Two Synod commissions appointed by Synod President Gerald Kieschnick — the Commission on Worship and the Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support — have met and elected officers for the next three years. Kieschnick also appointed three members to the Commission…
Communications gets grant for crisis management
Teams from five districts and the Synod’s International Center have been trained or are being trained for crisis management, thanks to a $32,283 grant to the Board for Communication Services from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. “It is very important that the…
Pressure Points, with Dr. Bruce Hartung (November)
Q: Have you addressed the issue of a Christian using tobacco products even with the current medical research indicating that it destroys our body, which is the temple of the Lord? It seems to me that this also falls into…
Letters to the Editor
‘It’ and the English language Regarding the debate on Amendment A to change Art. XI. F. 2. of the Synod’s constitution (Oct. ’04 Reporter), the following observations: Anyone with a sense of English syntax has no difficulty seeing that the pronoun “it”…
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 Copies of Manna devotional book by Carl Manthey-Zorn. …
Positions
Concordia University, River Forest, Ill., invites applications for faculty positions in various departments and disciplines. The number of positions to be filled will be determined by budget availability and the qualification of the applicants. The university will assign the academic…
Requests for reinstatement
CLIFFORD L. BACH, Noorvik, Ark., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. DAVID GOEKE, San Antonio, Texas; JEANNE HOLTEN, Nicollet, Minn.; KIMBERLY A. MAY, Chicago, Ill.; JULIE RUECKER, Anaheim, Calif.; MARTIN VIETS,…
Official Notice: District, LCEF, Foundation 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 2004 Lutheran Annual. The audits and…
Committee discusses LCMS role in Lutheran-Catholic dialogue
The possibility of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod once again being a full participant in the Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue was raised Oct. 14 at a meeting in Chicago of the Committee on Lutheran Cooperation (CLC). The CLC has six members from each…
Task force to offer guidelines on women's service
Guidelines should be available by the end of January for implementing in congregations a Synod convention action that permits women to hold any congregational office that does not involve the exercise of distinctive functions of the pastoral office. Dr. Samuel H.…
Kieschnick urges mission on `new frontier`
By David L. Mahsman “It is time for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod to turn the world upside down for Jesus,” Synod President Gerald Kieschnick told Synod leaders — board and commission members and executive staff — shortly after many of them…
38 new missionary families begin their work overseas
By Paula Schlueter Ross A total of 38 new missionary families are beginning work with LCMS World Mission in 15 countries this fall. Almost all of them — 35 — are long-term volunteers who are providing their own financial support, in…
Lutheran kits `well received` in Iraq
School and health kits prepared by U.S. Lutherans for children in Iraq have been so well received that the deadline for the Lutheran Hour Ministries project, “Iraqi Children — Precious in His Sight,” has been extended. Nearly 2,500 boxes of school…
Hartman becomes president of Oklahoma District
Rev. Paul A. Hartman of Moore, Okla., is now president of the LCMS Oklahoma District, to complete the unexpired term of Dr. William Diekelmann, the Synod’s new first vice president. Hartman, first vice president of the district since 1991, was installed…
Chaplain to get Air Force award
Chaplain Matthew A. Boarts, an Illinois native who’s been in the service only five years, has been named by the Air Force as its top chaplain at the junior-officer level. Boarts is the first — and only — recipient of…
People in the News (October)
Voncile D. Stone, vice president of operations for the Synod’s Worker Benefit Plans, has earned the professional designation of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) and Compensation Management Specialist (CMS). The CEBS is “one of the most respected professional credentials and is…
