What Lutherans Believe

Recent Statements

A Statement on the Popular "Left Behind" Books and Movie

For the Sake of Christ's Commission: The Report of the Church Growth Study Committee

President Barry's Report to the COP, BOD and CTCR -- 9/00	A Lutheran Response to the Vatican Declaration, "Dominus Iesus"
Make Room for Intelligent Design	A Statement on the FDA's Approval of RU486
RSO Task Force Report (PDF format)	A Betrayal of the Gospel
Church Worker Shortage	Why Churches Speak Out
Same Sex Marriages	Letter re. Embryo Stem Cell Research
A Christian Response to Homosexuality	The Service of Women in the Church
A Christian Response to Racism	Courageous Lutherans
Legalized Gambling	The Relevance of the Lutheran Confessions
Lutheran Identity	Prayer
Toward True Reconciliation Supporting Documents for Statement	Why the Synod Was Formed
Infant Baptism: God's Wonderful Gift	The Pastor's Wife
Why the Name "Lutheran"?	The Lord's Supper and the Church
Moral Decay in Society	Tensions: Congregations and Church Workers
Christian Stewardship	Mormonism—A Growing Concern
The ELCA's Ecumenical Decisions	Issues in Society: Homosexuality
Church Workers' "Heart Troubles"	Christian Stewardship
Infant Communion	Applied Theology...The Pastoral Task
Statement re. the hymnal "This Far By Faith"	Christian Families
The Ordination of Women	Explanation of the LCMS Seal
The Importance of Our Schools	Pentecost's Peace and Power
Church Workers and Congregations	Challenges for the Future
Our Synod's Doctrinal Review System	Pressures on Our Church Workers
Re-affirmation of Close Communion	Doctrinal Supervision in the Synod
Postmodernism	Faithful Communion Practices
Christian Worship	Martin Luther
Meta-Church Growth Programs	Promise Keepers
Dr. Barry's Sept. 1999 COP Report	Encouraging Lay Involvement
Dr. Barry's Nov. 1999 COP Report	ELCA Full Communion with Episcopalians
"Boldly Moving Forward Into a New Triennium"	Engaging Our Culture
Report to CTCR, BOD AND COP - Feb. 2000