ST. LOUIS – Delegates to the 62nd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod adopted a resolution July 12 encouraging the Synod’s colleges, universities and seminaries to include educational study relating to mission and leadership development. Delegates also adopted…
Kieschnick opens 62nd Regular Convention
ST. LOUIS — With three bangs of the gavel, LCMS President Gerald Kieschnick July 11 opened the 62nd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, “in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”…
LCMS is about seeking and saving, Kieschnick tells opening worship
ST. LOUIS – Through a series of short stories, Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, president of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, called on members to seek those who are lost and “save them.” Kieschnick, delivering the sermon at the July 11…
Synod re-elects Kieschnick, elects Diekelman first vice president
ST. LOUIS — Delegates to the 62nd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod today (July 11) elected Dr. Gerald Kieschnick to his second three-year term as president of the 2.5 million-member church body. The convention also elected Oklahoma…
Kieschnick’s report includes remarks on 9/11 controversy
ST. LOUIS — LCMS President Gerald Kieschnick told the Synod’s 62nd Regular Convention today (July 11) that if it disagrees with a 2001 convention resolution upon which he said he based approval for a district president’s decision to participate in…
Pre-convention activities focus on 'Ablaze!,' 'Pentecost 2000+'
ST. LOUIS — LCMS World Mission took advantage of the Synod’s 62nd Regular Convention to host several pre-convention events to mark the success of one bold initiative and the ambitious start of another. Hundreds of current and former missionaries, some…
First convention Bible study: Pilgrims with Hope-Filled Hearts
ST. LOUIS — “Have we forgotten that we are exiles?” Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs asked in a Bible study today (July 11) during the 62nd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, here July 10–15. Addressing nearly 1,200 voting delegates…
LCMS Convention elects second through fifth vice presidents
ST. LOUIS — Delegates to the 62nd Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod elected the remainder of the praesidium (second through fifth vice presidents) in balloting this afternoon (July 11). On the second ballot, Dr. Paul L. Maier was…
Delegates affirm Mission 21st Century 'response to Great Commission'
ST. LOUIS — Delegates today (July 11) voted to affirm a resolution to expand The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s mission efforts worldwide by encouraging: • “confessional and mission-minded” outreach in a “world that continues to change”; • affirmation of…
`Singing marathon` to mark Brazil church centennial
A 36-hour “singing marathon” will take place over the July 3-4 weekend on the campus of the Lutheran University of Brazil (known by its Portuguese acronym ULBRA) in Canoas. The marathon of uninterrupted singing will be performed by Lutheran singers…
LEA honors outstanding educators
Richard “Dick” Blatt of Chicago is the recipient of the Lutheran Education Association’s (LEA) Christus Magister (Christ the Master Teacher) Award for 2004. Blatt received the award from LEA Executive Director Jonathan Laabs during a June 13 worship service at St.…
International students share experiences at training event
By Paula Schlueter Ross Even though her grandmother was Christian, Ting, 29, never heard about Jesus in her homeland of China. “She never passed the Word of Jesus to me,” said Ting, whose parents are not Christian. It was only after she came…
Seminary symposium to address homosexuality and the church
Registration is open for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis’, 15th theological symposium, Sept. 21-22, with the theme, “The Challenge of Homosexuality — The Church Responds.” The seminary has sent a brochure with a registration form and information about the symposium to all pastors,…
LCMS welcomes most new congregations in 15 years
By Paula Schlueter Ross The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod welcomed 94 new congregations in 2003 — 10 more than the previous year and the most in at least 15 years, according to Dr. Robert Scudieri, associate executive director, National Mission Team, for…
LHM launches project for Iraqi children
Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) has launched a three-month project to collect health and school kits for children in Iraq. In the project, titled “Iraqi Children — Precious in His Sight,” Synod members are encouraged to assemble the kits and mail…
Pastors raise own funds to continue Ghana ministry
By Paula Schlueter Ross Why let something like a lack of funding stand in the way of a perfectly good ministry? So say two Missouri Synod pastors, who are continuing to train deaf pastors and evangelists in Ghana, West Africa, even…
