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Today's Business, Issue 6
Thursday, July 23, 2026
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Christ Is Risen Indeed: 2026 LCMS Convention Guide
A simple starting place for delegates, pastors, lay leaders, and congregations preparing for the 2026 LCMS Convention.
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Official MinutesCurrent Convention Packet
Unofficial Delegate Study Aid
July 23 Delegate Daily Change Report
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Open July 23 Change ReportThursday Morning Alert
What Changed in Issue 6
A source-checked final-day summary.
View Thursday Morning AlertOfficial LCMS Source
July 22 Official Minutes
Sessions 7 and 8
Open Official MinutesThursday Schedule Decision
Adopted noon schedule versus President's 9:45 proposal
Issue 6 prints both. Follow the schedule formally established by the convention.
Compare Thursday SchedulesConvention Complete
Sunday Through Thursday Recap
The convention has concluded. Read the complete recap, watch the video overview, or listen to the AI podcast discussion.
Post-ConventionSunday Through ThursdayIndependent Study Resources
Independent Delegate Study Aid
Read the Complete Recap
A 30-page printable guide with executive summaries, election results, daily action tables, thematic analysis, congregational guidance, a 2029 watch list, and a consolidated vote ledger.
30 pages | Printable PDF | Independent Delegate Study Aid
Open Recap PDFIndependent Convention Analysis
Watch the Convention Overview
Sunday Through Thursday Video Recap
A concise video walkthrough of the major developments from Sunday through Thursday.
YouTube video | Sunday Through Thursday | Independent Analysis
Watch on YouTubeAI-Generated Study Aid
Listen to the AI Podcast Recap
Sunday Through Thursday AI Audio Discussion
A longer conversational audio review of the convention's votes, debates, elections, themes, and implications.
YouTube audio | AI-generated study aid | Verification recommended
This podcast is an AI-generated audio companion. Verify names, vote totals, election results, resolution wording, and final actions against the recap PDF and official LCMS sources.
Listen on YouTubeIndependent study resources. Official minutes, Today's Business, election records, adopted resolutions, and Proceedings control the official record.
Session Briefings & Recaps
Unofficial Delegate AnalysisThursday, July 23Session 9
Final Session and Homeward Briefing
Follow Session 9 from Matins through adjournment sine die, then review what the convention's actions may mean for congregations, districts, pastors, church workers, and the coming triennium.
Session 9 minutes were not yet available when the analysis was prepared.
Unofficial Delegate AnalysesOfficial Minutes Available
Wednesday Sessions, July 22
Sessions 7 and 8
Follow Wednesday from Matins through the closing Responsive Prayer, including governance, finance, university education, theology, mercy, elections, amendments, and the business carried into Thursday.
Unofficial Delegate AnalysisOfficial Minutes Available
Tuesday Sessions, July 21
Read the unofficial morning and afternoon analyses alongside the official minutes for Sessions 5 and 6.
Unofficial Delegate Study Aid
Monday Afternoon Session, July 20
Choose the 35-page delegate briefing or the fuller 60-page extended analysis.
Unofficial Delegate Study Aid
Monday Morning Session Delegate Briefing
Monday, July 20, 2026
Review Monday morning action involving pastoral formation, elections, the convention essay, Life Together resolutions, amendments, and ministry implications.
Open Monday Morning BriefingUnofficial Delegate Study Aid
Sunday Afternoon Session Delegate Briefing
Sunday, July 19, 2026
A verified study briefing on Sunday elections, omnibus actions, international mission, Life Together business, and the Commission on Worship.
Open Sunday Afternoon BriefingVideo Playlist
Convention Session Recaps
Watch convention session recaps covering major actions, elections, resolutions, amendments, and what to monitor next.
Watch Session RecapsTLDR
What is this site?
This site helps you find and study 2026 LCMS Convention materials in one place. Use it to open Today's Business, study proposed resolutions, compare overtures, review nominees, understand Handbook rules, prepare amendments, watch or listen to floor committee guides, and pray through the convention.
Simple Path
How to use this site
Start with the current business, study the issue, then prepare to participate.
Step 1
Find the current business
Use Today's Business and Quick Search when you need the latest resolution text, convention packet, or floor-speed lookup.
Step 2
Study the issue
Use Resolutions, Committees, Overtures, the Workbook, and Themes to understand what is being proposed and where it came from.
Step 3
Prepare to participate
Use Guidance, the Delegate Field Guide, Amendments, videos, podcasts, and Prayer to prepare for floor discussion, motions, and charitable discernment.
Enter the Convention Hub
For the full map of resources, use the Convention Hub.
Resolution Watch
Hot Takes for Delegates
Start here when you want to know which proposed resolutions deserve closer attention before convention discussion or voting.
The Resolution Watch Report highlights proposed resolutions that may deserve extra attention because of their possible impact on local ministry, pastoral formation, worship practice, RSO and chaplaincy partnerships, ecclesiastical supervision, Concordia Lutheran identity, and convention procedure. Use it as a study aid alongside Today's Business, the Resolutions reader, the Workbook, and prayer.
Pastoral formation and SMP
Worker formation, mission access, SMP, EIIT, CHS, CMC, rural ministry, and church planting.
Worship practice and public Scripture reading
Worship guidance, women lectors, Christian freedom, and congregational practice.
RSO, chaplaincy, and mercy partnerships
Mission partners, mercy work, chaplaincy language, and institutional care.
Supervision, dispute, and digital conduct
Due process, reconciliation, congregational rights, and digital communication.
Study aid. Not an official LCMS publication. Verify exact pending wording in Today's Business and official convention materials before speaking, amending, or voting.
Source and disclaimer
This is an independent study and navigation aid. Verify all official actions, wording, amendments, elections, and convention decisions with official LCMS convention materials.
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