Gottesblog

In looking to explain and combat the current laity shortage, a lot of the discussions seem to miss the elephant in the parlor.

It is always amusing when people assume the editors of Gottesdienst agree on every single issue. We don’t. And thanks be to God!

Should “casual” ever be someone’s impression of the miraculous Presence of God Incarnate in our midst in Word and Sacrament?

Recognized Service Organizations are independent organizations that the LCMS partners with. Per the LCMS website: “To extend its mission outreach, education and social ministry, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod works with independent Recognized Service Organizations (RSOs) that agree to ensure their programs are in harmony with the doctrine and practice of the LCMS.”

The Church needs her based young men to consider vocations in the office of the holy ministry.

There is an extraordinary event to help young men in this discernment process: the Maier Conference, the weekend of Friday, May 2, 2025 in the Orlando, Florida area. Registration is open.

The Michigan District has its own Hymnal Project! You can find it at thehymnalproject.com.

There have been three relatively recent conversions to our Lutheran confession of the faith from other communions of Christianity: people whom we would consider to be “influencers.”

“Avoiding Contention” is the title of the January 23, 2025 Portals of Prayer devotion, authored by the Rev. Fr. Joshua LeBorious - Senior Pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in Friendswood, Texas