“Reaching Out Together” — a conference for pastors, evangelism boards, church leaders, and laypeople — will be held from 8:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 14 in Wyneken Hall at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. “For years a group of St. Louis…
Neuhaus dies of cancer
Funeral services were held Jan. 13 in New York for Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a Roman Catholic priest and former LCMS pastor who championed conservative issues in the church and society through his writing and participation in public forums. He…
Alliance to hold first conference
The National Lutheran Alliance will hold its first national conference titled “Faith and Freedom” March 19-21 in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature speakers discussing the role of faith in citizenship and the benefits of religious freedom. Highlighted will be an…
Order resources for Lutheran Schools Week
Lutheran schools and their sponsoring congregations may order a variety of resources from LCMS District and Congregational Services — School Ministry to promote National Lutheran Schools Week (NLSW), set for March 1-7. To guarantee delivery in time for that week,…
Get 'March for Life' news, resources online
Even if you can’t travel to Washington, D.C., for the “March for Life” on Jan. 22, you can still get up-to-date information and insights from marching Lutherans through online coverage by LCMS World Relief and Human Care, at www.lcms.org/marchforlife. The…
Kieschnick issues statement on inauguration
LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick on Jan. 16 issued the statement which follows, sharing his thoughts as inauguration day approaches. Barack Obama will be inaugurated January 20, 2009, as the 44th president of the United States of America. As he…
LWML convention registration opens
Registration opens March 2 for the 33rd Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML), set for June 25-28 in Portland, Ore. The theme of the upcoming convention is “Look to the Hills … God Reigns” from Ps. 121:1-2…
Sudan church leader dies
Rev. Andrew Mbugo Elisa, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sudan (ELCS) — an emerging Lutheran church body that works with LCMS missionaries and others — died Dec. 31 as the result of an aggressive glioma (tumor) in the…
Order resources for Lutheran Schools Week
Lutheran schools and their sponsoring congregations may order a variety of resources from LCMS District and Congregational Services — School Ministry to promote National Lutheran Schools Week (NLSW), set for March 1-7. To guarantee delivery in time for that week,…
LHM Sunday set for Feb. 22
Lutheran Hour Ministries has designated Feb. 22 for a special Sunday to emphasize its mission and services. The LHM Sunday will tap volunteers to make announcements or presentations about the ministry during worship services, Bible studies, or special gatherings. Lutheran Hour…
Seminary offers men's retreat
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, will hold a men’s retreat titled “Real Men Follow Jesus” Feb. 1-2, on its campus. The retreat is designed to re-engage men in their local congregations. Studies have shown that while women and children thrive…
All LCMS districts to convene this year
All 35 LCMS districts hold their triennial conventions this year — starting with North Dakota’s, Jan. 18-21 in Minot, N.D., and ending with Central Illinois’, July 5-7 in Springfield, Ill. Reporter plans to carry a summary story on each convention,…
CTCR working to share documents, resources
With the input of a small group of scientists, pastors, teachers, and church workers, the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) expects to gain input for a future report on Christian stewardship of the environment — plus ideas…
Hempelmann directs ‘What A Way’ initiative
Dr. L. Dean Hempelmann — who was instrumental in forming the What a Way initiative to support recruitment and retention of Synod-rostered professional church workers — is now that initiative’s first director, on a part-time, deployed basis. Hempelmann retired…
Wheat Ridge announces $237,000-plus in grants
Wheat Ridge Ministries of Itasca, Ill., announced that it is awarding more than $237,000 in grants to 14 congregations and to help seven new projects of other ministries. The congregations include six in the Missouri Synod. Grants totaling $211,231 are going…
Retreat 'refreshes' Latin American missionaries
By James Neuendorf Missionaries from all over Latin America and the Caribbean gathered Dec. 2-5 for the 2008 LCMS World Mission Regional Missionary Retreat. It was the first LCMS World Mission retreat to include partner-church missionaries. The gathering, which took…
