“These people are brilliant,” said Sarah Fields of Hobart, Ind., as she summed up for Reporter her impressions as a first-time participant at Lutherans For Life’s (LFL) 2005 national conference Nov. 11-13 in St. Louis. Sarah, with 2-year-old daughter Anna in…
Synod rejoins Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue
Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick says he is pleased that the Synod, which participated in the first nine rounds of dialogue between Lutherans and Roman Catholics in the United States, has been invited to send two participants to Round XI…
Leaders focus on joint ministries, theological discussions
At their semi-annual meeting held in Baltimore Oct. 28, leaders of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) focused on joint ministries in international relief and development, welfare of refugees, and human services. …
Attack on teens in Indonesia touches other Christian schools
Students and teachers at the Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH) Christian high schools in Jakarta, Indonesia, were 1,000 miles away from the violence in the Central Sulawesi province — violence that took the lives of three teenage girls who were attacked…
CHI gives awards for work in 2004
Dr. Karl L. Barth of Wauwatosa, Wis., received Concordia Historical Institute’s (CHI) Distinguished Service Award during CHI’s annual awards banquet Nov. 3 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The Institute, which is the Synod’s Department of Archives and History, is located on…
People in the news
Rev. Dean Wachholz of Saline, Mich., and Jay De Beir, Aurora, Ill., joined the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) staff this fall. Wachholz, 60, is vice president of the Agency Services Division of Capital Funding Services (CFS), the capital fund-raising…
Commentary: How might Alito affect the balance of church-state issues?
By Kevin Leininger Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice — perhaps the best-known opponent of the ACLU’s crusade to strip manger scenes and other religious expressions from the public square — calls Supreme Court nominee Samuel…
Pressure Points with Dr. Bruce Hartung
I am the wife of a pastor of a small, rural church. I miss the largeness of a big church. Our small church seems content not to change or start anything new. Rather, it is happy simply to have a…
Items wanted, available
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…
Requests for Reinstatement
LEONARD E. RIDDLE, Marion, Ohio, has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. KATHLEEN BRANDT, Indianapolis, Ind.; JOHN BRITTON, Wood Dale, Ill.; SHARON FRYDENDALL, Costa Mesa, Calif.; BARBARA L. RITTENHOUSE, North Hills, Calif.;…
Official notice: LCEF, CHI, LCMS Foundation, CUS audits
The audits and summary budgets of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Foundation, Concordia University System, and Concordia Historical Institute have been completed and are available upon written request. Please direct your request to: Lutheran Church Extension…
Official notice: district audits
The audits and summary budgets of the Synod’s 35 districts have been completed and are available upon written request. Write or contact your District Office directly. The address of each district is published in The Lutheran Annual. Posted Dec. 1,…
Formal talks bring LCMS, AALC closer to fellowship
Representatives of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and The American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC) this fall took part in the first of two theological discussions that could lead to the establishment of altar and pulpit fellowship. The AALC is…
Positions
Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., is seeking to fill a faculty position in the School of Education. Qualified candidates must possess an earned doctorate with expertise in one of the following areas: curriculum and instruction, administration and leadership, or educational assessment. …
Retired LCC District President Roy Holm dies
Dr. Roy K. Holm, who served 22 years as president of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Central District, died of pneumonia Nov. 25 at a hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan. Holm, 69, had battled cancer for the past five years. A public memorial…
Districts redesign their Web sites with Information Services
Redesigning their Web site and making virtually all district information available online has “opened up a whole new world” for webmaster Pam Krog and members of the Synod’s Iowa District East. Pastors comment “all the time” about how the new site…
