‘Free to be Faithful’ – Summer 2019 newsletter
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” highlights progress of the Equality Act and the effects of similar sexual orientation and gender identity laws.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Winter/Spring 2019 newsletter
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” reviews the 2019 March for Life and the LCMS Life Conference that focused on confessing God’s truth about the sanctity of human life.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Fall 2018 newsletter
“Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides update on the U.S. Army dropping its investigation against Southern Baptist chaplain Jerry Scott Squires, who was charged with discrimination against a lesbian soldier who wanted to attend a marriage retreat.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Summer 2018 newsletter
LCMS' “Free to be Faithful Newsletter” provides an update on the case concerning ministers' housing allowances. Churches should note this discussion is taking place, as it could change the way pastors are paid.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Winter 2018 newsletter
Members of Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregations joined marches to stand for life and to remind the government of its role to protect life.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Fall 2017 newsletter
Read the latest about religious liberty issues affecting Christian service members in our nation’s military and how LCMS military chaplains, the Synod’s Ministry to the Armed Forces and some religious liberty advocates are making a difference.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Summer 2017 newsletter
Read about the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) of Columbia, Mo. v. Comer and its implications for religious liberty.
‘Free To Be Faithful’ – Spring 2017 newsletter
Read the latest about Judge Ruth Neely, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church — an LCMS congregation in Pinedale, Wyo. — whom state officials censured even though they chose not to remove her from her judiciary duties for her faith-based beliefs about marriage.
‘Free To Be Faithful’ – Fall 2016 newsletter
The Fall 2016 issue of the Free To Be Faithful Newsletter features information on important court cases and related issues at the forefront this year having significant implications for the rights of Christians to live faithfully.
Anderson on religious liberty, traditional marriage
Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Dr. Ryan Anderson speaks to LCMS convention delegates about the Supreme Court’s 2015 redefinition of marriage and its implications for Americans and the church.
Protecting Your Ministry: Synod provides legal guide amid increased intrusions
The LCMS has partnered with Alliance Defending for a downloadable manual, Protecting Your Ministry, to help congregations and schools prepare for lawsuits and other legal intrusions.
What can Lutherans do as voices in the public square?
CTCR offers clarification on Luther’s ‘two kingdoms’ doctrine.
‘Free To Be Faithful’ – Spring 2016 newsletter
The spring 2016 Free To Be Faithful Newsletter contains information about several pending U.S. Supreme Court cases affecting religious liberty, including those impacting the pro-life movement and the Catholic organization Little Sisters of the Poor.
‘Free to be Faithful’ – Winter 2015 newsletter
The winter 2015 Free to be Faithful newsletter contains an excerpt from the essay written by one of the four 2015-16 Free to be Faithful Young Adult Ambassadors.
Audio: Rev. Day Discusses LCMS Dissolving Memorandum of Understanding with BSA
The Rev. Bart Day, executive director of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Office of National Mission, recently discussed the formal dissolution of the Memorandum of Understanding between the LCMS and the Boy Scouts of America.