Contending for the Truth:

I found this compelling post about the on-going struggle for the soul of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Here is the introductory paragraph:

Why Save the LCMS?

"We believe that the LCMS is worth saving as a church body. We believe that the LCMS has been hijacked by a foreign theology that has taken over the synod much the way a virus takes over the body by invading the body’s cells. We believe that it is worth the effort to rescue the LCMS from its Babylonian captivity to an aggressive form of bureaucracy that is hell-bent on transforming Christ's Church into a seeker-sensitive, emergent “church” under the pretense of making it more competitive in the American religious marketplace."

Four reasons are given for choosing to stay and save the church rather than depart. Here is a summary:

1) The Gospel is at stake.
2) The structure of the existing synod is large and quite useful (seminaries, colleges, publishing house, radio station, etc). To depart would mean starting all its institutions from scratch.
3) The LC-MS name is recognized around the world for confessional Lutheran theology.
4) The LC-MS belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ and not to any group or generation. Its roots are in the Reformation. Present actions by the leadership dishonor its fathers and grandfathers, and by extension, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The article draws to a close with these words:

"We believe there is a faithful remnant in the LCMS that holds fast to our tradition of hymnal-based liturgical worship and biblical-confessional theology, that grieves over the disunity caused by those who would effect change and introduce novelties into our churches, that is resolved to resist the intrusion of false theology and misleading methodology into our fellowship of churches. We stand together with them to inform and inspire.
For these reasons, we choose to stay and mount a vigorous resistance so that the glorious light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ may once again shine forth clearly from congregations gathered under the banner of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod."

May their tribe increase. You can read the entire post here: Save the LCMS!: Why Save the LCMS?