For shorter versions of key Reporter stories, downloadable in PDF format and suitable for use in congregational newsletters, go to the online Reporter Digest. Posted Jan. 19, 2006

For shorter versions of key Reporter stories, downloadable in PDF format and suitable for use in congregational newsletters, go to the online Reporter Digest. Posted Jan. 19, 2006

“Women: Making a Difference” is the theme of the first national conference sponsored by the Women’s Leadership Institute of Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon. The conference, scheduled for May 19-21 at the Manchester East Hotel in Milwaukee, is designed to encourage…

A book of sermons by LCMS Professor Chad L. Bird was published in January by Emmanuel Press, Grand Rapids, Mich.  Bird is assistant professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. The book, Christ Crucified: Lutheran Sermons by…

By Roland Lovstad Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod representatives came away from the first meeting of a new round of U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogues with observations of openness and trust as discussions began around the theme of “The Hope of Eternal Life.”…

Three Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod congregations are among a total of 124 selected to receive Lilly Endowment Inc. grants in the 2005 National Clergy Renewal Program. Each congregation will receive up to $45,000 to send its pastor on a sabbatical designed…

Delegates to the 2005 convention of the Lutheran Church in Korea (LCK) elected Dr. Hyun-Sup Um to his first four-year term as president.  The convention, held annually, was Oct. 6-7 at Sarang-Maeul Lutheran Church in Kwangju. A professor of Old…

By David Adams Recent court cases and legislative actions in Canada have legalized same-sex marriage in that country and limited the rights of Canadian citizens to speak out publicly against homosexuality, even on religious grounds. Most Americans, and a great many…

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 and an altar to…

Hong Kong International School (HKIS) is a Christian school within an international setting and sensitive to its culturally diverse community of more than 40 nationalities represented among over 2,600 students.  Founded and owned by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, HKIS is…

Concordia University, River Forest, Ill., seeks applicants for the following three positions: Teacher Education Department.  Rank commensurate with qualification and experience.  Applicants should have expertise in two or more of the following areas:  early childhood, curriculum and instruction, English as…

ROBERT D. GRAMS, St. Charles, Mo., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. VIKI L. ANDRINGA, Wausau, Wis.; ROGER GALLERT, Grand Rapids, Mich.; GARY J. NEUMANN, Ann Arbor, Mich.; PATRICIA L. SMITH,…

Encomiums out of bounds I was taught as a child by my LCMS pastor that eulogies have no place in a Lutheran funeral.  Then I saw the headline in a recent Reporter on Dr. Oswald C.J. Hoffmann’s funeral, “Hoffmann put…

January has been designated “Mission Month” by the Synod’s Board of Directors, and in an effort to help congregations focus on mission, LCMS World Mission has produced a new DVD of resources. The DVD is titled “Ablaze! — Crossing the…

Michelle Schultz, a new member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Armada, Mich., is in need of a kidney from a healthy donor with type O blood, according to her pastor, Rev. Paul Dancy.  Schultz and her husband have three…