A number of resources are available from Concordia Publishing House and Lutherans For Life to help Lutherans understand stem cell research, cloning, and other life issues, and how they relate to God’s Word and the sanctity of life. Concordia Publishing…
The LCMS Northwest District will host a “compact” one-day conference on Church Planting and Gospel Outreach Through Child Development Ministry May 16 at the Clarion Hotel Airport in Portland, Ore. The conference is sponsored by the Open Arms Institute, an…
By Linda C. Hoops Jesus Is Lord Mission (JILM), an independent mission society whose membership is composed mostly of retired church workers, reached the $1 million mark in donations at the end of 2008. “It took longer than we thought…
Concordia Publishing House has received certification as a “Center of Excellence” by Benchmark Portal and the Purdue University Center for Customer-Driven Quality. The award recognizes the CPH Customer Call Center as ranking in the top 10 percent of 20,000 nationwide…
By Roland Lovstad Like a smoke alarm or a fire extinguisher, the LCMS dispute-resolution process is a tool the church prefers not to use, but proves valuable when the need arises. Recently trained as a “reconciler” for the process, Caitlin…
By Paula Schlueter Ross Fan into Flame, the synodwide campaign to raise $100 million for new Ablaze!-related mission projects, has received $44,185,311 in gifts and pledges, as of Feb. 20. Ablaze! is the initiative of the LCMS and its partner…
Concordia Publishing House and Lutheran Hour Ministries are offering new resources for Lent, which began Feb. 25. CPH has launched a special Web site at www.cph.org/40days that features Lent and Easter online resources, including free daily meditations from the publisher’s…
The birth of octuplets to a Southern California mother who already had six children also conceived by in-vitro fertilization spotlights a “slippery slope ” to be explored at a March 26 forum on science and theology at Concordia Seminary, St.…
“Leadership in Paul” is the theme of the fourth annual Lecture in Hispanic/Latino Theology and Missions, to be held at 7 p.m. March 31 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Addressing the theme will be Dr. Efrain Agosto, dean and professor…
The first of three meetings between representatives of the LCMS and the Japan Lutheran Church (JLC) to discuss “The Service of Women and the Church” have “gotten off to a good start,” according to Dr. Samuel Nafzger, LCMS director of…
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