Mission Field: USA — Co-vocational Church Planters: Necessary Evil or Preferred Strategy?

Rev. Todd Kollbaum, Director of Rural and Small Town Mission, explores the challenges and benefits of a church planter holding a job in addition to planting a church.

LifeMoments – Second Sunday in Lent (Romans 5:3-4/Mark 8:34-35)

Through Jesus God takes up our crosses that we may live under His.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Wild Card: Confronting the Social Dilemma

Sarah, Erin, Bri, and Rachel take an honest look at their own attitudes toward digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, paying special attention to how their habits and perspectives have evolved over the past decade and a half. 

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals – Getting Volunteers Involved in Ministry

DCE and classroom instructor Darius “Bo” Chapman joins Mark and Julianna to provide insight and wisdom from his experience of working alongside and learning from volunteers in ministry.

LifeMoments – First Sunday in Lent (Genesis 22:12-14/Mark 1:9, 13)

Don’t mothers and fathers experiencing surprise pregnancies have the right to hear from God?

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Hymn Sing with Sarah: Lift Every Voice and Sing Spirituals

Sarah leads Erin, Bri, and Rachel through a celebration of African American hymns and spirituals in honor of Black History Month.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} ICYMI: Book Club Announcement for ‘Till We Have Faces’

The Ladies discuss their options and announce the next book club read: C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold.

LifeMoments – Transfiguration of Our Lord (Psalm 50:2/Exodus 34:29-30/Mark 9:2-3)

The Almighty Father holds every human life open as a window to heaven.

{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Book Club Wrap Up: The Westing Game

Rachel leads a recap discussion of a Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club “Ladies’ Choice” selection: Ellen Raskin’s Newbery-Award-winning middle-grade mystery The Westing Game.

LCMS Youth Ministry End Goals – Teaching the Faith in Youth Ministry

Vicar and DCE Brandon Metcalf joins Mark and Julianna to talk about how our teaching tactics and focus can help us better share the Gospel and help form disciples for life.