The Commission on Worship’s study of 100-plus contemporary songs By David Johnson Endeavoring to faithfully address 2007 Synod Convention Resolution 2-02A, “To Provide Guidance and Direction for Use of Diverse/Contemporary Worship Resources,” the LCMS Commission on Worship sought to begin…
Commentary comment I’m sorry, but I had a difficult time reading and understanding Dr. Gilbert Meilaender’s November Reporter Commentary on the negative aspects of organ transplants. I agree that the possibility of hastening death and selling body organs and tissues…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: I am serving as a pastor. An individual who has committed and been punished for sexual abuse is looking for a worshiping community [and has chosen the congregation I serve]. He understands the consequences of…
By Roland Lovstad LCMS ministry in rural areas and small towns can be summarized with a couple of 50 percent statistics: Slightly more than half of the 6,000-plus LCMS congregations are in communities with fewer than 15,000 population, and about…
Concordia Publishing House is offering English, Spanish, and bilingual vacation Bible school programs for summer 2009. In Gadget’s Garage, available only in English, children meet Gadget, a teen who spends time tinkering in his workshop creating unique inventions, including a robot…
Prospective students can get a sample of seminary life and curriculum during March visitation events scheduled at the LCMS seminaries in St. Louis and Fort Wayne. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host “Contemplate” March 12-14 for prospective students. Concordia Seminary,…
Rev. Larry Vogel has accepted the call to serve as associate executive director of the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR). Vogel has served as pastor of Martin Luther Chapel in Pennsauken, N.J., for the past 18 years. …
When she orders church and school supplies for Hales Corner Lutheran Church, Julie Crowe likes to track the discounts from the catalog prices. “I do keep track of the catalog list price and the savings are substantial,” she says of…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Last month’s “Pressure Points” addressed a pastor’s questions concerning the presence of a repentant registered sex offender in his congregation. He asked how to handle the anxiety connected with this situation, and how to help still…
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DAVID WELLS, Pfafftown, N.C., 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 March 5 Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig,…
The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described below: Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., seeks to fill the following faculty position: counselor education — school counseling. Concordia University Nebraska, Seward, Neb., seeks…
The Board for District and Congregational Services (DCS) of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod seeks nominations for the position of executive director. This person administers the activities of the DCS team and its services in accordance with the Synod’s objectives and…
Resolution 1-09 was adopted at the 2007 Synod convention, asking “that a detailed annual report of the Fan into Flame funds be written by the Synod’s Board for Mission Services, to be published throughout the Synod.” The Board for Mission…
Supporting life The December article titled “LFL invites others to join Jan. 22 March for Life” includes a comment by LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick emphasizing that Lutheran citizens should speak out in support of the “God-given blessing of life,…
Lutheran Blind Mission (LBM) is suspending production of some of its Braille, large-type, and audiocassette magazines, including The Lutheran Witness, said Rev. David Andrus, LBM executive director. “As you are well aware,” Andrus wrote in a letter to Witness Managing…
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