Cheryl Magness

Managing Editor of Reporter

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Cheryl Magness is managing editor of the print and online versions of Reporter, the official newspaper of the LCMS. She has written for a variety of publications, including The Federalist, Touchstone and The Lutheran Witness, and is a contributor to the book He Restores My Soul from Emmanuel Press. She has degrees in English and music and enjoys playing piano and spending time with her family.

New evangelism module addresses witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses

‘Every One His Witness’ is The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod resource for equipping Lutherans to share the Gospel with the people they encounter in their everyday lives. 

Synod offers grants to support displaced Ukrainians

LCMS congregations and Recognized Service Organizations are eligible to apply.

Behr joins LCMS Communications

Mike Behr was installed on March 24 but began serving in January.

‘A Chaste and Decent Life’: CTCR updates 1981 report

The update is a direct response to resolutions adopted by the Synod in convention in 2016 and 2019.

Call Day is almost here

Both LCMS seminaries will provide live, online coverage of their upcoming Call Day and Assignment services.

Synod responds to CTX action to self-govern

On Nov. 8, the Board of Regents of Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, voted to designate itself the university’s “sole governing body.”

Life grants still available

The Million Dollar Life Match initiative, which began in early 2022, seeks to support LCMS congregations involved in providing beginning-of-life care in their local communities.

Spring break servants: College students help homeowners rebuild from Hurricane Ian

The Synod partnered with the LCMS Florida-Georgia District and Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Myers, Fla., to host three one-week volunteer deployments.

Krikava takes on new role with OIM

The Rev. James Krikava previously served as the regional director for the Synod’s work in Eurasia.

Conferences focus on specialized ministry, sanctity of life

Both conferences were hybrid formats, with options to attend either in person or online.

Campus clips: Focus on teachers

Updates from LCMS day schools, universities and seminaries.

Candidates announced for Synod president, vice-presidents

Those named on the ballots are the Synod clergymen who received the most nominations from Synod member congregations and who have agreed to serve, if elected.

Klein to serve as financial educator

Klein joins the Worker Wellness team at Concordia Plan Services.

‘Clarity of the Gospel’: 2023 National Offering to support needed translation work

The 2023-2026 National Offering will support efforts to make selected materials and resources available in other languages so that all may hear the Good News of the Gospel.

Ankerberg installed as CUWAA president

Dr. Erik P. Ankerberg has nearly 15 years of experience in leadership positions at Lutheran institutions of higher education.