A two-day conference on “Gospel Outreach with Childcare” is planned for Oct. 7-8 in Ashburn, Va. The conference is sponsored by the Open Arms Institute, a ministry that “fosters and guides Lutheran church planting with childcare.” Sessions will be held…
Irvine breaks ground for high-tech facility
Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., plans to begin construction on its new high-tech Education, Business and Technology (EBT) Center in October. A ground-breaking ceremony was held on the campus in July. The EBT Center, located next to the campus library, is being…
Medical missions group to sponsor `Health Forum`
Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM) is sponsoring its second “Needs and Resources Global Health Forum” Feb. 17-18 in St. Louis. LIMM is an association of Lutheran health-care professionals and lay people who are “committed to the support of Christ’s healing…
Former DP Alwin Reimnitz dies
Dr. Alwin Reimnitz, president emeritus of the Synod’s North Dakota District, died Aug. 9 after being hit by a car weeks earlier. Reimnitz, 80, was struck July 18 as he crossed the street during a visit to a nursing home. He…
Tomesch accepts call to head Canadian sem
Dr. Harald Tomesch of Milwaukee has accepted a call to serve as the third president of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Tomesch, 49, is the first Canadian to serve as president of a Lutheran Church–Canada seminary. …
Martin Lieske, former DP, dies
Rev. Martin L. Lieske, president of the Synod’s Minnesota South District from 1966 to 1978, died July 26 in Fond du Lac, Wis. Lieske, 94, had suffered a stroke five months earlier. A funeral service was held Aug. 1 at…
More attacks biggest concern of partner church in England
No members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE) lost their lives in terrorist bombings of three London subways and a bus on July 7. Yet, with their fellow citizens, they remain shaken and troubled by the events that…
Pressure Points with Dr. Bruce Hartung
Our congregation is in a pickle over a major conflict. People have grouped themselves into clusters and speak to the opposing side only in the most uncivil terms. They are at each other’s throats at voters assemblies. And communion! Some…
Christ, not commandments, foundation of Christian faith
The following commentary by Dr. E.H. Zimmermann, former president of the Synod’s Indiana District, appeared July 25 in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. In this column, Dr. Zimmermann refutes a previous commentator who asserted that the public display of the Ten…
Call for Nominations: Director of News and Information
The LCMS Board for Communication Services (BCS) is seeking nominations for the position of director of News and Information. This position reports to the executive director of Communications and is responsible for serving as the executive editor of the Synod’s…
Theological conference to focus on pastor, laity roles
Packets of “homework” have been sent to more than 225 individuals who will participate in the Model Theological Conference focusing on the theme of “The Congregation’s Ministry and Mission: Who’s in Charge Here?” The conference will be held Aug. 23-25…
30 int'l Lutheran leaders to discuss `confessions`
With “The Lutheran Confessions” as its theme, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) will observe significant anniversaries of the Augsburg Confession and the Book of Concord during its biennial meeting from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 in Berlin. This year marks…
Former veep Preus now heads Luther Academy
Since March of this year, Rev. Daniel Preus, first vice president of the Synod from 2001 to 2004, has assumed the role of full-time director of The Luther Academy, the St. Louis-based society that, according to its mission statement, “promotes…
Letters to the Editor, August 2005
Well done, CPH! Hats off to Concordia Publishing House for the outstanding work it is doing for our Synod and for the church at-large. I just received a copy of Concordia: A Reader’s Edition of the Book of Concord, and…
Requests for Reinstatement
LARRY BEHNKEN, New Brighton, Minn., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. RENATA J. ANDERSON, Morton, Ill.; LINDA BUSS, Glendale, Wis.; KATHLEEN FISCHER, Houston, Texas; KAREN F. HAAKE, Oak, Neb.; DEBRA A.…
