KFUO Radio host Andy Bates talks with Rev. Todd Peperkorn, pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Rocklin, Calif., and Stephanie Neugebauer, director, LCMS Life and Health Ministries, about “The Church and Mental Health Workshop” at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, on Saturday, April 9.
KFUO Audio: Interview about ‘Mission Field: USA’ with Rev. Schave, Rev. Burfeind
KFUO Radio host Andy Bates talks with Rev. Steve Schave, director, LCMS Church Planting, and Rev. Peter Burfeind about national mission work. Rev. Burfeind is a domestic missionary serving in campus ministry at the University of Toledo and in the struggling inner city of Toledo, Ohio, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Student Ministry.
Stewardship Under the Cross: Stewardship for the Confessional Lutheran Parish
Stewardship Under the Cross: Stewardship for the Confessional Lutheran Parish was written by the Rev. Heath Curtis, the coordinator of LCMS Stewardship Ministry.
Bible Stewardship Principles
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod recommends using these Bible Stewardship Principles in guiding education and appeal efforts in Synod congregations, entities, agencies and auxiliaries.
Resources available for Lent
See what’s available from Concordia Publishing House, Lutheran Hour Ministries and the Synod’s Worship ministry.
In February’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
With love as the focus of this issue, readers will be reminded of “God’s acts of love” for us and learn about St. Valentine.
Hispanic Ministry Resources
The Rev. Dr. Carlos Hernandez and Deaconess Luz Guerrero have produced a new resource that includes Synod information on links and resources that are available in Spanish.
Feed My Lambs – Bible Study
The purpose of the five-session study is to explore how members of the body of Christ demonstrate love and compassion to people in need as an expression of faith.
Commentary: What can we learn from 35 years of LYF youth polls?
Are young people’s attitudes and experiences any different in 2016 from what they were in 1980?
Health Ministry offers free video lectures for parish nurses
The online lectures will address topics such as Law and Gospel, mental illness, theology, loss, guilt and forgiveness, care for the aging and vocations.
CPH’s ‘Teaching Faith at Home’ keeps families Christ-focused
The new book shows how teaching catechism at home is key to keeping families connected to the Church.
Photo gallery: Raising Church Workers for Tanzania
In March, 21 new pastoral candidates were ordained and seven deaconesses were commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshipers at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania — South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese’s (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga.
Photo gallery: 2016 Walk for Life in San Francisco
LCMS Lutherans gathered in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, for the Walk for Life West Coast, which was held to remember the value and worth of each child — born or unborn.
Photo gallery: 2016 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
LCMS Lutherans gathered in the Washington, D.C. area on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to remember the value and worth of each child — born or unborn. A Divine Worship service was held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Va., and participants went to the March for Life in Washington.
KFUO Audio: Free to be Faithful interview with Tim Goeglein
Timothy Goeglein, vice-president of External Relations for Focus on the Family in Washington, D.C., and Worldwide KFUO radio host Kip Allen on Jan. 20 discuss current events surrounding the pro-life movement and religious liberty.
LCMS Worship: Suggestions for 2016 midweek Lenten services
It is a worthy practice to devote time during the season of Lent to meditate extensively upon the Passion of our Lord. The following suggestions are framed around the reading of the Passion according to St. Luke, combined with an Old Testament reading emphasis upon God’s vindication of “the innocent sufferer.”
