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…

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…

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…

Six people were appointed to a drafting committee as the Commission on Theology and Church Relations set a schedule for completing its report on “The Scriptural Relationship of Man and Woman.”  The appointments followed the commission’s second consultation on the…

By Kim Krull Agricultural missionaries Delano and Linda Meyer teach West Africans techniques to grow more food and also help them grow in their relationship with the Lord. That’s just one example of 15 projects LCMS World Relief/Human Care is…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. Synod leaders spoke of Easter assurance and reminded adults to look after their young people when they issued statements and prayers after a gunman took 33 lives April 16 on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute…

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…

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…

PAUL ARNOLD, Aurburn, Mich.; AMY C. HERRING, Carol Stream, Ill.; JANET M. LEMAIRE, Lombard, Ill.; CARMEN R. O’BRIEN, Marion, Iowa; ROBERT ROGALSKI, Peoria, Ariz.; and LOIS RUCKS, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Commissioned roster…

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…

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 Pastor by G.H. Gerberding, Concordia…

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…

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 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…

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…