Lucas Woodford

Lucas Woodford, Lutheran pastor and bishop and co-author of The Culture of God's Word, reflects on ministry in a secular age. He probes contextualization vs. faddish adaptation. He discusses worship that balances tradition and relevance. He addresses cultural identity, the church’s mission, baptismal formation, and a posture of holy discernment.

Dr. Lucas Woodford, president of the Minnesota South District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and co-author of The Culture of God’s Word, discusses standing on Scripture rather than chasing cultural relevance. He explores Acts as a mission model, the church as a transcendent community, vocation-driven influence in society, worship and catechesis as soil for growth, and how to live counterculturally in a post-Christian age.