HOUSTON—Convention delegates today addressed the financial needs of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, including a call for a “stewardship renaissance.” In a session Tuesday morning to consider resolutions from the Floor Committee on Administration and Finance, the convention also adopted a…

HOUSTON—Six retired Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod missionary couples were recognized for their years of service during the church body’s 64th Regular Convention here. “These are wonderful, dedicated, committed people of God,” said Synod President Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, welcoming four of…

HOUSTON—Using a variation of the convention’s theme for its second morning devotion, Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, spoke to the delegates on the topic of “One People Forgiven through Christ to Forgive.” The 64th Regular Convention…

HOUSTON—Delegates began their work here July 12 by adopting four proposals on Synod Structure and Governance (Floor Committee 8), including a sweeping proposal that reduced the Synod’s seven program boards to two elected policy boards.  The delegates also favored —…

HOUSTON—Delegates continued voting this afternoon on the resolutions proposed by Floor Committee 8, Synod Structure and Governance. Resolution 8-17, to allow congregations to elect the president of the Synod was adopted, with an amendment, 749 to 419. The amendment established…

HOUSTON—Two congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—Our Savior Lutheran Church, Plantation, Fla., and Tallmadge Lutheran Church, Tallmadge, Ohio—were honored for their emphases on mission and ministry in the Synod. The congregations were recognized at the 64th Regular Convention of the…

HOUSTON—Delegates attending the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod learned about a Florida congregation’s outreach efforts. The efforts have revitalized the church’s mission and ministry.  Our Savior Lutheran Church, Plantation, Fla., was recognized for its work, which flows…

HOUSTON—In adopting two resolutions at the end of the July 12 session, delegates to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod convention here changed the procedures for electing the vice-presidents of the Synod. One authorizes the president-elect to choose the slate of nominees…

HOUSTON—”Listening, Responding and Providing” is “more than just a slogan” at Concordia Publishing House, President and CEO Dr. Bruce G. Kintz told delegates and guests at the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod today. In his greetings to…

HOUSTON—With a presentation including testimonials and a question-and-answer period for delegates, the Floor Committee on Synod Structure and Governance (Committee 8) began introducing its 38 resolutions to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod convention July 11—its first full day of business. That…

HOUSTON—With three bangs of a historic gavel, LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick July 11 opened the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The…

HOUSTON—Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, a peacemaking ministry for Lutherans around the world, encouraged forgiveness and understanding amongst church members during the LCMS convention’s opening Bible study on Sunday, June 11. The 64th Regular Convention of…

HOUSTON—The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) must adjust outreach or ministry models “if, when or where it’s necessary to do so,” for the sake of the Gospel to reach millions of people in the United States and billions around the world…

HOUSTON—“If something isn’t done to the structure of the Synod systematically, then it will be done chaotically,” Dr. David Buegler, vice chairman of the Floor Committee on Structure and Governance (Committee 8), told convention delegates during an open hearing on…

HOUSTON—Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, emphasized the importance of forgiveness in his sermon for the July 10 opening service of the church body’s convention here. “As we begin this [convention],” Kieschnick told worshipers at the…