The Lutheran Catechetical Society meets throughout the year to consider topics of interest. Some of those gatherings are taught by area pastors; for others, the society invites a speaker from the Church at large. Whenever these speakers come into our midst, the sessions are video-recorded, edited, and made into DVDs – which are then made available for others. Since the Bloomington North Circuit is geographically located within easy driving distance from either seminary, has a major interstate running directly through it (and is within 20 miles of two other major interstates), and has access to many major airports, securing speakers is considerably easier than in other areas.


It is the thought of the LCS that it would be a shame, then, (especially with such excellent video technology available to the consumer) to invite a doctor or teacher of the Church to speak and sit at his feet… but then not make his presentation available to the rest of the Church. Thought is given during the editing and DVD-making process to make these presentations as class- or congregation study-friendly as possible; reproducible study guides and/or outlines are generally included.


The DVDs produced from these sessions are always available, since the whole process (editing, mixing, burning, duplicating) is done “in-house” – if more are requested, more are created! The fees are low… generally just enough to recoup media/case/operating and equipment expenses.




LCS gatherings

(2005)     Session 1…Resolution 8-01a

               Session 2…The Role of Women in the Church

               Session 3…The Confessions for Today

               Session 4…Cremation


(2006)    Session 1…Theology and Practice

               Session 2…The Lutheran Liturgy

               Session 3…The Priesthood of All Believers

               Session 4…Worship, Christ & Salvation (see below)


(2007)    Session 1…The Office of the Ministry

               Session 2…The Future of Medicine? (see below)


  1. (2008)   Session 1…Islam


(2009)    Session 1…Structure & Governance in the LC–MS (see below)

               Session 2…The Relationship Between Theology and Polity in the Missouri Synod


(2010)    Session 1…Homosexuality & The Breakdown of the Family (see below)



Presentations for which the LCS has produced a DVD:


  1. •Rev. Daniel Preus        Worship, Christ, and Salvation (2006)
                Rev. Preus, director of the Luther Academy, teaches the focus and center of God-pleasing
          worship: Jesus Christ!
                - Total running time of this two DVD set is 1 hr, 51 min.
                - Study guide materials are included with this double-DVD set.
                - Price… $25.00 (which includes shipping to the continental United States)



  1. •Rev. Dr. Kevin Voss         The Future of Medicine? Embryonic Stem-Cell Research (2007)
                What is the future of medicine? Rev. Voss, director of the Concordia Bioethics Institute, shows
           how embryonic stem cell research will play a major role in modern medicine… and why, from an
           ethical standpoint, we should be concerned.
                 - Total running time of this DVD is 1 hr, 28 min.
                 - Study guide materials are included with this single DVD.
                 - Price… $20.00 (which includes shipping to the continental United States)



  1. •Rev. Dr. Ken Schurb          Structure & Governance of the LC-MS… Examining the BRTFSSG Changes (2009)

            Be in the dark no longer! Know what is being proposed by the Blue Ribbon Task Force for Synodical
            Structure and Governance. Rev. Schurb’s presentation is excellent material for pastors and laymen
          alike.
                - Total running time of this DVD is 1 hr, 13 min.

                     - An outline with each of the BRTFSSG’s proposals is provided with this single DVD.

                - Price… $20.00 (which includes shipping to the continental United States)



  1. •Rev. Dr. John C. Wohlrabe, Jr.    The Relationship Between Theology and Polity in the Missouri Synod (2009)

            Dr. Wohlrabe delves into the history of the LC-MS to show how issues of theology and polity

            have intersected in the past and how current proposed changes to polity (BRTFSSG) can

            indirectly affect theology. Dr. Wohlrabe serves both as pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church,

            Geneseo, IL, as well the 3rd Vice President of the Missouri Synod.

                - Total running time of this DVD is 1 hr, 14 min.

                    - Dr. Wohlrabe’s outlines are included on the DVD for printing/viewing.

                - Price… $20.00 (which includes shipping to the continental United States)



  1. •Rev. John Pless    Homosexuality & The Breakdown of the Family (2010)

            Rev. Pless, Assistant Professor at Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, Indiana) looks

            deeper than the familiar Scriptural texts which speak against homosexuality. Prof. Pless shows

            how love, ruined by sin, goes awry. Throughout the presentation, Pless discusses free will, modern

            notions of love, and arguments used to promote the acceptance of homosexuality in the Church.

            Suitable for class or study settings.

                - Total running time of this DVD is 1 hr, 18 min.

                - Price… $20.00 (which includes shipping to the continental United States)





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