Strategic Planning
Strategic planning provides congregations with a process and tools for developing a realistic and executable Strategic Ministry Plan.
Topic: 5 Management and Leadership
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.
Mercy in Action: Church Workers’ Quick Reference Guide for Disasters and Pandemics
Disaster can strike at any time. When it does, church workers are called upon to respond to the needs of their congregations and surrounding communities.
Bible Study: Making Critical Decisions as a Congregation
This Bible study by The Rev. David Fleming discusses difficult decision-making as the Body of Christ, using Scripture as an example and guide.
Bible Study: Where is my Church?
In this Bible study, congregations discuss the past, present and future of their congregations after the coronavirus pandemic through the lens of Scripture.
What Your Church Can Do Right Now in Response to COVID-19
The Rev. Heath Curtis, Coordinator for LCMS Stewardship Ministry, addresses what your church can do to respond at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bible Study: The Worker is Worthy of His Hire
The Rev. Heath Curtis explores Biblical stewardship in the church. Understanding this basis, pastors can help congregations move forward in a godly way.
Building Partnerships
Building partnerships with those God has placed around us better equips us to share the Gospel and carry out the good works He has prepared for us to do.
The Early Church and Giving During a Crisis
The church has faced challenges in mission in the past, and yet—God remains faithful, and his people continue to respond in faithful stewardship.
Set Aside an Offering ‘as God hath prospered’ You
The Rev. Heath Curtis, Coordinator for LCMS Stewardship Ministry, shares Biblical insight on setting aside a tithe, especially during difficult seasons.
Resources for Educators and Churches with Schools
These resources will help educators and LCMS churches with schools navigate crisis management and leadership in the school setting.
The Student Union Podcast: Repentance, Prayer, and Joyful Hymnody in Times of Plague and Pestilence
The Rev. Sean Daenzer drops in to the Student Union to talk about repentance, prayer, and joyful hymnody in times of plague and pestilence.
Bible Study: Leadership Through Conflict
In this Bible study, The Rev. Michael Moreno addresses how church leaders should handle conflict within their congregations.
Has the Offering Plate Been Passed By?
Visible stewardship is an integral part of the liturgy, which is why the offering is a function of the Divine Service. Has does not physically passing the offering plate affect the stewardship mindset?
Finding Our Stewardship Voice
In every season, we remain faithful that those in whom God is at work through the Gospel will respond in good works of faithful stewardship.