GLEN E. DAWURSK JR., Waukesha, Wis., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.  Correspondence regarding this application should be directed to the undersigned for receipt no later than April 5. Dr. Raymond…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Six Missouri Synod missionaries and their three children evacuated Guinea, West Africa, last month in the midst of violent protests triggered by actions of the country’s president. An angry mob wielding rocks and machetes broke windows…

LCMS World Relief/Human Care already battles the number-one killer of children in Africa.  Recently, the Synod’s mercy arm took part in a White House roundtable to explore fighting malaria even harder. “We have provided a great deal of medical care…

At its Feb. 10-13 meeting in St. Louis, the Synod’s Council of Presidents supported to a proposal that would add up to four board-appointed lay people to the boards of regents for the 10 Concordia University System colleges and universities. The…

By Kim Krull Survivors of deadly floods in Jakarta expressed surprise when a Christian relief organization distributed rice and other foodstuffs to needy Indonesians — not just needy Christian Indonesians. Darin Storkson, LCMS World Relief/Human Care’s regional director in Asia,…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. In preparation for setting the 2007-08 national Synod budget at its May meeting, the LCMS Board of Directors last month endorsed proposals of Synod boards, commissions, and other offices to include in their budget requests for…

Altar and pulpit fellowship between the LCMS and the American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC) is recommended in a resolution unanimously adopted by the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations at its Feb. 14-16 meeting. The recommendation for church…

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…

Recruiting workers I agree with Dr. Arnold E. Kromphardt’s comments in his February letter that it is the task of pastors to recruit men to attend our seminaries.  The pastor is key for encouraging men to become seminarians. But it…

The bottom-line message from a Feb. 15-16 Worker Wellness Conference is clear, says Rev. David Muench, executive director of the LCMS Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support, which convened the event — the first of its kind Synodwide in more than…

By Roland Lovstad In the wake of offerings that aren’t keeping pace with costs, an LCMS Fiscal Conference, meeting Feb. 8-10 in St. Louis, focused on shoring up the district and national budgets of the Synod so they can provide…

By Paula Schlueter Ross If you’re going into space for months at a time, it’s best to take your congregation along with you, says astronaut Jeff Williams, a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Houston. Williams spent six months…

The publication of Luther’s Small Catechism in India’s Tamil language marks the 50th translation of the catechism by the Macomb, Mich.-based Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF). About half of the 10,000 copies printed in Tamil were distributed in January among seminarians…

The first broadcast of “Life … revised,” a new 30-minute, weekly women’s radio program from Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), took place this month on more than 160 stations in North America. Targeted to women ages 24 to 49, the program is…

Among members of LCMS congregations, one home and a car have been reported destroyed and several more homes damaged when tornadoes spawned by massive thunderstorms touched down in Central Florida early Feb. 2.  Those storms resulted in at least 20…

Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, is thanking 7,156 LCMS congregations and schools for their support by sending each of them a $100 gift certificate that’s redeemable for CPH products through March 31. In his letter accompanying the certificates, CPH President…