“Every One His Witness” and the Small Catechism

Rev. Mark Wood, Director of Witness & Outreach Ministry/Revitalization, Office of National Mission–LCMS, reports in the 2016 LCMS Convention Workbook about the role of the Small Catechism in the program. Here are some brief excerpts, from page 25. Every One His Witness was developed from the ground up as a Lutheran evangelism program. . . … Read more

Guest Post – Bob Myers Intro to Video, Nestingen on “The Catechism as handbook for the Christian’s worship, prayer, and calling”

Editor’s Note: When I saw Bob Myers sharing this video on Facebook, I wanted to provide an introduction and promo for it here but did not have the time. Bob graciously agreed to do this for me, and Got ‘Er Done  the same day. Thanks Bob! Bob is retired from the U. S. Navy and the … Read more

1956 WELS-NPH “Gausewitz” Catechism Memory Cards

LutheranCatechism.com today releases Small Catechism memory cards using the 1956 WELS-NPH “Gausewitz” translation. In an article titled, “Carl Gausewitz: Church Man and Catechist,” Edward C. Fredrich says, It would be safe to assume even without statistical evidence that 90 percent of the members in our church body [the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod] learned the rudiments … Read more

Sudanese Anglicans and the Small Catechism

In his President’s Report in the 2016 LCMS Convention Workbook, p. 3, Rev. Synodical President Matthew C. Harrison reports Recently, we were visited by representatives of an Anglican church in South Sudan. We were shocked when they told us that their leaders have been studying Luther’s Small Catechism. They had been studying our website and … Read more

Cooperative Catechesis (Parents and Pastors), by Rev. Phil Booe, Winkel Presentation at Hudson, New York

So you missed the winkel. No need to miss the presentation. Rev. Phil Booe, has kindly provided his selected excerpts from his doctoral dissertation, “Cooperative Catechesis: A Model for Equipping Lutheran Parents and Pastors to Catechize Children in the Christian Faith,” prepared for the March 16, 2016 winkel at Hudson New York. Learn about parents … Read more

Bob’s CPH Catechism Memory Cards

If you are a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Pensacola, Florida, and want Small Catechism memory cards that use the 1986 CPH text, you are in luck. Talk to Bob. He will give you a set. While visiting Immanuel this past Palm Sunday, Bob Myers presented me with a set of his memory cards. … Read more

Enhanced Style of NPH-WELS Small Catechism Memory Cards — Kris Brown Designs

Previously, LutheranCatechism.com released Small Catechism Memory Cards in eight different translations. The translations are: 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources 1979 NPH-WELS 2001 ELS 1992 CLBA-Faith & Fellowship 2004 Robert E. Smith 1999 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 1912 Synodical Conference 1921 Triglot English Today, LutheranCatechism.com releases another style of the NPH-WELS cards. This style has: The … Read more

Guest Post — We Love What We Know, by Haleigh Morgan

I had an occasion to use this maxim today: “We love what we know.” Thinking myself somewhat original, I had forgotten that Aldous Huxley had once said almost the same thing. Or maybe Huxley and I just had the same idea. His complete quote was: “We can only love what we know, and we can … Read more

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland’s English Text in Small Catechism Memory Cards

LutheranCatechism.com releases Small Catechism Memory Cards in an eighth translation, the 1999 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland translation in English. This English text of the Small Catechism is copyrighted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland by whose permission and generosity this new resource is given freely to the world. This free resource lets anyone print … Read more