Life Sunday – ‘Worship Resources for Life Ministry’
Worship resources are available to help plan your congregation’s observance of the Sanctity of Human Life.
CTCR opinion and addendum – ‘Communion and COVID-19’
The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations wrote an addendum and summary to reaffirm its March 20, 2020, opinion on “Communion and COVID-19” about online home Communion.
CTCR report – Human beings as gifts of God
Racism grounds the identity and security of human life not in the God who alone is our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, but in self. Racism is a sin against the First Commandment because it fails to receive other human beings as gifts from God.
Preach the Word – Module 8 – Law and Gospel – Rev. Dr. Steven Mueller
Learn an approach to preaching Law and Gospel in fresh ways each week, by anchoring that proclamation in the themes, metaphors and images of the text.
CTCR report – ‘The Order of Creation: Theology, History, Definition’
What is the role of men and women in the church today? This report from the CTCR examines the history of the order of creation as found in Scripture, Lutheran theology and the LCMS.
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 resources
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod offers resources to promote and nurture the spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being of pastors and professional church workers.
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.
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.
PALS Study Topics — ‘The Pastor’s Life of Prayer’
This PALS course will address the pastor’s personal, family, and corporate life of prayer.
CTCR Bible study — ‘Immigrants Among Us: A Lutheran Framework for Addressing Immigration Issues’
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) has prepared a Bible study titled “Immigrants Among Us: A Lutheran Framework for Addressing Immigration Issues” to complement a 2012 CTCR report of the same name.
CTCR report — ‘The Royal Priesthood: Identity and Mission’
The royal priesthood is all believers whom God has made a kingdom and priests by working faith in Christ in them by the Holy Spirit. Individuals are priests through their Baptism, and as such offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, pray for this world and confess the faith in their daily lives.
PALS Study Topics – Transition: Seminary to Urban & Inner City or Rural & Small Town
This PALS course aims to assist the pastor and his family in making the contextual transition without feeling alienated and isolated.
Preach the Word – Module 6 – Sacramental Preaching – Rev. David Petersen
How can preachers emphasize the central reality that God is present and forgives sins through His Word in specific places according to His promises?
CTCR report – ‘Confession and Absolution’
Requested by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in convention, the Commission on Theology and Church Relations adopted a report on “Confession and Absolution” to address these matters.