Report’
This PALS course helps pastors identify the circumstances that merit referral or mandatory reporting to outside professional authorities.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Finding Balance and Setting Boundaries between Work and Home’
This PALS course will discuss the challenges to balancing life between church and home for pastors.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Pastor: Apt to Teach’
This PALS course will address what makes a pastor’s teaching “effective.”
Lent, Holy Week and Easter media kit — We Preach Christ Crucified
Advertise your Lent and Easter services by using these free, customizable resources.
Podcast: God’s Mission Here
God’s Mission Here spotlights the work that God is doing through His people… and this work is closer to home than you might expect!
LCMS Worship – 2023-24 hymn suggestions for Series B and One-Year Series
In the Lutheran church, hymns are not “filler” or background music. They are an integral part of proclaiming the Word of God.
‘Set Apart to Serve’ Town Hall — Resource launch
The Set Apart to Serve town hall held on Sept. 27, was recorded and is available for those who were unable to join the live event.
‘Set Apart to Serve’ Promotional Resources
Set Apart to Serve promotional resources available to encourage a culture of church worker formation within congregations and schools.
Podcast: The Lutheran Witness
The Lutheran Witness provides readings of all the articles posted on LW website. The Lutheran Witness is an official periodical of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Podcast: Friends for Life — LCMS Life
In the “Friends for Life” podcast from LCMS Life Ministry, hear from life leaders and others who are speaking up about and living out the sanctity of human life.
Confess the Holy Trinity with the Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed is commonly confessed on Trinity Sunday. LCMS Worship has produced multiple formats of the creed, including sung and spoken, for congregational use.
Sing the Te Deum — by Martin Luther
Did you know that Martin Luther composed a setting of the Te Deum Laudamus? Adapted as a hymn from its original tune, Luther's Te Deum is designed to be sung responsively between two groups.