The LCMS Forgot This Part of its Story...

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod loves its history. But what if we have forgotten one of the most important parts of it?

In this episode of Lead Time, Tim Ahlman talks with Pastor Mark Brandt about the story of St. Lorenz Lutheran Church in Frankenmuth, Michigan, the missionary vision of Wilhelm Loehe, the early tensions between mission and doctrine, and what today’s LCMS can learn from its own complicated beginnings. Are we willing to learn from history before we repeat it?