Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is sponsoring three on-campus summer workshops for pastors, professional church workers, and interested laypeople. “Technology in the Parish,” June 2-4, with Rev. Anthony Cook, assistant professor of practical theology and director of educational technology.  The workshop…

Rev. Gregory Hinners wore two “helmets” at the March 26 fire that destroyed the building at 35439 SD Hwy 20 in Wekota, S.D. — as volunteer firefighter and as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, whose building was at that address. “It…

Faculty, staff, students, and friends of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will fasten their helmets and put on their bike shorts Saturday, May 3, for the fourth annual Tour de Sem cycling event.  Participants will bicycle 95 miles from St. Paul…

“Christian Law Enforcement Chaplaincy — Theology and Practice” is the topic of a workshop that will be presented May 19-23 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in cooperation with Peace Officer Ministries. The workshop will offer accredited training for chaplains, peace…

LCMS World Mission is seeking 20 volunteers to teach conversational English in Asia for two to four weeks this summer. Volunteers do not need a formal teaching degree, but “do need a heart to serve people and share with them…

Cynthia “Cyndi” Sawyer, an LCMS missionary to Hong Kong, died of a heart attack March 7 in Hong Kong.  A funeral service was held March 19 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Pleasant Dale, Neb. Sawyer, 49, was a second-grade teacher…

“Sharing your faith” is the focus of a special issue of The Lutheran Witness that is now available for the cost of shipping and handling from Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis. The special January 2008 edition of the magazine…

Wally Bronner, founder of Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland, the world’s largest Christmas store, died of cancer April 1 at his home in Frankenmuth, Mich.  He was 81. A funeral service was held April 7 at St. Lorenz Lutheran Church in Frankenmuth,…

By Paula Schlueter Ross He talks a lot about loving relationships and long-term commitments, but you wouldn’t call LCMS World Mission’s Bruce Wall a matchmaker for the lovelorn. Wall, who manages the mission board’s short-term mission program, is a matchmaker,…

Rev. Timothy Puls will begin serving July 1 as assistant vice president of church relations for Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. Puls, 44, has served as the seminary’s dean of students since 1997.  Rev. Brian Mosemann, a tutor in International Studies…

Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, has cut dramatically the prices of a select group of books about the Holy Land. The books, regularly priced from $9.99 to $16.99, have been permanently reduced to prices ranging from $4.98 to $6.98.  They…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is hosting four carillon recitals on its campus in June.  The public is invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics to enjoy in the main quad or on the seminary grounds near the Luther statue. …

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., will hold its annual “Lutherfest” April 18. A German meal will be served in Katherine Luther Dining Hall from 5 to 6:45 p.m., followed by a presentation on the history of the seminary in…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its 6th annual “Day of Homiletical Reflection” from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7.  The event is designed for pastors, students involved in homiletical education, and others interested in the proclamation…

A daylong seminar on “Christians and the Challenge of Islam” will be presented by Concordia Theological Seminary April 19 on its campus in Fort Wayne, Ind. The seminar will cover “everything from the history and theology of Islam to the…