AFLC — Ambassador Publications Version of Small Catechism Memory Cards

Previously, LutheranCatechism.com released Small Catechism Memory Cards in ten different translations. The translations are: 1979 NPH-WELS 1956 NPH-WELS “Gausewitz” 2001 ELS 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources 1992 CLBA-Faith & Fellowship 1999 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 2004 Robert E. Smith 1912 Synodical Conference 1921 Triglot English Today, LutheranCatechism.com releases Small Catechism Memory Cards in an eleventh translation, … Read more

Law, Gospel, and Prayer

Law, gospel, and prayer are the chief elements of the Christian faith according to the Scriptures. Luther calls the law and the gospel the “arguments,” that is, the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the Scriptures; they represent the real content of the Scriptures. The law and the gospel constitute the first two parts of … Read more

Fantastic-looking Conference – The Catechism as Guide to …

Return to Wittenberg (R2W) presents its 2016 conference titled, “What Does This Mean?” This conference will address questions such as: Why do we gather for worship every Sunday? I feel closer to God in nature than in a pew; do I really need to go to church? What is the point of repeating the same … Read more

From Font to Grave: Catechesis for the Lifelong Disciple

From Font to Grave: Catechesis for the Lifelong Disciple 27th Annual Theological Symposium, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Sept. 20-21, 2016 “We have entered a millennium in which people claim to be spiritual but know next to nothing about religion. And the people in the pews are no exception. The rote way of confirmation ministry a … Read more

Mission: Inreach, Outreach, and the Small Catechism

President Matthew Harrison of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod speaks about 40 years of declining membership in the synod. In his President’s Report, 2016 Convention Workbook, pp. 2-3, he presents information from several demographic studies. As he says, the demographic information dispels myths with facts. An important piece of the demographic information is that … Read more

Mission and the Small Catechism: Aspects of the Connection, and Realities to Face

The connection between mission and the Small Catechism has a number of aspects. Some of them are: state of catechesis marriage family congregation community generations Some realities we need to face are that: The state of catechesis is poor. We are suffering a death rate among our own offspring who, after being confirmed, depart the … Read more

“The faith that saves trusts in Christ alone. The faith that condemns trusts in self. The Divine Service is ordered so we might trust in Christ alone and not in ourselves.”

Rev. Robert Mayes, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Beemer, NE and Zion St. John Lutheran Church, Wisner, NE Jr. Catechesis — (Curriculum B: Biblical and Liturgical) Cat. 2: Commandments 1-3; Divine Service Structure), 2015, as found at “Catechesis in Normal Words“, Big Red Lutheran, James Howard DeLoach, Editor.