Dr. Harald Tomesch of Milwaukee has accepted a call to serve as the third president of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Tomesch, 49, is the first Canadian to serve as president of a Lutheran Church–Canada seminary. …

Rev. Martin L. Lieske, president of the Synod’s Minnesota South District from 1966 to 1978, died July 26 in Fond du Lac, Wis.  Lieske, 94, had suffered a stroke five months earlier. A funeral service was held Aug. 1 at…

LARRY BEHNKEN, New Brighton, Minn., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  RENATA J. ANDERSON, Morton, Ill.; LINDA BUSS, Glendale, Wis.; KATHLEEN FISCHER, Houston, Texas; KAREN F. HAAKE, Oak, Neb.; DEBRA A.…

Oswald Hoffman School of Christian Outreach (OHSCO) seeks to fill the position of director of OHSCO.  This is a full-time, tenure-track position with a two-year contract. The preferred starting date is Jan. 1, 2006. OHSCO is an outreach education ministry. …

Well done, CPH! Hats off to Concordia Publishing House for the outstanding work it is doing for our Synod and for the church at-large.  I just received a copy of Concordia: A Reader’s Edition of the Book of Concord, and…

Since March of this year, Rev. Daniel Preus, first vice president of the Synod from 2001 to 2004, has assumed the role of full-time director of The Luther Academy, the St. Louis-based society that, according to its mission statement, “promotes…

With “The Lutheran Confessions” as its theme, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) will observe significant anniversaries of the Augsburg Confession and the Book of Concord during its biennial meeting from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 in Berlin. This year marks…

Packets of “homework” have been sent to more than 225 individuals who will participate in the Model Theological Conference focusing on the theme of “The Congregation’s Ministry and Mission: Who’s in Charge Here?” The conference will be held Aug. 23-25…

The LCMS Board for Communication Services (BCS) is seeking nominations for the position of director of News and Information.  This position reports to the executive director of Communications and is responsible for serving as the executive editor of the Synod’s…

The following commentary by Dr. E.H. Zimmermann, former president of the Synod’s Indiana District, appeared July 25 in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.  In this column, Dr. Zimmermann refutes a previous commentator who asserted that the public display of the Ten…

No members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE) lost their lives in terrorist bombings of three London subways and a bus on July 7.  Yet, with their fellow citizens, they remain shaken and troubled by the events that…

Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, is sponsoring this fall an educational conference for parish nurses and congregational health workers. The four-day intensive conference, “The Concept and Practice of Parish Nursing and Congregational Health,” will be held on four consecutive Wednesdays — Sept.…

“From Cowboys to City Slickers: Breaking Stereotypes!” (1 Cor. 9:22-23) is the theme for this year’s Beautiful Feet mission conference for college students.  Registration is now open for the conference, to be held Nov. 3-6 at Concordia University at Austin…

In honor of its 125th anniversary, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, is planning a special kick-off celebration Aug. 27 with a free dinner buffet followed by a presentation by author and humorist Dr. Richard Bimler titled “One Blessing After Another.” Bimler has…

Bobbie Lautenschlager of St. Louis began serving July 1 as executive director of Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM), an association of Lutheran health-care professionals and laypeople who are “committed to the support of Christ’s healing ministry worldwide.”  Lautenschlager, a registered…