“There is no safe place.  America is not a safe place,” says Erin Alter, placement counselor for LCMS World Mission. But the Synod’s mission board takes every precaution to ensure the safety of its missionaries, she adds:  “We really take the…

By Paula Schlueter Ross His Christian faith is important to astronaut Jeff Williams, who wouldn’t dream of leaving home — or earth, for that matter — without it. Williams, a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Houston, says he plans to stay…

By Paula Schlueter Ross As always, the world offers “a huge opportunity to work with God in reaching people who are lost, who haven’t heard” the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ, says Erin Alter, placement counselor with LCMS World Mission. In…

Now available from Lutherans For Life (LFL) is God’s Word for Life, a Bible designed to help people “connect God’s Word with the life issues.” It is the only pro-life specialty Bible on the market, according to LFL, and features…

Concordia Publishing House’s Spring 2006 New Releases catalog features photos and descriptions of more than 30 new books for children, youth, adults, pastors, teachers, and church leaders, as well as nearly 140 previously published books, Bible studies, and resource materials.…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its fourth annual “Day of Homiletical Reflection” from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. May 3.  The event is designed for pastors, students involved in homiletical education, and anyone interested in the proclamation of the…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, plans to host three convocations this spring to introduce the Missouri Synod’s new hymnal, Lutheran Service Book, to seminary students and area Lutherans.  Pastors, choir leaders, and anyone who is interested in learning more about the…

Planners for this year’s Black Ministry Family Convocation, set for July 19-23 at Concordia College, Selma, Ala., believe the historical significance of the site will attract more convocation participants than in past years. “We’re going to the cradle of Black…

Registration is open for “Biking Across Kansas,” an annual weeklong recreational rally for cyclists.  The Children’s Christian Concern Society (CCCS) is asking for volunteers to take part in the rally to raise funds for its ministry.  The bike trek is…

Rev. William Ameiss, president of the LCMS Northern Illinois District, with offices in Hillside, Ill., has been named recipient of the Lutheran Education Association’s (LEA) 2006 Christus Magister (Christ the Master Teacher) Award.  LEA also announced that 12 educators are…

Dr. Leland R. Stevens, executive editor of Reporter and The Lutheran Witness from 1979 to 1984, died Jan. 27 after suffering an apparent heart attack at home in Allen, Texas.  He was 76. Dr. Stevens’ ministry included 20 years as a…

Delegates to the 16th convention of the Missouri District, Feb. 9-11 in Lake Ozark, Mo., elected Rev. Ray Mirly of Olivette, Mo., to his first term as president.  Mirly, the district’s first vice president and senior pastor of Immanuel Lutheran…

The 100-some voting delegates to the LCMS North Dakota District convention, meeting Jan. 22-25 in Bismarck under the theme “Rekindle the Zeal,” re-elected on the first ballot Rev. Larry Harvala of Carrington to his third term as district president. North…

Hong Kong International School is seeking candidates for the following positions. Lower Primary — Reception One or Prekindergarten (age 4), Reception Two or Kindergarten (age 5), Grade One (age 6) and Grade Two (age 7): – teacher of gifted and…

Papers presented during the 2006 Symposia Series at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, are now available online.  This year’s themes were “Justification in the Scriptures: Old and New Challenges to the Doctrine upon which the Church Stands or Falls” and…

Ten “Lutheran college fairs” are planned for early this year — February through May — at various sites around the country. Representatives of Lutheran colleges and universities nationwide — including those of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s Concordia University System — will…