More than 3,200 visitors from Ferguson, Mo., and nearby communities receive free goods and services from the LCMS and other area churches and agencies at the July 25 event.…
Urban and Inner-City Mission
LCMS, partners break ground for Ferguson ‘Empowerment Center’
They will offer job training and other assistance through the Community Empowerment Center of Ferguson when it opens next summer. At far left is the Synod’s Rev. Steven Schave.…
Running the Race Already Won
Big City Mission wants to keep fighting the good fight and finish the race and keep the faith to help our LCMS urban schools.…
Wounds, Scars and Bloody Death in the City: A Good Friday Reflection
– Her first day as our deaconess fieldworker, she rushed to the HUD facility on our campus to come to the aid of an elderly woman who slipped in the shower. The elderly woman’s arm dangled…
Urban-mission roundtable: Can Church assist in economic development?
Participants in the Feb. 20 meeting discuss whether Lutherans can help improve the quality of life and economic opportunities in low-income neighborhoods.…
ALMA Conference Devotion, Jan. 30, 2015, “Loving the Unloveable of the World”
“…spur one another on toward love and good deeds…” we are told by the writer of the letter to the Hebrews. Stirring someone on to serve in good deeds is a noble task and can be achieved by the…
Reflecting on the Baptism of Our Lord: Water in the City
Toxins may seep into the water supply of our major cities, just as sin is flowing in deep supply. But the church brings water in mercy for the body and the soul.…
The Skeptic Among Us
Neighborhood renewal is a good thing for the church if it is a grassroots effort that does not displace the neighbors we are called to serve. And if done well there is an influx of new neighbors R…
U.S. Church Planting: A New Initiative for the LCMS
The LCMS is in the beginning stages of creating a church-planting initiative to help districts, circuits and congregations.…
Planting a Reformation
“Revitalization of the Synod shall come from neither missions nor more synodical power: The Word is the only remedy,” said Friedrich Pfotenhauer. When we plant churches, we plant the Wor…
The Death of St John the Baptist Homily
To be a witness today and confess our faith is not for the faint of heart as the account of the death of John the Baptist reminds us. And yet we know that Christ has won the victory over death and so …
Board approves matching funds to boost urban/inner-city mission
In addition to adopting several other actions at its Aug. 22 meeting, the Synod’s Board of Directors held its triennial retreat.…
Newlyweds share ‘terror’ of Ferguson riots; Synod responds with prayer, presence
Amid the racially charged protests in Ferguson, Mo., Lutherans are doing what they can to bring peace.…
Audio interview: Dealing with unrest
The Rev. Steve Schave, director of Urban & Inner-City Mission, and the Rev. Dr. John Nunes, Emil and Elfriede Jochum professor and chair at Valparaiso University, discuss ministry in urban areas a…
Video: ‘Life Together in Community: They Are in the Image of God’
Rev. Steven Schave, director of LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission, explains how this ministry works to boost revitalization efforts and spread the Gospel.…
BNM welcomes new members as its work continues
At its May 30-31 meeting, the Synod’s Board for National Mission continues work on refining policies and on a theological statement for mission.…