Camp Luther, Three Lakes, Wis., is in need of summer volunteers. Individuals who own an RV and can commit to a two-week minimum stay to help half-days with maintenance or groundskeeping should contact Gary “Woody” Vought, camp director, at (877)…
ELCA process would OK actively gay workers
A resolution that opens the possibility for ministers in same-sex relationships to serve in congregational ministries has been forwarded to the ELCA Churchwide Assembly for consideration at its Aug. 8-14 meeting in Orlando, Fla. Drafted during the April 9-11 meeting…
ALOA, schools sponsor Lutherhostels
Three Lutherhostels sponsored by the national Association of Lutheran Older Adults (ALOA) and Lutheran higher-education institutions are on tap for this summer. They are set for June 20-24 at (and co-sponsored with) The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (Pa.); July…
Response to worship event prompts another
Planners say that positive response from those attending an “Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music” three years ago led the Synod’s Commission on Worship to set a second institute for this year — July 26-29 at Carthage College in…
`Harvesters` seeks applicants for training
Applications are being accepted for “Harvesters for Christ,” aiming toward an Aug. 25-28 training event for those whose applications are approved. Harvesters is a program of LCMS District and Congregational Services that uses trained evangelism volunteers to help congregations begin,…
St. Louis seminary offers interim-ministry training
Two intentional interim-ministry training events for pastors are set at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis — a June 27-28 information-sharing “discernment event” and a basic-education course that starts with a Nov. 7-11 “planting phase.” The optional discernment event is planned to help…
`Digest` offers news in brief
For shorter versions of key Reporter stories, downloadable in PDF format and suitable for use in congregational newsletters, go to the online Reporter Digest. This month’s Digest is scheduled to be posted by May 6. Posted April 28, 2005 Return…
Concordia, Irvine, receives $6.25 million gift
Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., has received a $6.25 million gift that will be used to construct a three-story, 45,000-square-foot Education, Business and Technology Center. The university plans to break ground for the new facility this summer and expects the project…
Communications board changes periodicals head
As of March 14, the Synod’s Board for Communication Services relieved of his duties Rev. David L. Mahsman, director of news and information, a position that includes serving as executive editor of the Synod’s official periodicals, The Lutheran Witness and…
St. Louis sem to host deaf basketball camp
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its fourth annual Deaf Basketball Camp June 6-9. The event is designed for hearing-impaired children ages 7 to 13. Each day of the camp begins with Bible study, followed by instruction on basic basketball…
`Confabulation` scheduled for June
“Fan the Flame,” based on 2 Tim. 1:6-7, is the theme for the first LCMS Campus Mission “Confabulation,” to be held June 23-26 in Chicago. The event is designed to encourage and equip campus workers, lay volunteers, and college students…
First Tagakaulo pastors graduate in Philippines
A dozen Tagakaulo men graduated in March from the pastoral training program of the Tagakaulo Lutheran Church of Christ in the Philippines. They are the first Tagakaulo pastors to serve the six-year-old church body, located in the southern Philippines on the…
CTCR produces document on `state of confession` protests
Congregations and pastors raise questions about their desire to remain members of the Synod when they protest LCMS convention resolutions by declaring themselves “in a state of confession” and refusing Communion to those who support the synodically adopted actions, according…
COP places 169 pastoral candidates
Candidates for pastoral ministry — 169 in all — were placed by the Synod’s Council of Presidents (COP) during its April 22-27 meeting that included participation in call day worship services at the two LCMS seminaries. The COP also assigned 241…
St. Louis seminary offers summer workshops
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is offering a dozen summer workshops for pastors, professional church workers, and laypeople. The workshops, to be held at LCMS churches and schools in 12 cities, cover a variety of topics. All will be taught by…
Quilts, prayers well-received in Red Lake, says pastor
By Paula Schlueter Ross Delivering the quilts was a simple gesture, really, but those unfamiliar with Native American culture might not appreciate its significance as well as Rev. Richard Latterner, a former LCMS missionary to several reservations in northern Minnesota.…
