# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S66 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 66 OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS •• Monthly paid circulation: approximately 100,000, with a “pass-around rate” about double that. CPH continues to be our publisher and business manager. •• Thirteen LCMS districts, as well as LCMS Armed Forces Ministry, publish stitched-in district inserts in the national body of the Witness. •• Lutheran Witness Facebook fans: 11,000-plus, up more than 40 percent over the past triennium. •• Twitter followers: 1,300-plus, up more than 60 percent. The aim of The Lutheran Witness is to provide LCMS laypeople with articles on faith and life, theology, and culture that help them “interpret the contemporary world from a Lutheran Christian perspective.” To this end, the magazine also seeks to educate readers on biblical theology and Lutheran history, cultivate a sense of community and “life together,” and raise awareness for the national and international activities of the LCMS. The magazine’s lay-friendly, theologically rich blend of content regularly includes the following: •• Pastoral reflections from President Harrison and other LCMS leaders. •• Aim of publication: to share uplifting stories about the church’s work in the world, while also providing accountability on how financial gifts given to the LCMS are being spent. •• Content: stories on national and international ministries and projects presented in print and online—the digital version featuring multimedia elements like maps, videos, photo galleries, and audio clips. •• Circulation: the number fluctuates, but generally around 75,000, plus another 7,500 sent as free bulk subscriptions to congregations. Journal of Lutheran Mission http://www.lcms .org/publications/journal-of-lutheran-mission •• Online theological journal, done in collaboration with LCMS Church Relations, published at varying intervals throughout the year and focusing on the theology of mission. Global Content Feed blogs.lcms.org •• A central, online collection of several news and information sources, including Reporter, The Lutheran Witness, other ministry resources, video, and audio. •• Online views: more than 3 million since 2016. “Life Together” •• Lutheran commentary on major national and international news stories. •• •• A monthly digital-news digest from the Synod President. Interviews, profiles, and human-interest features spotlighting LCMS people and activities. •• •• Informative essays on topics relating to Lutheran theology and history. •• First-person narratives and personal stories about life and faith. A subscription-based online compendium of the top stories and other highlights from multiple communications outlets of the church; includes stories, photos, videos, new resources, links to KFUO Radio programming, etc. •• Subscribers: 3,854. •• Thoughtfully written opinion pieces on key issues. •• Infographics, how-to articles, and “listicles” exploring various aspects of Lutheran life and theology in a practical way. •• Reproducible, classroom-ready Bible studies. •• Official church notices, including convention updates, statistical reports, obituaries, and milestone events. •• Web-exclusive articles from expert bloggers expand the reach of the magazine on social media, while KFUO Radio and Issues, Etc. interviews bring LWrelated conversations to listeners over the airwaves. Lutherans Engage the World (print and online) engage. lcms.org •• Quarterly magazine for LCMS donors, rostered workers, and missionaries. •• Launched its own website in 2016; online views: 70,000. •• Mission statement: “Engaging the church in the work of witness and mercy throughout the world in our life together as The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.” 2019 Convention Workbook Pressroom https//blogs.lcms.org/category/ statements •• Online source for official communications and statements, often from the Office of the President. •• Press releases. Church Information Center lcms.org/cic •• Year-round call center and email responses to questions, concerns, and requests for information coming into the International Center. •• More than 44,000 queries answered through November 2018 in the current triennium: oo 61 percent laity queries. oo 15 percent clergy queries. oo 11 percent church or school staff queries. oo 13 percent from others. Production Our Production Unit is at the center of about 1,000 projects or pieces each year (or 3,000 per triennium), orchestrating