The next three people who register for and attend the Brothers of John the Steadfast Conference, February 4-6, 2016, will receive free at the conference in Tomball, Texas, the “Gerhard-Pless Package.” This package is a gift from LutheranCatechism.com. It is a selection two books by Johann Gerhard and two by John T. Pless. It includes: » Sacred … Read more
The Lord’s Prayer Setting by Phillip Magness Played and sung by Phillip Magness for the Wednesday Catechetical Service, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Broken Arrow, OK, September 24, 2014 From the Sing the Faith Songbook (Catechism Songs), Concordia Publishing House
It takes a lot of work to create a proper bibliography. It is not like creating a phone book, which is an uninspired alphabetization of simple facts that are non-selective. A proper bibliography is selective. Where theology is involved, some bibliographies might need to, in effect, take sides or hold to a position. Others might … Read more
The ELCK Children’s Club recite the Small Catechism. Rev. David Chuchu of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya has organized 8 Bible clubs that compete in creative ways to learn the catechism. Video courtesy of Rev. Albert B Collver, Ph.D., LCMS Director of Church Relations – Assistant to the President.
Pastors, do you relate to these statements by Rev. Terry Cripe, president of the LCMS Ohio District? What are your thoughts when you read this? If parents have found themselves inadequate, pastors have not been the best equipped teachers either. When I was in seminary, I had one course in parish education. I did not … Read more
A 2012 recipient of the Award of Commendation from Concordia Historical Society! Telling the Next Generation: The Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s Vision for Christian Education, 1918-2011 and Beyond, Edited by Ryan C. MacPherson, Paul G. Madson, and Peter M. Anthony, with assistance from Bethany Lutheran College student interns, Mankato, MN: Lutheran Synod Book Company, 2011 Overview: … Read more
After Morning Prayer with Marilyn and three of our grandchildren, Signe, Brynja, and Garrick (Gunny), this morning, I came to our Facebook group, and waiting for us all was this dear gift from one of our members, Erich Heidenreich. Erich gave permission to post it here on the website blog. We present here: Erich’s explanation Erich’s text PDF of … Read more
No, seriously. Get Sing the Faith: the Small Catechism Set to Music. As good as this is, the sales should be so brisk that CPH would have a difficult time keeping enough in stock. The description of this product at the CPH.org website is not hype. It’s no brag, just fact. How can that be? … Read more
Brothers of John the Steadfast, aaka (also affectionately known as) Steadfast Lutherans and BJS, is publishing an important article by the late Rev. William E. Thompson, “Catechesis: The Quiet Crisis” Concordia Theological Quarterly 56 (1992) No. 2-3: 99-121. The series will be published in 3 parts. The first installment is here. Part 1 is the … Read more
In 1522, Luther preached a sermon entitled “Living as Husband and Wife” (LW, 28: 28), which became a pamplet titled the Estate of Marriage. Here Luther identifies the greatest good in married life, which involves father and mother as apostles, bishops, and priests to their children. But the greatest good in married life, that which … Read more
A saint among the Band of Saints popped me a note. Bob Myers posted a comment to the article, Band of Saints – Saints Helping Saints with Catechesis, letting us know about a neat video resource on the Small Catechism. His note says: A series of videos that I have used is available on Youtube. … Read more
In answer to this question, a key addition to the Documents Library: Pless, John T., “The Small Catechism: Pattern and Shape of Christian Doctrine,” For the Life of the World, vol, 4, no. 4 (Concordia Theological Seminary Press, October 2000). The Small Catechism is the handbook for the Royal Priesthood of Believers. As such, it … Read more