Movie review: ‘The Young Messiah’

Viewers looking for a true picture of the young Jesus will best be served by searching Him out in Scripture and avoiding this messy, fictionalized concoction.

Network of Young Lutheran Theologians meets

Some 60 participants from Europe and the United States gather for the conference Feb. 12-14 in the Czech Republic.

Sem workshop focuses on Law Enforcement Chaplaincy

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Peace Officer Ministries Inc. will host “Christian Law Enforcement Chaplaincy — Theology and Practice” May 23-27 on the seminary campus.

New missionaries ‘sent’ for service worldwide

Ten new missionaries — along with their seven spouses and 19 children — are blessed for service in the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, South Korea, Panama and Peru.

Rural & Small Town Mission Conference set for Wichita

This year’s conference is planned for Nov. 3-5 in Wichita, Kan., under the theme “Mission at Home: Standing Where You Are Planted.”

New website focuses on missionaries to U.S.

The new Mission Nation Publishing website offers video interviews with national LCMS missionaries and other resources.

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KFUO to host ADF attorney on church discrimination case

Attorney Erik Stanley will discuss a Missouri religious discrimination case on kfuo.org that involves an LCMS church.

Fort Wayne sem offers workshops for church musicians

The workshops for beginners and advanced organists are set for late June.

St. Louis seminary to present ‘Gospel of Mark’

The three performances by Concordia Seminary faculty are planned for St. Louis and Ann Arbor and Frankenmuth, Mich.

Nominees announced for LCMS president, VPs

The election for president will take place before the Synod’s July 9-14 convention in Milwaukee and the vice-presidents will be elected at the convention.

Record need expected for Laborers to serve Bethesda

Laborers For Christ is assisting Bethesda Lutheran Communities with upkeep and maintenance on 188 of Bethesda’s 300 program sites in 14 states.

Photo essay: Hispanic spirit in ‘Dairyland’

In his quest to reach Mexicans far from the border, Missionary-at-Large and Vicar David Blas shares his faith throughout Sheboygan County, Wis.

Church reaches out after Kansas shooting

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newton, Kan., helps its “shaken” community after the deadly Feb. 25 rampage in nearby Hesston, Kan.

Board adopts resolution ‘to support Concordia College Alabama’

The LCMS Board of Directors is granting the college a total of up to $4 million by Dec. 1 — contingent on delivery of specified planning and operating results.

Supporting Selma college is top concern for Black Caucus

The Synod’s black pastors — many of whom graduated from Concordia College, Selma, Ala. — discuss how they can help the struggling school.

Ambassadors of Reconciliation sets 2016 conference

The organization’s second international conference is planned for May 5-7 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Charlotte, N.C.