HOUSTON—In a brief message to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod convention, Brad Hewitt, chief executive officer of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, traced how “Lutherans figuring out how to solve problems has resulted in an AA best-rated Fortune 500 company with $70…

HOUSTON—Looking to future conventions, the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod adopted revised procedures for making reports and overtures, appointing floor committees, distributing advance materials and selecting convention dates and locations. The procedures, which involve bylaw changes, were…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod here voted July 15 to “increase the impact” of the church body’s vicarage, or yearlong internship, program for seminarians. Resolution 5-04, presented by the Floor Committee on Seminary and…

HOUSTON—“It’s only the future of the church,” Dr. L. Dean Hempelmann said as he reported efforts to recruit and retain church workers for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Hempelmann, the executive director of “What a Way,” spoke July 13 to the…

HOUSTON—Through the national and international media outreach of Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), the Int’l Lutheran Laymen’s League remains committed to supporting the mission of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.      In a July 14 video message to the LCMS convention, Int’l LLL…

HOUSTON—Utilizing the theme “One People Forgiven through Christ to Forgive in the Family,” Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, presented the convention’s morning Bible study July 13 on the importance of confession and forgiveness between family members.…

HOUSTON—In his daily Bible study to the convention attendees, Ted Kober, founder and president of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, asked that members work to resolve conflict within their congregations. In keeping with the convention’s theme of forgiveness, he also invited those…

HOUSTON—First Lutheran Church, El Cajon, Calif., was recognized July 14 during the national convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod for its exemplary leadership in church planting.      The 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is meeting July 10-17 at…

HOUSTON—Starting with the name “Abraham, Mark W.” and ending with “Zorn, Glen R.,” there are 490 names listed on pages 25-26 of the 2010 Convention Workbook—the names of the ordained and commissioned ministers who departed this life since the last…

HOUSTON—With “yes” tallies of 79.9 percent and 83.5 percent of the votes, delegates at the Missouri Synod convention encouraged the work of the Task Force on Synodical Harmony and affirmed ecclesiastical supervision in the cases of rostered church workers  following…

HOUSTON—During voting July 14, two ordained pastors and four laypeople were elected to the LCMS Board of Directors.      The 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is meeting July 10-17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center under the…

HOUSTON—The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Convention honored three of its congregations July 14 for outstanding work to raise funds for the Synod’s Fan into Flame campaign in support of Ablaze! mission initiatives.      Honored were leaders and members of Mountainside Lutheran Church, Linville,…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the Synod’s 64th Regular Convention here heard today that Fan into Flame, the six-year-old campaign to raise $100 million to support the Ablaze! Gospel-sharing initiative, had raised $58,900,172 in gifts and pledges as of July 1.  The money…

HOUSTON—Delegates to the Synod’s 64th Regular Convention here overwhelmingly adopted several resolutions of the Floor Committee on Missions (Floor Committee 1) July 14: Resolution 1-05, “to affirm and encourage our military chaplains,” gives thanks and praise to God “for sending…

HOUSTON—The convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has charged its Board of Directors to appoint a task force to research efficiencies that can be achieved through cooperative interaction between the 12  LCMS colleges, universities and seminaries.  The action, (Res. 4-04A),…

HOUSTON—Rev. Dustin Lappe said he hadn’t planned to be a pastor or a church planter. Yet Lappe, lead pastor of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Aurora, Colo., addressed The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Convention about the “adventure” of the new congregation…