Wheat Ridge Ministries is taking orders for its “Lutheran Wheat Ridge Christmas Seals 2005.” Wheat Ridge distributes the seals free to congregations, organizations, and schools for them to pass along to families and individuals. This is the third year for which Wheat…
Hoffmann to retire from LHM speaking, travel
Honorary speaker of “The Lutheran Hour” Dr. Oswald C.J. Hoffmann will no longer travel, make public appearances, and answer correspondence on behalf of Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) after serving nearly 70 years as a Lutheran pastor, professor, public-relations executive, author,…
Sem`s Pieper Lectures to address `call, ordination`
“Call and Ordination in the Lutheran Church” is the theme for the 10th annual Pieper Lectures, set for Sept. 22-23 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Sponsors of the lectures are Concordia Historical Institute, which is the Synod’s Department of Archives…
LFL offers booklet on dealing with addictions
Lutherans For Life (LFL) is offering a new eight-page booklet whose author emphasizes that forgiveness in Christ is the key to helping those affected by addictions deal with their lives. Titled “Forgiven in Christ,” the booklet (Item 908B) may be…
World Relief/Human Care grants $800,000 for mission projects
Assisting with agricultural support for returnees in Sudan and helping to establish urgently needed schools in India are among 24 international mission projects to receive support from $800,129 in grants from LCMS World Relief/Human Care. The grants include 18 for…
World Relief/Human Care ships supplies to hurricane victims
A 53-foot semi-trailer filled with more than $60,000 in chainsaws, generators, wheelbarrows, diapers, and non-perishable foods arrived at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday (Sept. 4), sent by St. Louis-based LCMS World Relief/Human Care in response to needs…
`Ablaze!` `welcoming` resource available
“Friendship Ablaze!” — what’s being described as “the most comprehensive package of user-friendly resources ever developed in our Synod to help congregations and schools be the best welcoming communities they can be, as they share the Gospel with their neighbors”–…
Pressure Points with Dr. Bruce Hartung
Q: I am noticing a troubling characteristic about myself — something I have already spoken about with my pastor. I hold a position of leadership in my congregation. My troubling trait is that I put up with things from people…
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, 50 copies. Rev. Harold…
Conferees `model` how pastors, laity might best relate
By David Strand SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The 223 attendees at the Synod’s second Model Theological Conference Aug. 23-25 here took about 15 seconds to answer the question posed by the meeting’s theme, “The Congregation’s Ministry and Mission: Who’s in Charge Here?” …
Kieschnick to ELCA assembly: Adhere to God`s Word
ORLANDO, Fla.– Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick told the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s 2005 Churchwide Assembly here Aug. 12 that “all too often” the two church bodies “do not come to the same conclusions regarding what we understand the…
Hurricane Katrina wreaks chaos, triggers caring
By Kim Krull Monique Miller, the wife of Rev. Philip Miller of Chalmette, La., was due to deliver the couple’s third child on Monday (Aug. 29), the day Hurricane Katrina delivered to the Gulf Coast near New Orleans what many…
Dale Meyer installation set for Sept. 4
Dr. Dale Meyer will be installed as the 10th president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, during a special worship service set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, at the seminary’s Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. The service will mark…
Seminaries to host fall `Lutherhostels`
The Synod’s two seminaries each are hosting “Lutherhostel” events this fall. “Joy in the Journey” is the theme for LutherHostel 2005 at Concordia Seminary, to be held Oct. 1-4 on the St. Louis campus. The seminary hosts the “educational event for…
Fort Wayne sem to host training events
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, is offering two training events this fall for church workers and laypeople: The “Lay Leadership Retreat,” Sept. 30-Oct. 2, is designed for congregational officers, elders, and other lay leaders. It will be led by Dr.…
LCMS member dies in tornado
One LCMS member died and more than 300 homes were destroyed or damaged in a tornado that ripped through Stoughton in southern Wisconsin Thursday (Aug. 18), according to Rev. Thomas Petersen, pastor of Good Shepherd-by-the-Lake Lutheran Church. Harold Orlofske, 54,…
