“What’s a soul worth?” That will be the theme pointing to the focus of teenage spirituality for “Youth Ministry 2011” (YM 2011) — LCMS Youth Ministry’s annual conference for professional and lay youth workers — set for Jan. 4-6 at the…

Revs. Kenton and Nathan Wendorf — the husband and son of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League President Janice Wendorf — are the authors of this year’s “LWML Sunday” materials. Rev. Kenton Wendorf is senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton,…

By Marvin Bergman By now, the newness of school supplies may be wearing off. Well into their first month back in classrooms, students are already counting down the days to Christmas break.  But in confirmation classes, young Lutherans show no…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Conservative Christian groups won a major victory Aug. 23 when a Washington judge halted federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to allow a suit challenging the practice as illegal to go forward. The suit, by a…

(RNS) — World Vision, the Christian humanitarian organization, can fire employees who disagree with its theological tenets, a federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 23. In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that World Vision…

(RNS/ENInews) — Conservative Lutherans are forming a new church body they say will “uphold confessional principles” after disagreements with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) over the ordination of gay clergy. The new North American Lutheran Church (NALC) is…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — An appeals court ruling that said highway crosses erected to honor fallen Utah state troopers are unconstitutional could prompt additional challenges in other states, legal experts said. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 18…

LONDON (RNS) — A Roman Catholic adoption agency has lost its fight for the right to continue its policy of refusing to place children with same-sex couples based on religious principles. The agency, Catholic Care, saw its battle to limit…

DENISE DASH, Harlingen, Texas; SHARON HINZ FRAKER, New Braunfels, Texas; KRISTEN (KLEMZ) MCCARTNEY, Indianapolis, Ind.; and CHRISTY JO RAFSON, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  Correspondence regarding these…

Lutheran Bible Translators seeks an experienced director of Program Ministries to provide leadership to Program Ministries, its staff and missionaries, and to serve as a liaison with partner organizations. The successful candidate will have a strong background in administration and…

Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., seeks nominations for the position of president.  The president is the chief executive officer of the university’s Board of Regents and serves as the university’s spiritual, academic, and administrative head.  The official functions of the…

REV. TIMOTHY J. SCHARR, Trinity, Nashville, Ill., will assume the responsibilities of the district president Sept. 1, replacing REV. HERBERT C. MUELLER JR., who was elected as Synod’s first vice-president effective Sept. 1. REV. FRED KRAEMER, Holy Cross, Collinsville, Ill.,…

The 2010 convention adopted two resolutions to amend the Constitution of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  Article XIV of the Constitution details the amendment process: Amendments must not conflict with the provisions laid down in Articles II and VI of the…

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Dr. Walter Theophilus “Ted” Janzow, former LCMS district president and college and seminary president, died Aug. 21 in Lincoln, Neb., at the age of 91. His funeral will be held Aug. 26 at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Neb.…