When Rev. Jeffery Scheer takes the reins of the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) in St. Louis on July 1, he will be the Synod’s youngest full-time LCMS CPE supervisor at an LCMS Recognized Service…
As it develops “Together With All Creatures,” a document on Christian stewardship of the environment, the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) will hold a second consultation to garner ideas so it can be used by a college…
By Paula Schlueter Ross The Web-based “counter” that tracks the number of times LCMS Lutherans have shared their faith with others as part of the Ablaze! movement hit 10,006,997 as this Reporter was going to press April 29. That figure…
Delegates to the LCMS Minnesota North District convention, April 27-29 in Brainerd, Minn., re-elected on the first ballot Dr. Donald J. Fondow of Park Rapids, Minn., to his third three-year term as district president. They also re-elected Rev. Paul Cloeter of…
Letters to the Editor (May) Seminarians’ benefits Thanks be to God that our church is beginning to pay attention to its seminarians [by offering affordable health-care coverage to seminary students, as announced in an April Reporter article.] Lack of affordable…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung In recent columns, I asked readers to share ways that congregations and schools have been responding to the economic recession, with special emphasis on staffing and compensation. I also responded to a concern that was raised…
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The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described below: Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., seeks to fill faculty positions for a campus pastor and in exercise and sport science. Concordia University, Portland, Ore., seeks…
DANIEL JURKOVIC, Toronto, Ontario, and CHARLES MCCLEAN, Alexandria, Va., have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. CAROLYN RUSNAK, St. Louis, Mo., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Commissioned roster of…
The May issue of The Lutheran Witness offers a special focus on pastoral formation and education, including stories about the Specific Ministry Pastor program, the role of technology in seminary education, and first-person stories by two seminarians. Also in the…
LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick has issued a statement in response to the recent swine flu outbreak, offering words of pastoral encouragement and pointing to LCMS resources aimed at helping churches navigate the crisis and keep members healthy. Kieschnick’s entire…
By Joe Isenhower Jr. The senior pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Ill., says that strong faith and fellow members are providing hope and support for the Engelhardt family of nearby Hoffman Estates after three of that family’s members…
By Sarah Schafer North Dakota and Minnesota residents are no strangers to spring flooding, but record-high waters this year due to snow melt and rainfall are beginning to wear on LCMS pastors and members — particularly in small towns and rural…
To raise awareness about homelessness in the United States, some 50 Concordia University Chicago students built “homes” out of cardboard boxes and spent the night inside them on the school’s campus in River Forest, Ill. The March 20-21 event was…
Rev. Barrie Henke of Edmond, Okla., and Rev. Myles Schultz, Okmulgee, Okla., were elected president and first vice president of the Oklahoma District during its April 24-25 convention in Norman. Henke succeeds Rev. Paul Hartman of Oklahoma City, who retired…
Dr. Emil G. Jaech, who served as president of the Synod’s Northwest District from 1970 until his retirement in 1982, died April 25 at his home in Dallas, Ore. He was 95. A memorial service was held May 2 at Peace Lutheran…
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