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Submitted by pastordale on Tue, 2008-06-24 14:28.Use the form below to search only LCMS sites.
Compliance Disclaimer: This search engine searches both official LCMS websites and independent sites administered by LCMS pastors and laity. Some content may not reflect the doctrine and position of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod.
About LCMSPastor.com
Submitted by pastordale on Tue, 2006-11-14 06:15.We spend so much time in seminary, personal study, and daily ministry researching and writing, it seems a shame to just put everything in cardboard boxes or our hard drives when other confessional pastors can benefit from it, so I decided to put this site together as a grand receptacle. You can add your stuff to this site, thus helping out your fellow pastors.read more »
Free Image Search
Submitted by pastordale on Sun, 2011-12-11 03:03.Use this search engine to find free, Creative Commons, or public domain images for use in sermons, blogs, etc.read more »
Electronic Communication for Churches
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2010-01-25 21:40.This is an audio recording of a presentation I gave on using technology in ministry. Here's the outline:
1 Church Websites
1.1 Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
1.2 Dreamhost free hosting (Lutherans Online is not better than nothing)
1.3 Content Management System vs. Static HTML
1.4 Interactive site possibilities
1.1.1 Blog your newsletter article
1.1.2 Bulletin/Announcements
1.1.3 Podcast
1.1.3.1 Sermon
1.1.3.2 Bible Study
1.1.3.3 Topical
1.5 Video
1.5.1 Streaming: Ustream.tv, Stickam.com, Livestream.com/qik.com
1.5.2 Archived: Podcasts
2 Social Media and Networking
2.1 Facebookread more »
If We Had Only Known
Submitted by pastordale on Tue, 2009-06-09 20:12.A sermon for Trinity Sunday B based on Acts 2:29-36
Wherever You Go
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-06-01 20:50.A sermon for Pentecost B based on John 16:5-11
11th Hour Salvation
Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2009-05-28 18:47.A sermon based on Psalm 1 for Easter 7B
Jonah Bible Study
Submitted by pastordale on Thu, 2009-05-28 18:43.A Bible Study based on the book of Jonah, using R. Reed Lessing's commentary as primary source material
Overcome by Love
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-05-18 18:53.A sermon based on 1 John 5:1-6 for Easter 6B
Jesus Didn’t Come To Teach Us How To Love
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2009-05-13 21:23.A sermon based on 1 John 4:7-11 for Easter 5B
Evangelism Moments
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2009-05-06 19:38.I wrote these up for our District's professional packet and thought I'd share them with the rest of the world, too. Written newsletter-style, here are some bullet-point evangelism suggestions for churches and individuals.
Download them all, then leave a comment below with more suggestions.
Irony and Hypocrisy
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-05-04 15:37.A sermon based on Acts 4:8-12 for Easter 4B
What you want to hear
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-04-20 16:17.A sermon based on John 20:24-31 for Easter 2B
Easter Breakfast
Submitted by pastordale on Wed, 2009-04-15 21:11.An Easter B sermon based on Isaiah 25:6-9
Which sin is worse?
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-04-06 15:56.Notice that you likely put coveting and theft pretty low on the list—rightly so. God gives us all kinds of wonderful things that we consider our property, and if those are taken away, we feel upset, violated, and lacking, but those gifts that money can buy are nowhere near as valuable as our families and human life, so when these lesser gifts are corrupted, the sense of pain and loss is comparably less than adultery or murder.
What Would You Like On Your Bus?
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-04-06 15:54.The message we send earns us nothing before God—we don’t need to earn anything, as Jesus has already earned eternal life for us. But our message impacts the world around us.
If you could send one message to the world, what would it be? Is it the message of God’s love?
What message is your life sending? Is it the kind of message you’d like to put on the side of a bus?
What do we have to offer?
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-04-06 15:51.But Christianity offers something else entirely and is unique in this offering: Christianity offers forgiveness.
Where are we going?
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-04-06 15:49.If you’re coasting for a long time, you’re likely going downhill. The time has come for St. Paul’s to stop moving in that direction, turn around, and head to the top. Yes, it’s a lot more difficult and takes some real work to go uphill instead of downhill, but in doing so, we get back to our mission. Of course, we need to define our mission, first!
Share the Reason
Submitted by pastordale on Mon, 2009-04-06 15:45.Christmas: This time of year, you’ll probably hear a lot, as usual, about “keeping Christ in Christmas.” For most people, that seems to translate roughly to, “Keep a nativity scene on the courthouse lawn,” but I would contend that actually sharing Christ in word and deed is a lot more important than a display we don’t even have on the church property, so I’d like to share some holiday-specific ideas.

