Politics and religion Recently in both Reporter and The Lutheran Witness, there have been articles relating to politics in our religion. I believe these are good. However, there is a growing number of those who do not believe that politics…
Items wanted, available (January)
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. Wanted The Lutheran Hymnal Organist Edition. Rev. Bruce Linderman,…
Positions (January)
Concordia Publishing House, the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, is searching for an experienced director of marketing to lead its Marketing Division. Duties include overseeing the development and implementation of business plans for the various product lines; managing each business groups’…
Requests for Reinstatement (January)
THOMAS BIRD, Kansas City, Kan.; KATHRYN BAGANZ, Oconomowoc, Wis.; ROBERTA BEISWENGER, Prior Lake, Minn.; MICHELLE LEIGH COLEMAN, Valley Park, Mo.; JUDY REYNOLDS, Andover, Minn.; L. BOONE SMITH, Hoyt, Kan.; and CAMELA L. WICHMAN, Newton, N.C., have applied for reinstatement to…
Help is available for church workers in debt
While two-thirds of LCMS church workers would speak to a financial professional if their debts were affecting their ministries, less than a third know that such services are available. Such awareness — identified in the Lutheran Church Extension Fund study…
Two years after tsunami: suffering, silver linings
By Kim Krull Expanding an orphanage in Sri Lanka. Providing metal storage cabinets in India. Rebuilding fishing boats in Thailand. When you’re talking about the aftermath of one of deadliest disasters in modern history, those efforts may sound small. But…
Seminaries offer free calendars
Both Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod seminaries are offering free copies of their 2007 wall calendars. The Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, calendar features photos of the campus and students taken at various times during the academic year. This year’s calendar from Concordia…
New Congress includes 18 Lutherans
When the 110th Congress of the United States is sworn in Jan. 4, it will include 18 Lutherans — 11 Democrats and 7 Republicans, according to the ELCA Washington Office, the federal public policy advocacy office of the Evangelical Lutheran…
Lilly grant funds LCMS family`s study in England
Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, Payson, Ariz., has received a $44,270 grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. to support its pastor and his family as they pursue studies in England later this year. Shepherd of the Pines is the…
Kieschnicks to ride LHM float in Rose Parade
LCMS President Gerald Kieschnick and his wife, Terry, will ride “The Lutheran Hour” float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. “The Lutheran Hour” float, the only religious float in the parade, is sponsored by the…
Seminary offers Advent devotions online
The Admission Department of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, is posting daily devotions on the seminary’s Web site during Advent. “The coming weeks are a time of reflection as we consider the ways our Lord Jesus comes to us and…
St. Louis seminary launches new Web site
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, last month launched a new Web site that’s designed to provide a place for the seminary’s faculty to “engage relevant theological topics in a timely manner” and encourage “constructive, ongoing theological discussion between faculty, pastors, and…
Connolly steps down as LFC director
After 15 years of overseeing 500 projects, Curt Connolly has stepped down as director of the Synod’s Laborers For Christ (LFC) program. But he’s not exactly leaving LFC, a program in which retired Lutherans help build or remodel churches and…
Lutheran Blind Mission to offer large-type, braille hymnals
Within the next few months, Lutheran Blind Mission (LBM) expects to produce the new hymnal, Lutheran Service Book, in both large-type and braille versions. St. Louis-based LBM is an LCMS mission agency that offers free blind-ministry resources and operates a…
St. Louis seminary plans to sell former CBC campus
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has announced its intention to sell the 8.2-acre former Christian Brothers College (CBC) High School campus that is adjacent to the seminary’s 72-acre historic campus. The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation purchased the CBC campus in…
Stewardship projects receive Thrivent grants
With goals to develop “learning communities” in congregations and advocates in districts, two stewardship projects were approved for block grants from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans when the LCMS Board of Directors met in late November. Both projects should be well…
