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CTCR meets under new leadership, approves ‘Mission and Ministry’ document
The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations met Oct. 3–4 at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis.
Debt relief for the church’s workers
MinistryFOCUS offers grants to pastors, teachers, directors of Christian education and other rostered LCMS church workers.
International Church Relations Conference: Planting a flower in the gate of hell
The group gathered Oct. 21–25 in Wittenberg, Germany.
Campus clips: Concordias receive honors, launch new programs
Updates from LCMS universities, seminaries and campus ministries.
November ‘Witness’: Walking together as Synod
The November issue of The Lutheran Witness provides an update on how the various offices at the IC are accomplishing the tasks set before them.
Heimer installed as manager of All Nations Ministry
Prior to serving at the LCMS International Center, Heimer ministered for 28 years on the U.S./Mexico border.
Synod boards hold fall meetings
The LCMS Board of Directors, Council of Presidents, Board for International Mission and Board for National Mission held their regularly scheduled meetings in August and September.
‘Walking together’: Historic Pennsylvania church joins LCMS
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ambridge, Penn., was received into membership in the LCMS on Aug. 18.
Registration open for YouthLead training
The annual event is set for March 8–11, 2025, in St. Louis.
Obituary: Dr. Ralph Schultz, former president of Concordia College New York
Schultz died on Sept. 24 after a brief illness.
Christian hope in a hopeless world
Jesus says to us, when the world seems to be coming apart, don’t lose hope but trust in Me.
‘To worship Christ’: Nourishing the faithful in Japan
The Rev. Dr. Daniel Jastram is the only missionary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod currently serving in Japan.
Building a culture of church work recruitment
Pray that God would move us all to take up this charge with urgency and passion until the Lord returns.
