Convention delegates approve all four resolutions regarding continuing education and preaching.
2016 LCMS Convention Photos: Wednesday, July 13
Photos from Wednesday, July 13, at The 66th Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Milwaukee.
LCMS board elections continued, completed
Convention delegates complete elections of remaining ordained, commissioned and lay nominees to LCMS boards.
Resolutions encourage Lutheran ethos of schools, address decreasing enrollment
The resolutions also call for training more administrators and preparing for infringements on religious liberty.
Convention remembers, honors 664 church workers called to glory in triennium
The LCMS convention pauses July 13 to honor and remember those church workers called to glory in this past triennium (2013-16).
Convention examines ways to fund mission
Faithful stewardship and tithing are emphasized as means of funding local and synodwide missions.
Delegates approve creating Pastoral Formation Committee
The Rev. Dr. Berhanu Ofgaa, general secretary of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, joins the LCMS convention in thanking God for and encouraging the two LCMS seminaries.
Ofgaa encourages delegates to have ‘joy in the Lord and Him alone’
The Rev. Berhanu Ofgaa, who experienced persecution at the hands of the Communist government in Ethiopia, encourages delegates to “rejoice in the cross of Jesus,” even in the midst of suffering.
Financial resolutions pass without discussion; Synod seeks to walk together
With thankfulness to God, delegates vote to support the work of the Synod.
Convention recognizes international guests, growth of LCMS partnerships
Visiting church representatives attending the convention gather for a special recognition of the growth in the partnership between the LCMS and international Lutheran churches.
Ordained, commissioned ministers and lay nominees elected to boards, CTCR
Convention delegates elect ordained, commissioned and lay nominees to LCMS boards and the Commission on Theology and Church Relations.
Convention delegates reaffirm chaplains’ right to free exercise of conscience
Also adopted July 12 by delegates to the 66th Regular LCMS convention in Milwaukee was a resolution in support of the Synod’s three international schools.
Convention addresses licensed lay deacons in public ministry
Delegates adopt Resolution 13-02A “To Regularize Status of Licensed Lay Deacons Involved in Word and Sacrament Ministry.”
2016 LCMS Convention Photos: Tuesday, July 12
Photos from Tuesday, July 12, at The 66th Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Milwaukee.
KFUO Audio: The Supreme Court’s Decision on Texas House Bill 2
Tim Goeglein, Vice President of External Relations for Focus on the Family, talks with KFUO Radio’s Kip Allen about the repercussions of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt case.
KFUO Audio: Interview about 2017 LCMS Life Conference
Tracy Quaethem, manager of LCMS Life and Health Ministries, talks with KFUO Radio’s about the 2017 LCMS Life Conference, which is scheduled for Jan. 27-29 in the Washington, D.C. area.
