Wendorf begins four-year term as LWML president

The 600-plus delegates to the 32nd Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, meeting June 21-24 in Sioux Falls, S.D., elected a new president to lead the organization over the next four years — Janice (Jan) Wendorf of Grafton, Wis. …

How to get Synod convention news

News from the 63rd Regular LCMS Convention, July 14-19 in Houston, will be available through Reporter Online and the Synod’s Web site and distributed via LCMSNews. The August printed issues of Reporter and The Lutheran Witness — the Synod’s two…

Report on contraception out soon

Married couples will soon have a new tool to help them discuss and dissect the ever growing and increasingly confusing issue of contraception. Pastors, professional pastoral counselors, and marriage and family therapists who do pre-marital counseling also will be interested…

'St. Louis Nehemiah' aims to rebuild

By Kim Krull Lisa Ogbesoyen grew up in a St. Louis inner-city Lutheran church and grade school where she learned to read, to write, and to care about her neighbor. That’s why the St. Paul Lutheran Church member is participating…

Commentary: I Love Your Kingdom, Lord …

Suggestions from a district president on the eve of a Synod convention By Terry R. Forke As the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod nears, we are hearing a lot about politics, voting lists, coalitions, and kingmakers.  One…

Pressure Points (July)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q:  So, what were you doing for the last eight days? A:  I confess.  While this is a real question asked by my soon-to-be 96-year-old aunt, I am using it as an excuse to write this…

Letters to the Editor (July)

Missionary service The letter in the June Reporter from Dr. Douglas Groll regarding volunteer missionary service did not provide a full picture of missionary service.  Nor did it describe the strategy, professionalism, and benefits of missionary service, whether career or…

Items wanted, available (July)

Note:  Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase.  Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Wanted The Lutheran Lectionary to go with the…

Position (July)

A Place of Refuge Ministries of South Wisconsin (APOR) seeks applications to fill the position of house parent for Refuge House, APOR’s residential facility in Milwaukee, Wis.  As an LCMS Recognized Service Organization, A Place of Refuge exists to aid…

Calls for Nominations (July)

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is announcing a call for nominations for the position of assistant executive director of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR).  Principal responsibilities include assisting the executive director in carrying out his responsibilities and providing…

College, university positions (July)

Beginning this month, Reporter will no longer carry Concordia University System (CUS) position descriptions on its Web site at http://reporter.lcms.org.  Instead, we’ll direct readers to the Synod’s Board for University Education Web site for more information about those positions.  Non-CUS…

Convention registration

On-Site Registration Information Voting and advisory delegates and representatives are reminded that the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, July 14-19.  The Opening Convention Worship…

Official Notice: 2007 convention registration

On-Site Registration Information Voting and advisory delegates and representatives are reminded that the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, July 14-19.  The Opening Convention Worship…

How to get convention news

News from the 63rd Regular LCMS Convention, July 14-19 in Houston, will be available through Reporter Online and the Synod’s Web site and distributed via LCMSNews. The August printed issues of Reporter and The Lutheran Witness — the Synod’s two…

AALC declares fellowship with LCMS

By Roland Lovstad The American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC), meeting in convention June 20-23 in St. Paul, Minn., has declared altar and pulpit fellowship with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. A similar resolution to declare altar and pulpit fellowship with…