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Harmelink named CHI executive director
By Vicki Biggs Concordia Historical Institute (CHI), the Synod’s repository of documents and artifacts, has a new executive director — the Rev. Dr. Daniel N. Harmelink, who begins serving in the...
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Synod introduces triennial ‘Stand’ theme
By Vicki Biggs “Here I stand. I can do no other.” These words attributed to Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms in 1521 became the rallying cry of the Reformation and have since served to unite...
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Wittenberg Project to open doors for evangelism
By Jeni Miller As the 500th anniversary of the Reformation approaches in 2017, those involved with The Wittenberg Project are moving steadily toward completion of this venue for Lutheran education and...
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CTCR to host second international theological conference
By Adriane Heins “It’s not medieval Europe,” says the Rev. Larry Vogel, associate executive director of the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR). Vogel is talking about the world...
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Sem’s ‘Reformation500’ to feature noted author
Acclaimed author, pastor and lecturer Rev. Tullian Tchividjian will be the featured speaker at the fourth annual Reformation500 speaker series hosted by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The event will be...
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KFUO Audio: 2017 Reformation Celebration and Stand with Your Community Grant...
The Rev. Randy Golter, special assistant to the president and director of the Synod’s Reformation celebration, talked with KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates on Oct. 14 about plans for the 2017 Reformation...
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Cranach Reformation Altar reproduction installed at International Center
The Rev. William C. Weedon leads Matins Sept. 19 during the chapel service in which the replica of the Reformation Altar piece was blessed. (LCMS/Frank Kohn) By Kevin Armbrust A scale reproduction of...
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In October’s ‘Lutheran Witness’: Why the Reformation matters
In 2017, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. In preparation, the special October issue of The Lutheran Witness, which includes eight extra pages,...
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Wittenberg an ‘apt’ choice for Sixth ILC World Seminaries Conference
Participants at the International Lutheran Council’s 2016 World Seminaries Conference explore the Castle Church in Wittenberg following a service of Vespers. (Mathew Block/ILC Communications) By Mathew...
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Free resources can help congregations celebrate 500th Reformation anniversary
Martin Luther sparked the Reformation when he posted his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on Oct. 31, 1517. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Kevin Armbrust The Lutheran...
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Liberty and liturgy in the nation’s capital
Attendees listen to a presentation during the “Liberty” National LCMS Campus Ministry Conference in College Park, Md. The event provided an opportunity for students to learn about topics impacting...
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New from CPH: ‘Lutheranism 101 — All About Jesus’
In conjunction with this year’s 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Concordia Publishing House plans to release on March 28 Lutheranism 101 — All About Jesus, by the Rev. Paul T. McCain, publisher...
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Follow in Luther’s footsteps with new Reformation resources
In this scene from the new, two-part LCMS video “The Luther Mile,” Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison (second from right, in hat) and Rev. Dr. Hans-Jörg Voigt (right), bishop of the...
View ArticleVideo: Wittenberg, Germany – The City of Luther and the Reformation
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
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Oct. 30 ‘Interdenominational Conversation’ to address tough Reformation...
Participating in “The Reformation at 500: An Interdenominational Conversation” — along with LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison — will be Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, left, of the Archdiocese of...
View ArticleVideo: Relics – There’s Only One that Counts
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
View ArticleVideo: 16th-century Indulgence Box: Trying to Buy Salvation
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
View ArticleVideo: The Pope Supported the Sale of Indulgences; Christ Gives Grace for Free
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
View ArticleVideo: The Cross Alone Is Our Theology
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
View ArticleVideo: The Common Chest Ensures Everyone’s Needs Are Met
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
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CHI exhibit features books, coins from Luther’s time
Artifacts such as Martin Luther’s 1555 Articles of Christian Teaching (also known as the “Smalcald Articles”) spelling out the differences between Lutherans and Roman Catholics — at top left of display...
View ArticleVideo: Ex-monk Marries Ex-nun: Martin and Katie Luther
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
View ArticleVideo: 16th Century Physicians Mask
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
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‘Journal of Lutheran Mission’ considers Reformation’s impact
The August issue of the Journal of Lutheran Mission is now available for free download, with essays on the theme, “Shaping Confessional Lutheranism for the 21st Century: The Impact of the Lutheran...
View ArticleVideo: The Care of Souls: Luther’s Driving Focus
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
View ArticleVideo: The Cranach Bible
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
View ArticleVideo: Professor Luther – The student of scripture
Treasures of the Reformation Using pieces from “Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation” the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, teaches interesting and...
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‘The word did everything’
König, Gustav Ferdinand Leopold. 1900. The life of Luther in forty-eight historical engravings. From the Concordia Historical Institute collection. What was the fuel that drove the Reformation some 500...
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Commission on Theology and Church Relations prepares Bible studies on...
Throughout 2017, the LCMS has been marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. In 2010, the LCMS in convention resolved as part of the 500th anniversary celebration to encourage “in-depth...
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Reformation Relevance: The marks of the Church
Children receive a blessing from the Rev. Joel Fritsche, LCMS missionary to the Dominican Republic, during a communion service in Santo Domingo in March. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) Where is the Church?...
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New catalog documents CHI’s Reformation exhibit
A new, 56-page catalog — “Pressed into Service by the Word of God” — documents Concordia Historical Institute’s exhibit of 24 rare books, 152 rare coins and other vintage Martin Luther and Reformation...
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Share it! – Celebrating Reformation
The altar of Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bolingbrook, Ill., is adorned in red for the congregation’s celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. (Paul Mumme) The October 2018...
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Registration opens for 2019 Symposia in Fort Wayne
The Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Just Jr. addresses attendees during Concordia Theological Seminary’s 2018 Symposium on Exegetical Theology. The seminary will host its 2019 Symposia Series Jan. 16–18 on its...
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International Lutheran Center in Wittenberg continues mission of sharing the...
Exterior photo of the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Jeni Miller Nearly four years after the International Lutheran Center at the Old Latin School in Wittenberg,...
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National Witness, Life Together and Retention floor committees conclude...
Deaconess Dorothy Krans (left), director of the LCMS Recognized Service Organization program, smiles during discussion of Res. 4-06A, which aims at revitalizing the program. The resolution passed with...
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Synod to celebrate ‘Here I Stand’ Sunday in April
“Luther at the Diet of Worms” by Anton von Werner. © Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 and used with permission. On April 18, 1521, three and a half years after he nailed the 95...
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Casiodoro de Reina, translator and publisher of first complete Spanish Bible
The first page of Genesis in Spanish. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Rev. Ruben Dominguez-Martinez Hispanic Heritage Month will be observed by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) from Sept. 15 to...
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September ‘Witness’: 500 years of Luther’s New Testament
Many people mark the beginning of the Reformation with Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses on the church door in Wittenberg in 1517. However, one of his arguably more significant accomplishments...
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Here we stand, here we go
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Matthew C. Harrison The following article is excerpted from the President’s Report, Part 3, delivered on July 30 at the 2023 LCMS convention in Milwaukee. “Hier stehe Ich....
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