As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., seeks to fill the position of Initial Certification Program coordinator, a faculty position (rank commensurate with qualification and experience) with expertise in coordinating initial certification programs in the following areas: Early Childhood Education, Elementary…

June 25 is the deadline to register for an “Ablaze! Impact Tour” this fall of China, Hong Kong, and Macau, with an optional extension to Vietnam. Dr. Robert Roegner, executive director of LCMS World Mission, will host the Sept. 27-Oct.…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

LCMS pastor, professor, and speaker Dr. John Arthur Nunes will become the fourth president of Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, on July 1.  LWR is a ministry of the LCMS, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, individuals, and parish groups in…

Dr. Gerald Krispin has accepted a call to become the seventh president of Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton, beginning July 1. Krispin, 51, succeeds President Richard Kraemer, who is retiring at the end of June after 17 years in…

LCMS World Relief/Human Care is offering $100 scholarships to any LCMS rostered church worker who registers to attend “Christian Law Enforcement Chaplaincy — Theology and Practice,” a July 9-13 workshop co-sponsored by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Peace Officer Ministries. …

Lutherans For Life (LFL) has produced a new bulletin insert especially for Father’s Day, June 17. “Faithful Fathers” highlights the life of Joseph, the importance of fathers in family life, and the faithfulness of our Heavenly Father in helping dads…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is offering a theological resource about the self-help book The Secret. The resource — an audio-video “podcast” — features Dr. David Lewis, assistant professor of exegetical theology, and is available for free download on the seminary’s…

William G. “Bill” Wagner, a retired newspaper editor who served the church in communications and leadership roles, died May 7 in San Antonio, Texas, after a long illness.  He was 85. The funeral was May 11 at Concordia Lutheran Church, San…

Thirteen member families of Peace Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Kan., “lost everything — their homes, furniture, clothing, all their possessions” to the May 4 tornado that all but flattened the town of 1,500 and killed 10 residents, according to the congregation’s…

Stress syndrome I want to thank Reporter and Dr. Bruce Hartung for his April “Pressure Points,” which addressed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). My husband is a Vietnam War veteran and retired LCMS pastor who has PTSD.  He retired from…

The 2007 Convention Workbook will be mailed to this year’s Synod convention delegates and alternates, Synod board and commission members, and all rostered church workers by the first week of May. The Convention Workbook mailing also will include a second…