Position announcement: Director of Deaconess Studies, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, seeks candidates for the position of director of the Residential Deaconess Studies and Online Deaconess Studies programs.

Hardy to serve as Concordia University System president

The Rev. Dr. Jamison Hardy currently serves as president of the LCMS English District.

Translation leaders gather for National Offering ‘summit’

The National Offering will support the ongoing translation of solid Lutheran resources into languages other than English.

Bruss to serve as CTSFW president

The Rev. Dr. Jon S. Bruss will succeed the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. as president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.

Resource provides history of Lutheran World Federation

The booklet is available as a free download.

From the mission field: Short-Term Mission has busiest year ever

LCMS Short-Term Mission sent more volunteers on mission trips and filled more field requests in 2023 than ever before.

May ‘Witness’: A praying community

The church prays in accord with God’s Word.

Prison ministry: Mercy for ‘the least of these’

The 2024 Prison Ministry Coordinators Conference was held April 15–16 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

Reporter at 50: The introduction of full color

Reporter, the official newspaper of the LCMS, began using full-color photos in the mid-2000s.

Lutherans extend ‘hand of God’ after Nebraska tornadoes

Within two days of the tornadoes, Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) volunteers started arriving on the scene.

God’s design for sexuality: Starting the conversation

In 2019 and 2023, the LCMS convention passed resolutions calling on the church to “address sexual orientation and gender identity issues” through intentional conversations.

Concordia Plans unveils new mental health resource

The resources offers expanded mental health solutions with an enhanced Employee Assistance Program.

Lutherans give witness to life and Christ

The March on the Arch is the largest annual pro-life demonstration in the St. Louis region.

In His image: Two sexes, one humanity

The differences between men and women are not something to apologize for but to celebrate.