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Toolkits provide helpful resources for leaders in the field. There are no “silver bullets” to face complex challenges. Instead, what is required by leaders and ministry groups is the following:
- Dedication to meet and pray together consistently,
- Focus on listening to one another, and,
- Willingness to identify pathways forward together.
Toolkits are part of the solution for leaders doing their best work together. When used in the environment described above, toolkits provide direction and a common vision built on prayer and discussion.
Legacy Discussion Guide 1 Video: What is a Congregation and why are we here?
Legacy Discussion Guide 2 Video: Is Our Congregation Immortal?
Legacy Discussion Guide 3 Video: Understanding the Congregation Life Cycle
Legacy Discussion Guide 4 Video: Healthy Practices to Encourage Congregation Legacy
Legacy Discussion Guide 5 Video: Missio Dei
Legacy Discussion Guide 6 VIDEO: Marks of Congregational Decline
Legacy Discussion Guide 7 VIDEO: What Does It Mean to Leave a Legacy?
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Youth Leadership Initiative – Survey & Results
Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) Report Survey Findings The YLI Survey Report, prepared and presented in October 2024, is now available to download. Access the Resource Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) Survey
NOW Leadership Initiative (NOW L.I.)
NOW L.I. Toolkit
Grace Place Wellness and LCEF Ministry Sabbatical Guide
Updated 2025. Resource downloaded from LCEF’s website: https://lcef.org/ministry-sabbatical/
Grace Place Wellness Ministry Sabbatical Scholarship
Link to the application for the Grace Place Wellness Ministry Sabbatical Scholarship. Deadline Oct. 31, 2025.
Pastoral Formation Paper: ‘An Ordained LCMS Pastor for Every Synod Congregation’
This document, titled “An Ordained LCMS Pastor for Every Synod Congregation: Nine Recommendations for Forming and Providing Pastors in the LCMS,” represents a collaborative effort to tackle the pressing need

