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…
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…
Our congregation is in a pickle over a major conflict. People have grouped themselves into clusters and speak to the opposing side only in the most uncivil terms. They are at each other’s throats at voters assemblies. And communion! Some…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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.…
Lutheran Student Fellowship (LSF), the Synod’s organization for college students, is giving away four $500 cash scholarships to students who register by Aug. 15 on the new LSF Web site. The winners will be randomly selected and notified by e-mail…
Missouri Synod-owned radio station “Classic 99” KFUO-FM has been nominated by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) as a finalist for the 2005 Marconi Award as “Classical Station of the Year.” This is the third consecutive year KFUO-FM has been nominated…
Marine Reservist Corporal Steven P. Gill, a director of Christian education (DCE) student at Concordia University in Austin, Texas, was killed July 21 in an explosion during a combat operation near Zaidon, Iraq. Funeral arrangements were pending as this Reporter…
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…
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