Applications are being accepted for “Harvesters for Christ,” aiming toward an Aug. 25-28 training event for those whose applications are approved. Harvesters is a program of LCMS District and Congregational Services that uses trained evangelism volunteers to help congregations begin,…

Two intentional interim-ministry training events for pastors are set at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis — a June 27-28 information-sharing “discernment event” and a basic-education course that starts with a Nov. 7-11 “planting phase.” The optional discernment event is planned to help…

For shorter versions of key Reporter stories, downloadable in PDF format and suitable for use in congregational newsletters, go to the online Reporter Digest. This month’s Digest is scheduled to be posted by May 6. Posted April 28, 2005 Return…

Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., has received a $6.25 million gift that will be used to construct a three-story, 45,000-square-foot Education, Business and Technology Center. The university plans to break ground for the new facility this summer and expects the project…

As of March 14, the Synod’s Board for Communication Services relieved of his duties Rev. David L. Mahsman, director of news and information, a position that includes serving as executive editor of the Synod’s official periodicals, The Lutheran Witness and…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its fourth annual Deaf Basketball Camp June 6-9.  The event is designed for hearing-impaired children ages 7 to 13. Each day of the camp begins with Bible study, followed by instruction on basic basketball…

“Fan the Flame,” based on 2 Tim. 1:6-7, is the theme for the first LCMS Campus Mission “Confabulation,” to be held June 23-26 in Chicago. The event is designed to encourage and equip campus workers, lay volunteers, and college students…

A dozen Tagakaulo men graduated in March from the pastoral training program of the Tagakaulo Lutheran Church of Christ in the Philippines. They are the first Tagakaulo pastors to serve the six-year-old church body, located in the southern Philippines on the…

Congregations and pastors raise questions about their desire to remain members of the Synod when they protest LCMS convention resolutions by declaring themselves “in a state of confession” and refusing Communion to those who support the synodically adopted actions, according…

Candidates for pastoral ministry — 169 in all — were placed by the Synod’s Council of Presidents (COP) during its April 22-27 meeting that included participation in call day worship services at the two LCMS seminaries.  The COP also assigned 241…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is offering a dozen summer workshops for pastors, professional church workers, and laypeople. The workshops, to be held at LCMS churches and schools in 12 cities, cover a variety of topics.  All will be taught by…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Delivering the quilts was a simple gesture, really, but those unfamiliar with Native American culture might not appreciate its significance as well as Rev. Richard Latterner, a former LCMS missionary to several reservations in northern Minnesota.…

Following a March 22 meeting in St. Louis, representatives of The American Association of Lutheran Churches and The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod have set dates for official theological discussions that could lead to establishment of altar and pulpit fellowship. The meeting was…

The Lutheran Education Association (LEA) is offering a new Web page where Lutheran educators may post their qualifications and look for employment opportunities.  Lutheran schools, school associations, and congregations also may post position openings and seek qualified candidates to fill them. The…

The District Directory on the LCMS Web site has been redesigned to make information about the Synod’s 35 districts more readily available and to offer districts a new method of creating and maintaining district Web sites. The new directory features…

Ronald P. Schultz, executive director of general services for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod since 1996, has accepted the appointment of the Synod’s Board of Directors to serve as chief administrative officer (CAO) of the church. Schultz will start his new…