District News and Ministry Stories
Stories about ministry in the Nebraska District and beyond, along with resources in support of discipling the saved and proclaiming Christ to a lost and changing world.
District Reporter Newsletter
The Nebraska District Reporter shares information about events taking place, workshops and conferences being offered, and ministry items that affect and include members of the District.
Weekly Update Email Newsletter
The Weekly Update is an email-only publication of the Nebraska District LCMS, providing resources in support of discipling the saved and proclaiming Christ to a lost and changing world.
Obituaries
We are privileged to share obituaries of ordained ministers and commissioned teachers in the Nebraska District. Our office relies on families, congregations, and schools to provide obituary information.
Church Worker, Congregation, and School Anniversaries
It is both a custom and a privilege for the Nebraska District to recognize the anniversaries of our professional church workers—active and retired Ministers of Religion–Ordained and Ministers of Religion–Commissioned, and of our congregations and schools.
December 2022 Devotional
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” Matthew 2:13 There...
Campus Ministry Bears Eternal Fruit
Calling a Campus Pastor After serving the University Lutheran Chapel for more than 25 years, Rev. Bill Steinbauer was called to serve Christ, Lincoln, and the Chapel is now vacant for the first time in many years. Rev. Ryan Matthias, campus pastor at Concordia...
October 2022 Devotional
Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? …Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the...
E1HW expands online access
Every One His Witness® (E1HW), the Synod’s resource for equipping Lutherans to share the Gospel with the people they encounter in their everyday lives, is now available to everyone interested in strengthening their witness of Jesus Christ. Access to the resources on...
District President’s Report to Convention
The 20th Convention of the Nebraska District LCMS was held June 24-25, 2022 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. One of the first items on the agenda of each Convention is the District President's report which summarizes the mission and ministry of the previous...
Advisory Delegate Polling at Convention
Three of our pastoral delegates have shared concerns about the proposed standing rule that would call for polling the advisory delegates prior to Convention votes on resolutions and significant proposed amendments. I appreciated hearing from them and think this...
May 2022 Devotional
“...so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head,...
Rev. Lonnie Jacobsen to serve District as Mission and Ministry Executive
Rev. Lonnie Jacobsen has been called by the Board of Directors of the Nebraska District to serve as Executive Assistant to the District President for Mission and Ministry. He will be installed on Sunday, June 5, during the 10:30 a.m. service at Calvary...
Hoping for the Future, Building on the Past
The old church building on Maple Street has served as a gathering place for God’s people in Odell, Nebraska for nearly 100 years. Generations of faithful Christians have walked through the doors of Our Savior Lutheran Church eachSunday to hear God’s word and be...
District Pastors Gather in Kearney for Spring Conference
Approximately 180 participants, including pastors, wives, exhibitors, and District staff, gathered at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney on March 14-15 for the Spring Pastors' Conference. This was the first time the pastors had gathered as a District for their...