By Joe Isenhower Jr. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The low numbers got them here April 29-30 — leaders of 18 Synod congregations who said that factors such as effective Word and Sacrament ministry, active lay involvement, and community outreach helped their…
Servant-Events page offers new features
The Servant Events Web page of LCMS District and Congregational Services — Youth Ministry has a new look and a number of enhanced features. New features include the 2005 Servant Events Bible study, complete details for those attending this year’s events, and…
LFL, bioethics meetings set for St. Louis
Lutherans For Life’s (LFL) national 2005 conference is set for Nov. 11-13 at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet in St. Louis. Its theme is “In Life, in Death, Abide With Me.” Also, a Nov. 11 “bonus” bioethics conference at the same…
Committee suggests alternative to `living wills`
The Synod’s Sanctity of Human Life Committee issued a statement April 22 with the suggestion that Christians make use of the “Health Care Durable Power of Attorney” as an alternative to “living wills.” The eight-person committee’s statement also recommends a number…
Leaders of `specialized ministries` share ideas
By Paula Schlueter Ross IRVING, Texas — Dr. Elwin Johnson Rethinasamy of Williston Park, N.Y., leaned across a table during the last of eight “One Mission Ablaze — Igniting Congregations” events, held here May 13-14. Rethinasamy, who serves South Asians, mostly…
Campbell accepts top Black ministry post
Dr. Phillip A. Campbell, who has been serving as interim executive director of the Synod’s Board for Black Ministry Services for nearly three years, has accepted a call to serve in that post permanently. He announced his decision May 16. Campbell…
Wuerffel joins armed forces ministry
Chaplain Ted Wuerffel of Shoreline, Wash., has accepted a call from the Synod’s Board for Mission Services to serve as associate director of Ministry to the Armed Forces, beginning July 1. Wuerffel, 61, currently serves as campus pastor for Agape…
CD features `New Directions` presentations
Recordings of presentations from the LCMS mission conference “New Directions in Mission Leadership ’05” are now available on compact disk. More than 100 people attended the New Directions conference, held April 28-May 1 in St. Louis under the theme “Responding…
Seminaries mail promotional materials
All LCMS congregations should have received in recent weeks promotional materials from the Synod’s two seminaries in St. Louis and Fort Wayne. Each seminary has produced its own undated materials to give congregations an opportunity to emphasize the pastoral ministry…
Concordia, Portland, to mark centennial
Concordia University, Portland, Ore., will celebrate its 100th anniversary during a “Centennial Celebration Weekend” June 23-26. Anniversary activities include: a “Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance,” with Dr. Erhart Bauer. “21st Century Christianity,” an open forum and discussion with Synod President Gerald…
Meyer accepts call to serve as sem president
Dr. Dale A. Meyer of Collinsville, Ill., has accepted the call to serve as the 10th president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. His installation is set for Sept. 4, during the opening service for the seminary’s 2005-06 academic year. Meyer…
LCMS, LCC schools confer honors
Colleges, universities, and seminaries of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church–Canada have given a number of honorary doctorates and awards so far this year — mostly at spring commencement exercises. Receiving honors from the schools are: CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYFort…
`Reporter,` `Lutheran Witness` receive awards
Reporter and The Lutheran Witness, the Synod’s two official periodicals, picked up several awards at last month’s Associated Church Press (ACP) and Evangelical Press Association (EPA) competitions for work done in 2004. Awards presentations for the ACP and the EPA…
Call for nominations: university president
Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., seeks nominations for the position of president. The president is the chief executive officer of the university’s Board of Regents and serves as the university’s spiritual, administrative, and academic head. The official functions of the…
CTCR offers information about religious groups
Information about religious organizations and movements — both Christian and non-Christian — is now accessible on the LCMS Web site as a service of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations. The site currently provides summaries of the history, basic…
New CHI exhibits spotlight missions, nursing, LWML
Three new exhibits with the overall theme “A Century of Caring” opened in April at Concordia Historical Institute (CHI) in St. Louis. CHI is the Department of Archives and History of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. On display there through Labor…
