By Paula Schlueter Ross ST. LOUIS — They were male and female. Young and old. Black and white. Professional church workers and laypeople. Some consider themselves lifelong prayer warriors, or “intercessors.” Others are convinced they don’t pray enough. All came…
“No way — that’s in the Bible?” is the reaction author Rev. Jay Reed hears when he talks about the unusual accounts in the Bible that are featured in his new youth Bible study from Concordia Publishing House. That’s in the…
The 29th Annual Fall Festival at the historic Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo., will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10. Frohna is located in Perry County, Mo., a little more than an hour’s drive south…
Barbara Huggins of Glendale, Mo., has been appointed by the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League as its new archivist-historian. She succeeds Peggi Lawrence of Eureka, Calif., who retired after serving in the post since 1993. Huggins has served for many years…
By Linda C. Hoops Family ministry leaders in the Synod are convinced that intentional family ministry is not another “congregational program” that serves a specific age group. Rather, it is an all-encompassing viewpoint that provides for and encourages the shaping…
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., is enrolling students in a new online option for its master of arts in religion program. Like its traditional classroom counterpart, the new online program is designed for church workers who want to enhance…
At a White House meeting Aug. 20, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) continued to call for fair and humane immigration reform. “People of faith recognize the moral imperative and are looking for practical solutions,” said Leslie Vélez, LIRS director…
“Mankind’s Origin: Monkey or Messiah (Implications for Christian Witness in the 21st Century)” is the topic of Concordia Seminary’s fall Lay Bible Institute. Designed for laypeople, the institute is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. on four consecutive Wednesdays in…
The “Men’s NetWork,” a ministry of Lutheran Hour Ministries, has released How We Got the Bible, a five-lesson, video-based Bible study featuring Dr. Paul L. Maier. The new study takes an in-depth look at how the Bible was written and…
In a March 19 memo to the LCMS Board of Directors, Synod Vice President-Finance/Treasurer Tom Kuchta noted that the national Synod’s “unrestricted revenues have decreased every year after June 30, 2001” — the end of the fiscal year when unrestricted revenues…
A new Web site launched by the Lutheran Society for Missiology could be dubbed “everything you always wanted to know about LCMS missionaries — and more!” The Web site, which has been “live” for about two months, profiles 54 veteran…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Over the years of teaching [for several decades at the elementary level in the LCMS system], I have noticed that my own faith life is not what it was at one time. … I just…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Over the years of teaching [for several decades at the elementary level in the LCMS system], I have noticed that my own faith life is not what it was at one time. When I first…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: What were you doing in Cleveland, Ohio, May 19? A: I confess that I made up this question, so that I may address in this column what I was doing in Cleveland that day. Because…
The LCMS Board for Communication Services (BCS), St. Louis, seeks nominations and applications for director of News and Information Services. This position reports to the executive director of Communications and is responsible for: serving as executive editor of the Synod’s…
In mid-August, Synod congregations will receive by mail registration material for the 2010 National LCMS Youth Gathering, including step-by-step directions for the online-only registration process that starts Sept. 14, along with other Gathering-related information. The mailing includes a pre-Gathering DVD.…
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