In November 2024, the Buku Ibadah Lutheran (Lutheran Worship Book) was dedicated during a pastors’ conference in Indonesia.
International News

Council of Presidents: February update
During its February meeting, the COP heard from a number of key groups and discussed an array of programs pertaining to congregational life in the LCMS.

Mission boards meet via Zoom
The LCMS Boards for International Mission and National Mission met in late January.

Synod boards hold final meetings of 2024
The LCMS Board for International Mission, Council of Presidents, Board for National Mission and Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled fall meetings in November.

Winter ‘Engage’: Christ’s light during trials
The issue highlights ways that God comes to His people at their most difficult times.

New lay missionaries prepare to deploy
One of the new missionaries will serve in Asia, and the others will serve in Latin America.

KFUO Radio celebrates 100 years of sharing the Gospel
Around 200 people gathered in St. Louis on Oct. 12 to mark the anniversary.

International Church Relations Conference: Planting a flower in the gate of hell
The group gathered Oct. 21–25 in Wittenberg, Germany.

Synod boards hold fall meetings
The LCMS Board of Directors, Council of Presidents, Board for International Mission and Board for National Mission held their regularly scheduled meetings in August and September.

Christian hope in a hopeless world
Jesus says to us, when the world seems to be coming apart, don’t lose hope but trust in Me.