The Board of Trustees of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Foundation herewith calls for nominations for the position of president of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Foundation. The president reports to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation and relates to the…
Positions (October 2011)
The following institutions of the Concordia University System are seeking candidates for positions: Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, seeks to fill the position of admissions counselor. Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., seeks to fill a faculty position in nursing. Concordia University…
Pressure Points (October 2011)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Following are two separate readers’ comments and two others’ questions. Comment: I know that you have championed whole-person and health promotion for our church workers for a number of years. My story could be summarized as…
Catholic anti-abortion group in financial trouble
(RNS) A leading Catholic anti-abortion group whose leader is under scrutiny for failing to disclose financial details reported a $1.4 million deficit in 2010 despite collecting tens of millions of dollars in donations during recent years. The budget shortfall at…
Pope seeks Protestant allies to combat secularism
BERLIN (RNS) — All faiths have to work together to stanch the tide of secularism sweeping the world, warned Pope Benedict XVI on Sept. 23 during the second day of a tour through his native Germany. Benedict focused on ecumenical…
Volunteers needed to help flooded Minot families
Kim Plummer Krull Volunteers are urgently needed to help “muck out” and “button up” flood-damaged homes before the fast-approaching winter deals Minot, N.D., area families another harsh blow. “Over 900 homes still need to be mucked out and cleaned out,”…
Board takes actions, hears numerous reports
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — The Synod Board of Directors took several actions and heard numerous reports during its Aug. 25-26 meeting here. Among actions, the Board: appointed Andrea Pitkus of Buffalo Grove, Ill., to fill a lay…
National Synod finishes fiscal year 'in black'
The national Synod finished its 2010-11 fiscal year June 30 “in the black,” according to LCMS Chief Financial Officer Jerald C. Wulf. In his report for the Aug. 25-26 meeting of the LCMS Board of Directors, Wulf wrote that at…
Churches, others may qualify for health plan tax credit
Missouri Synod churches, schools and organizations enrolled in the Concordia Health Plan (CHP) may be eligible for a tax credit. The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in March of last year includes provisions for the…
'YM 2012' to eye theology, youth ministry
The practical application of theology to youth ministry will be the focus of “Youth Ministry 2012” (YM 2012) — LCMS Office of National Mission — Youth Ministry’s (LCMS Youth Ministry) yearly symposium for lay and professional youth workers. It is…
Former NID President Edmund Happel dies
Former LCMS Northern Illinois District (NID) President Rev. Dr. Edmund H. Happel died Sept. 20 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The Rev. Dr. Happel, of Arlington Heights, Ill., had been recuperating from hip surgery. He was…
German court: Catholic hospital must rehire divorced doctor
BERLIN (RNS) — A divorced doctor fired from his job at a Catholic hospital because he married another woman should be reinstated, a German court ruled Sept. 8. The ruling by Germany’s highest labor court means that church organizations may…
Pope links British riots to 'moral relativism'
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Benedict XVI linked recent riots in England to the corrosive effects of “moral relativism,” and warned that preserving social order requires government policies based on “enduring values.” Benedict made his remarks on Sept. 9 to…
Toxic drywall puts end to Catholic Katrina program
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — Operation Helping Hands, the Catholic ministry that employed thousands of volunteers to rebuild nearly 200 homes after Hurricane Katrina, said Sept. 7 it will shut down next summer, sooner than expected, because of its disastrous encounter…
Palestinian pastor to speak at seminary
Mention Palestine, Israel, the Middle East, and the words that often come to mind are uncertainty, conflict and political unrest. But the Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, is working to spread a message of…
Megachurch seeks to reassure new Portland neighbors
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) — The pastor of a conservative Christian church that recently moved into the heart of liberal southeast Portland sought to reassure his new neighbors Sept. 8 about the church’s philosophy. Pastor Tim Smith said the Mars Hill…
