“I’m so grateful we were not injured,” LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison says of his family after the July 29 accidental fire at their house.
Marriage, sexuality conference encourages ‘confidence, cheer’
DOXOLOGY’s Aug. 12-13 “Finding Our Voice” conference in St. Louis helps participants speak “confidently and positively about the biblical vision for sexual fidelity.”
PALS: Helping sem grads ‘survive’ — and ‘thrive’ — in new ministries
Thirty-one PALS facilitators (18 pastors and 13 wives) take part in an Aug. 4-5 training conference in St. Louis.
CPH’s ‘Operation F.U.N.’ serves 850 area children
The annual Concordia Publishing House party gives neighbors free school supplies, lunch and an opportunity to visit with “comfort dogs” and representatives of local entities.
Ambassadors of Reconciliation makes staff changes
Founding President Ted Kober (left) is now the organization’s senior ambassador, and Dwight Schettler (right) serves as president.
Stewardship seminar equips pastors for work in districts
Almost 50 LCMS parish pastors attend the 2015 National Stewardship Training Seminar July 28-30 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Food, fun, faith mark Ferguson’s ‘Day of Hope’
More than 3,200 visitors from Ferguson, Mo., and nearby communities receive free goods and services from the LCMS and other area churches and agencies at the July 25 event.
In August’s ‘Lutheran Witness’
In this issue, readers will learn what makes the Church the Church, what young adults need from their congregations, why the Divine Service unites people and much more.
Youth Gathering info on its way to congregations
A DVD mailed in mid-August will have information about registration and New Orleans — site of the July 16-20, 2016, event.
Harrison, Day on Boy Scouts action: ‘It is a sad day’
The Boy Scouts of America’s announcement that it is lifting its ban on gay Scout leaders “raises concern for many LCMS congregations,” say the Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison and the Rev. Bart Day.
Second Infertility Ethics Symposium set for Fort Wayne
The free event, Nov. 7 at Concordia Theological Seminary, is open to pastors and laypeople.
St. Louis sem offers Lay Bible Institute Aug. 8
“Jesus and the Law in the Gospel of Mark” is the topic of the one-day event at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
God’s Gift of Sexuality Task Force offers resources
The resources are designed to provide hope and healing for those struggling with same-sex attraction, and offer support for their families.
Lutheran camp includes creation-science learning center
Lutheran Island Camp is dedicating Aug. 29 “the only science and environmental learning center in the country that is based on a Lutheran, Christian, biblical worldview.”
400-plus at NATIONAL15 focus on serving youth
LCMS Youth Ministry’s 2015 National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference — focused on the theme of “Standing” — meets July 12-15 in New Orleans.
National Mission’s Day denounces Planned Parenthood
The Rev. Bart Day, executive director of the LCMS Office of National Mission, responds to a newly released video implicating Planned Parenthood in the sale of aborted babies’ body parts.
