By Paula Schlueter Ross Missionary Erin Mackenzie says she was “very excited” to hear that a photo she took — of an American teenager hugging a young Mexican boy — received the most votes in the Facebook-based LCMS World Mission…
LCMS congregations model Jesus' 'community outreach'
By Kim Plummer Krull After members of Faith Lutheran Church participated in a workshop to better tune into needs in their Groton, Conn., neighborhood, the congregation started a food kitchen that now serves more than 75 families weekly. Two years…
CHI exhibits Durer prints
A new exhibit of Concordia Historical Institute’s (CHI) 41 prints from woodcuts by Albrecht Durer is on display through 2011 at the Institute’s building on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Titled “Albrecht Durer: Master Woodcut Artist of the German…
Resources available for 2011 'Life Sunday'
LCMS Life Ministries and Lutherans For Life (LFL) both are offering resources designed to help congregations observe “Life Sunday” on Jan. 16 or Jan. 23 — a date closer to the anniversary date of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 22,…
CPH offers new Advent-Christmas resources, gift catalog
The 2010 children’s Christmas program from Concordia Publishing House, “God’s Love at Christmas,” is based on the children’s Christmas hymn, “God Loves Me Dearly.” The hymn was originally written in 1852 by Rev. August Rische, a German Lutheran pastor who was working with…
Commentary: Flunking the religious knowledge test
By Gene Edward Veith Do atheists know more about religion than religious people do? That was the conclusion of recent news reports on the U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, which released…
LCMS, SELC conduct fellowship discussions
By Albert B. Collver On Oct. 28, a delegation from the LCMS consisting of Dr. Albert Collver, the Synod’s director of Church Relations — assistant to the president; Dr. Joel Lehenbauer, executive director of the LCMS Commission on Theology and…
Gulf Coast food banks still in demand
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — Even with the deep-sea oil hemorrhage halted and much of the fishing in the Gulf of Mexico reopened, major charity groups say the needs of impacted families remain dire. Officials from the local affiliates of Second…
Christianity's contributions mostly negative, Americans say
(RNS) — When asked about Christianity’s recent contributions to society, Americans cited more negatives than benefits, according to a new survey. The negative contribution cited most was hatred or violence in the name of Jesus, according to the Barna Group…
World Mission seeks teachers for Slovakia
LCMS World Mission is seeking two short-term missionaries to serve as soon as possible in Slovakia. The missionaries would serve for about three months as English teachers at a high school in Kosice, Slovakia. Duties will include teaching English grammar,…
Sem's library expansion will quadruple space
The completion of the first phase of a 45,000-square-foot expansion of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, will give the institution more space for library services than it has had since the seminary moved in 1976 from…
Two CUS schools receive major grants
Two Concordia University System schools have received major grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Concordia College, Selma, Ala., is one of 96 historically black schools that were awarded grants in the Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program. The…
Lutherans' 'positive steps' help suffering Haitians
By Kim Plummer Krull Ten months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti, news stories report how little has changed, including that more than 1 million survivors remain homeless and that none of the U.S. government’s pledged $1.15 billion in…
Requests for Reinstatement (November 2010)
LEROY W. MASON, Browns Valley, Calif., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. CORINNE M. BIELENBERG, Willmar, Minn.; KYLE BRYAN CHUHRAN, Shelby Township, Mich.; and LINDA N. ERKKINEN, St. Louis, Mo., have…
Positions (November 2010)
The following institutions of the Concordia University System are seeking candidates for positions: Concordia College — New York, Bronxville, N.Y., seeks to fill the following positions: senior manager of Student Enrollment and Support Services; director of Student Life. Concordia University…
Call for Nominations: Chief Mission Officer
The President of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod herewith calls for nominations for the position of chief mission officer (CMO) of Synod. The CMO is a new position mandated by the 2010 Convention, to be appointed by the President in concurrence…
