THE LUTHERAN CHURCH–MISSOURI SYNOD INC. Financial condition of the Synod (FY 2011) By Jerald C. Wulf We certainly are living in interesting times. It seems the challenges we face are ever-increasing. Yet we trust in our Lord’s promises to provide…
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH–MISSOURI SYNOD INC. Salary Information The Synod’s policy of full financial disclosure provides for making available to members of the Synod (congregations, pastors, teachers and others on the roster), on written request, the salary grid scales of all…
The colleges, universities and seminaries of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the college, university or…
DAVID STEPHEN BUSH, Fort Wayne, Ind., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. DAVID J. GEHRING, Seattle, Wash., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Our pastor is pretty protective about matters concerning the church. Regardless of who is in the office, the pastor answers the phone. He sees the mail first and distributes it. Sometimes we do not even hear…
By Kim Plummer Krull When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake and tsunami killed more than 700 people and affected lives in nearly half their country, leaders of the self-described “very small” Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile (IELCHI) questioned how they could help…
By David Strand In coming months the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down a decision potentially having a profound effect on the freedom of churches to select and dismiss their ministers and other religious leaders without governmental interference. The decision…
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — Board members and others at the LCMS Board for National Mission (BNM) meeting here Sept. 22-23 expressed thanks for the National Mission Conference that met Sept. 20-22 in the same hotel as the…
The Witness, Mercy, Life Together supplement to the October Reporter included a profile of the Office of National Mission (ONM) by the Rev. Bart Day, its executive director. While that supplement is available online (click here), here is a brief summary…
By Timothy S. Goeglein America is suffering from a historic familial brokenness that is disillusioning. One of the best and yet saddest examples of this is the increasing number of American kids who live in poverty, the root cause of…
By Albert B. Collver III By the close of an Oct. 4-7 theological conference in Prague hosted by the LCMS president’s office, many of the 71 Lutheran leaders attending from 20 countries said they appreciated that opportunity to encourage and support…
(RNS) — President Obama formally extended his ear to evangelicals ahead of the 2012 election, meeting with top leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) in the White House for about 30 minutes on Oct. 12. International religious freedom was…
OAKTOWN, Ind. (RNS) — Eleven-year-old Sarai Camacho of Donna, Texas, tears up when she tells why her mother let go the baby sitter for her and her younger sister this summer. It’s the same reason her father brought the family…
(RNS) — Tithing to mainline Protestant churches as a percentage of income is at its lowest level in at least 41 years, according to a new report, and churches are keeping a greater share of those donations for their own…
(RNS) — Religion may not only save your soul, according to a new book, but could also have a real impact on your financial well-being. New research from “Faith and Money: How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty” suggests that mainline…
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Treading carefully on a subject that has proved diplomatically volatile for the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI lamented the Oct. 9 killing of two dozen Christian protesters in Egypt. “I am profoundly saddened by the episodes of violence…
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