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How Online Giving Strengthens Stewardship and Congregational Engagement
Online giving software for churches has many benefits—it allows your members to easily tithe, set up recurring giving, and make special donations with just a few clicks. Whether your...
Pastoral Care in the Highs and Lows
As a pastor, within the space of the same year, I once conducted the wedding of a young couple as well as the funeral of their stillborn child. I was called to minister to them with God’s...
Martin Luther on Christ’s Resurrection and Forgiveness of Sins
As the church moves through Holy Week and toward the glorious resurrection of Christ on Easter, we reflect on Christ’s sacrifice for our sins. Read this excerpt from Luther’s Works,...
The History of Three Popular Hymns for Confirmation Services
Confirmation comes around each year as students confirm the faith into which they were baptized and promise to cling to that faith by God's grace until death. This celebration is filled...
Deep Faith in a Shallow World: April 2026 Everyday Faith Calendar
My mother-in-law loves to tell this story of her youngest child on the bus. It goes something like this. My sister-in-law rode the bus to get to school every day. Because of how rowdy...
James: An Overview
In the Letter of James, we see most clearly how constant and severe the struggle for renewal of strength and purpose must have been among the first Christians. The high qualities of this...
New Indexes for Johann Gerhard’s Theological Commonplaces Now Available
Beginning in the 2000s, Concordia Publishing House committed to the publication of Johann Gerhard’s monumental Theological Commonplaces. This effort would become the most extensive work...
Music of the Month: Ten Interpretations Set 1
A trusted craftsman at leading engaging congregational singing, Jeffrey Blersch is at it again with a brand-new series of hymn introductions and harmonizations. In this series, ten hymns...
How Pastors and Church Leaders Can Champion Healthy Technology Adoption
One of the biggest challenges church leadership faces when adopting new software is getting people on board with the decision—and doing it in a healthy way. Adopting new technology can be...
Discovering the Lutheran Tradition of Classical Education
The Wittenberg Old Latin School is one of the city’s heralded institutions for secondary education. It laid the groundwork for Western education and shaped the lives of countless students...
Four Hymn Concertatos That Celebrate Christ’s Resurrection
We mark the celebratory Easter season with sparkling white paraments, blooming lilies, the long-awaited liturgical return to alleluias, and especially the exuberance of Resurrection Day...
Talking to Your Kids About Money: March 2026 Everyday Faith Calendar
I was playing with my boys when one of their toys broke. My oldest said, “That’s okay—just order another one on Amazon,” and he handed me my phone! That’s when I realized I needed to...
How Churches of Any Size Can Choose a Church Management System
Choosing a church management system is no easy feat; there’s lots to consider, from which features you need to what your budget is, to who will use the software on your team. But the...
How Resilient Minds Helps Students Talk About Mental Health
Mental health conversations are important, especially for teenagers. Lutheran High School South, an LCMS school in St. Louis, is fostering these meaningful discussions with Resilient...
Hebrews: An Overview
Peter, James, John, and Paul wrote letters to individual Christians, churches, regions, and groups of Christians to give encouragement, correct errors, and help Christ’s people better...
Music of the Month: All You Works of the Lord
Call on all of creation to bless the Lord with “All You Works of the Lord” by John A. Behnke. A memorable refrain, joyful piano accompaniment, and verses with great back-and-forth...
Is Church Software Worth It? Evaluating Finance and Ministry Impact
When making the decision to implement a new church software, the first question likely raised is “What’s the return on investment (ROI)?” That question is sometimes easier to answer than...
Unpacking What the Nicene Creed Says About the Trinity
I am not entirely sure who invented the idea of the “suppressed binary opposite,” but it is a favorite concept of mine. Essentially, it refers to the thing one is arguing against (binary...
How to Prepare the Church Sanctuary for Lent and Holy Week
Lent [and Holy Week] begins the second great division of the Church Year. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter. In the Early Church it was a period of preparation for the Sacrament of...
Introducing Wake, Awake Hymn VBS
Concordia Publishing House is excited to announce a brand-new Vacation Bible School option that emphasizes hymnody and catechesis as it teaches children about our Savior, Jesus. At Wake,...