Ministry With People With Disabilities
The Body of Christ is best when it’s complete. Including people with disabilities is part of God’s plan, as we are all fearfully and wonderfully made in His image.
Starting a Campus Ministry
There are a lot of things to consider when starting a campus ministry from scratch, and these resources are designed to help.
Building Up the Body: Worker Wellness Devotions
Access the electronic version of a weekly series of worker wellness devotions that take a holistic approach to wellness.
Congregational Assessment of Development/Decline Status (CADDS)
CADDS is a survey-based self-assessment tool that relies on input from people within your congregation to evaluate your congregation’s well-being.
Bible Study: Compassion Fatigue: Serving Our Lord Faithfully Without Burning Out
This Bible Study discusses the psychological ideas of “compassion fatigue” and “burnout” that can afflict church workers.
Parish Nursing
The parish nurse provides wholistic care for the person of any age; they are registered nurses who serve in the church setting.
Opioid Abuse
This webinar equips pastors and lay leaders in caring for those struggling with addiction, recognizing that we are all beggars standing in God’s grace.
Lent Devotional
This devotion follows the memory of two saints each week through these next 40 days of Lent so that we may learn from their example of faith and good works.
How to Do Family Devotions
Shutdowns have afforded many families time at home to study God’s Word. Here are tips on starting (and maintaining) the habit of doing family devotions.
Domestic Abuse in Rural and Small-Town Settings
Rates of domestic abuse are on the rise as a result of COVID lockdowns. How can the church respond in mercy to help those affected by this situation?
Bible Study: Coping with Fear
This Bible study explores the relationship between fear, love and faith in the Christian life and the comfort that Christ brings in the midst of fear.
Bible Study: Caring for Those with Depression
This Bible study walks through what the church can and can’t do to help those who are suffering with depression in the midst of the pandemic.
Bringing God’s Comfort and Peace in Tragedy
It can be difficult to find the right words to say when providing spiritual care. Scripture passages, hymns, and prayers are a solid foundation.
Bible Study: Anger: A Biblical Perspective
This Bible Study explores what Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions tell us about anger at a time when there is so much anger in our world.
Financial Concerns for Churches in the Coronavirus Crisis
The Rev. Heath Curtis discusses action items to serve members and the community and how to show the value of the church’s mission in times of need.
Facility: Blessing or Bane?
A place and space for ministry is a natural desire for those planting churches. Unfortunately, what should be a blessing can become an unsustainable burden.
Bible Study: Courage in a Time of Crisis
This Bible study discusses the courage and comfort we find in Christ, even in a time of uncertainty and fear in the world around us and in our own hearts.
Counting Your Blessings: Hope for Rural and Small-Town Congregations
This 60-minute webinar hosted by LCMS Rural and Small-Town Mission focuses on planning for faithful stewardship in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mercy in Action: Congregational Planning for Pandemics
This resource covers topics of basic preparations for communication, worship, pastoral care, leadership and community outreach.
Collects and Propers for the Pandemic
LCMS Worship provides Collects and Propers for the pandemic that can be used in Corporate Worship and individual or family life.