Camp Restore — the LCMS camp that opened in New Orleans last fall to house volunteers helping rebuild the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast — is reportedly desperate for building supervisors and project managers, in particular, and just more volunteer workers in…
If forecasters’ prediction of a “very active” hurricane season proves accurate, the new LCMS Amateur Radio Support Network (ARSN) will be ready to lend a hand. The new communications network plans to launch by June 1, the official start of…
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…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Responses to the April “Pressure Points” have been swift, often deeply felt, and helpful. That column focused on supporting our returning soldiers, the need to deepen our sensitivities to them, and the traumas they may have…
Key to abbreviations C = Chairman DP = District President VOM = Voting Ordained MinisterVL = Voting Layperson AOM = Advisory Ordained Minister ACM = Advisory Commissioned MinisterAL = Advisory Layperson DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS: AT = Atlantic CI = Central Illinois…
From recruiting seminarians to continued learning for parish pastors, the subject of pastoral education has many facets. To encourage wider awareness, the LCMS Board of Directors has designated May as “Pastoral Education Month.” Resources — including a bulletin insert, a…
By Kim Krull Tsunami survivors participated in a “handing over” ceremony in Aceh, Indonesia, officially marking their ownership of 90 new homes built with funds provided by LCMS World Relief/Human Care. The families expressed gratitude for the new cinderblock/brick/plaster houses…
Speakers and responders addressed the challenges to Lutheran seminaries as 43 church leaders and educators from 21 countries met at the International Lutheran Council (ILC) World Seminaries Conference from March 29 to April 1 in Pretoria, South Africa. The ILC…
The Synod’s two seminaries are offering a total of 31 workshops and courses this summer at off-campus locations nationwide. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is sponsoring 13 workshops for pastors, professional church workers, and interested laypeople: “Church-State Issues from a Lutheran…
The Association of Lutheran Older Adults (ALOA) is sponsoring five upcoming Lutherhostels. Designed for older adults, ALOA’s four- to six-day Lutherhostels “foster opportunities for intellectual, social, and spiritual growth” and offer a “unique educational adventure … presented from the Lutheran…
Thanks to an “overwhelmingly positive” response to Lutheran Service Book — and as “a service to the church” — Concordia Publishing House has announced that it will continue offering the pew edition of the hymnal at its special introductory price…
The 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod will convene at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, July 14, 2007. Floor committee open hearings (beginning at 8:30 a.m.) and an all-delegate orientation session (1:30-3:00…
The nominating process for the offices of President, First Vice President, and other Vice Presidents has been completed. Of those receiving the highest number of nominating votes for the office of President, the following have given their consent to serve…
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The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod World Relief and Human Care, St. Louis, seeks to fill the position of communications services director. The person in this position will effectively communicate the work of the LCMS World Relief and Human Care to its…
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