By Seth Hinz This Lenten season, the Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., community completed a project to walk the 6,029 miles from their campus to Calvary — the hill outside ancient Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. The venture was put…
Sem to host 'Day of Homiletical Reflection'
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its eighth annual “Day of Homiletical Reflection” on May 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the seminary’s Clara and Spencer Werner Auditorium. The event is designed for pastors and students involved in homiletical…
Open Arms conference rescheduled
The Open Arms conference that was scheduled for April 29-May 1 in St. Paul, Minn., has been tentatively rescheduled. The new date is Sept. 24-26 at the same venue. Lodging and most sessions will be held at the Hilton Minneapolis/St.…
Seminary offers 'CTS Answers'
Do you have questions about your faith, doctrinal issues, or theology? For those questions, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., offers “CTS Answers.” Each CTS Answers video is a conversation with one of the seminary’s faculty who shares his expertise…
Fred Kuhlmann, longtime church, civic leader, dies
Dr. Fred L. Kuhlmann, a longtime leader in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and the St. Louis community, died April 3 at his home in Webster Groves, Mo., a St. Louis suburb. Dr. Kuhlmann, 93, had been suffering from multiple ailments,…
Johann serves as national mission consultant
Rev. Jotham Johann of Centreville, Va., is serving on a contract basis as consultant to LCMS World Mission National Missions. Johann, 42, previously served LCMS World Mission the past four years as director of National Mission Affiliates, overseeing the Synod’s…
Registration open for Black Ministry Convocation
Registration is now open for the 2010 Black Ministry Family Convocation, to be held July 8-11 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Houston under the theme “Ablaze!, Empowered and Determined!,” from Phil. 3:13b-14. The convocation, held every other year, brings…
CPH, LCC produce French hymnal
Concordia Publishing House and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have teamed up to produce a new French hymnal. It is the first Lutheran French hymnal to be published anywhere in the world since 1975, according to CPH. The new hymnal, titled Liturgies…
Free resources available for 'Pastoral Ed Month'
Free materials are available online that are designed to help congregations celebrate “Pastoral Education Month” in May. The special observance is designed to highlight the preparation of men for the pastoral ministry. In an April 6 e-mail “blast” to congregations and…
'Fan into Flame' tops $55.9 million, funds 29 missionaries
Fan into Flame, the capital campaign to raise $100 million for new Ablaze!-related ministries, has raised a total of $55,974,047 — representing some 21,500 gifts and pledges — as of March 26. Of that total: $27,844,719 was received in cash…
'Dateline' may feature LCMS congregations, university
NBC’s “Dateline” program scheduled to air at 6 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, March 28, may feature members of First Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cedarburg, Wis.; St. Paul Lutheran Church in Grafton, Wis.; and students at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon.…
LCMS, ELCH leaders attend funeral for Dr. Louis
Representatives from the LCMS and its partner church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti, were among dozens of people who spoke at the funeral of the man known as “the father of Lutheranism in Haiti,” Dr. Doris Jean Louis. Dr.…
Pressure Points (April 2010)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung This month’s “Pressure Points” has to do with comments (in bold) of a veteran pastor, along with my “answer” to him, as follows: “Over my many years as an LCMS pastor, I’ve been involved with the…
Requests for Reinstatement (April 2010)
MARTIN E. BERGSTROM, Bentonville, Ark.; and BARRY R. SOMMERFIELD, Sturgis, Mich., have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. AMY CARRIER, Warren, Mich.; and PAUL LINDBLAD, Des Plaines, Ill., have applied for reinstatement…
Positions (April 2010)
The following institutions of the Concordia University System are seeking candidates for positions: Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., seeks to fill faculty positions in business; accounting and finance. Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, seeks to fill faculty positions in history;…
Items available (April 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 Cassock (black) and surplice (white) in excellent condition…
