Youth Gathering late fee waived for new groups

Congregations sending in their first registrations for the 2007 National LCMS Youth Gathering do not have to pay the late registration fee that took effect March 1.  Those who are registering groups for the first time can do so at…

KFUO-FM ad sales hit record

“CLASSIC99,” the FM side of the Synod’s Radio Station KFUO in St. Louis, posted more than $100,000 in advertising sales the week of March 4-10 — a record amount for advertising booked in any week throughout KFUO-FM’s 59-year history. “This is…

Siess, Tetzloff receive awards

Two Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod pastors were among four who received the Christus In Mundo award at a Feb. 8-11 conference in San Antonio.  The award is the highest honor granted for distinguished service by the Inter-Lutheran Coordinating Committee (ILCC) for…

Organizers open LCMS convention to more exhibitors

Organizers of the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod are inviting companies and others offering products or services of interest to congregations, schools, and professional church workers to consider exhibiting their wares at the convention, to be held…

Official Notice: Nominations – 2007 Synod Convention

The following report of the Committee for Convention Nominations provides nominees for many of the officer, board, and commission positions to be filled by the 2007 convention of the Synod.  District membership or origin is also provided.  The elections will…

Official Notice: Convention delegate names and addresses

Lists of names and addresses of all voting delegates to the 2007 convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod will be available on March 1 in printed or electronic form.  Send requests to the Secretary’s Office.  Include a check for $200…

63rd LCMS convention meets in July

By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s 63rd Regular Convention is set for July 14-19 in Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center with the theme “One Message: Christ.”  That theme, part of the Synod’s three-point vision statement of “One Mission, One…

Official Notice: Convention reports and overtures

The deadline established by bylaw for the submission of reports and overtures to the 2007 convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is March 10, 2007. The boards and commissions of the Synod are being asked to submit their reports to…

Official Notice: Nominating ballots

The official nominating ballots for the offices of President, First Vice President, and other Vice Presidents have been mailed to every member congregation of the Synod according to the list of member congregations maintained by the Synod’s Department of Rosters…

Campus mission conference extends discount deadline

“Early-bird” registration for the third annual LCMS Campus Mission “Confabulation,” set for May 17-20 at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport Hotel, has been extended by two weeks to March 19.  Those who register by that date will receive a $50 discount.…

Organizers open LCMS convention to more exhibitors

Organizers of the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod are inviting companies and others offering products or services of interest to congregations, schools, and professional church workers to consider exhibiting their wares at the convention, to be held…

Hispanic mission leader Dr. Robert Gonzalez dies

Longtime LCMS Hispanic ministry leader Dr. Robert F. Gonzalez died of a heart attack March 6 while on a business trip in San Antonio. The Cuban-born Gonzalez, 61, had served since 2003 as associate pastor and mission developer at Our…

Pressure Points (March)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Our congregation’s stewardship board meetings are going nowhere.  We have regular meetings, but very few creative ideas surface.  In fact, there is very little discussion in these meetings. We need to help our members think…

Items wanted, available (March)

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 Theological Monthly volumes for the years 1907-1920.…

Positions Part 1 (March)

Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y., seeks applications for director of choral activities.  The director is responsible for recruiting, rehearsing, and touring with the college’s major choral ensemble, and recruiting, rehearsing, and conducting the college’s larger choral ensemble which performs major choral…

Positions Part 2 (March)

Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis., seeks applications to fill the full-time position of department chair/program director for the Department of Nursing.  The nursing department includes a traditional baccalaureate program, a baccalaureate program for RNs, a master’s program with FNP and…