With Dr. Bruce Hartung The last two “Pressure Points” columns (see www.lcms.org/?17579 and www.lcms.org/?17805) focused on various congregational responses to economic pressure. Q: [What is] the real problem? Your article discusses issues, but the newsletter (Reporter) goes to church workers.…
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…
Items available (November 2010)
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase. Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Available The Lutheran Hymnal, CPH 1941, approximately 150…
Official Notice: Communicating the Financial Position of the LCMS
In response to Res. 4-03 of the 2010 LCMS convention, “that each November, the Vice-President-Finance–Treasurer of the Synod use widely available means (i.e., The Lutheran Witness, Reporter, LCMS website) to state the financial position of the Synod in a form…
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod: 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 Synod and district officials, staff and faculty…
Feds: Protect Muslims' building rights
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Islam is a valid religion that is entitled to constitutional protection, said a U.S. attorney who stepped into a debate about a proposed mosque and Islamic center in Tennessee. “To suggest that Islam is not a religion…
Crystal Cathedral files for Chapter 11
(RNS) — The Crystal Cathedral, the gleaming Southern California megachurch known for its “Hour of Power” television broadcast, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors. Senior Pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman on Oct. 18 said in a statement that…
How many Bible versions do we really need?
(RNS) — If you stacked all the Bibles sitting in American homes, the tower would rise 29 million feet, nearly 1,000 times the height of Mount Everest. More than 90 percent of American households own a Bible, and the average…
Sem enrollment down; SMP, deaconess programs up
By Paula Schlueter Ross Total enrollment this fall in all programs at the Synod’s two seminaries combined is down — from 1,028 last year to 962 this year, a drop of 66 students, or 6 percent. Total ordination-track enrollment at…
Lutherans invited to join Jan. 24 life march in D.C.
As in past years, Lutherans are invited to join the annual “March for Life,” Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C., which includes the offer of free lodging for travelers in the homes of Washington-area Lutheran church members. The march — next…
LHF offers reprinted Spanish Bible/catechism
The second edition of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation’s (LHF) popular Spanish-language Bible with Small Catechism — titled Santa Biblia in Spanish — is available from the Synod Recognized Service Organization. After the first-edition inventory of 20,000 copies printed in 2008…
WR-HC Sunday gifts to aid 'Soldiers of the Cross'
Contributions to mark LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) Sunday Nov. 21 will benefit the Synod’s “Soldiers of the Cross” fund, which is currently depleted. Since 2004, LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) has awarded Soldiers of the…
New children's book links Lutherans to malaria initiative
By Paula Schlueter Ross Little things can make big differences — especially when it comes to preventing malaria. That’s the message of one of those “little things” — a 32-page children’s book from Concordia Publishing House that’s written by Dr.…
European bishops establish Christian rights watchdog
WARSAW (RNS/ENInews) — Roman Catholic bishops from across Europe have set up an organization to defend the rights of Christians and monitor prejudice across the continent. “Our first task will be to provide people around Europe with objective and reliable…
