Worship Planning
These resources, linked to the one-year or three-year lectionary series used in the LCMS, are designed to aid in Worship planning.
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Worship Instruction and Reference
Find explanations for the liturgies found in the Lutheran Service Book, including components of the Divine Service, marriage, baptism, and daily prayers.
Children in Worship
Resources to help congregations provide younger members with a better understanding of the encounter we have with Christ through the Divine Service.
Whole Life Stewardship
The Lutheran approach to presenting stewardship in a Biblical manner that supports the Gospel means presenting it as one aspect of the doctrine of vocation.
Funding the Mission
The Lutheran approach to presenting stewardship in a Biblical manner that supports the Gospel means presenting it as one aspect of the doctrine of vocation.
Assimilation & Incorporation
These resources will help you teach new and lifelong members about their vocation as faithful members of Christ and the local congregation.
Personal Finances
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University is the gold standard for sound personal finance. The LCMS provides a guide for using it in Lutheran congregations.
Planting Multi-Ethnic Congregations
Multi-ethnic church planting focuses on Word & Sacrament ministry among immigrants and refugees using mercy work and education as means of outreach.
Planting Urban Congregations
Over half of the world’s population lives in cities, so the opportunity to establish Word and Sacrament ministry in urban centers abounds.
Planting Daughter Congregations
Starting a daughter congregation involves developing a core group that reaches out into its community with the hope of growing into a new LCMS congregation.
Church Planting
Church planting seeks to establish Word & Sacrament ministry in a new community. The mission remains consistent, but practical steps vary by context.