The North American Mission Endeavor church-planting group and the Synod’s Office of National Mission are hopeful that they can accomplish much more together than apart.
First-call, vicarage candidates not enough to fill requests
“We need to be encouraging in every possible way those men who wish to prepare for the Office of the Ministry,” says LCMS Council of Presidents Placement Committee Chairman Rev. Kurtis D. Schultz.
Harrison advises pastors on same-sex marriage decision
As the Supreme Court prepares its decision on the legality of same-sex marriage, the Synod’s president writes to pastors, sharing his thoughts about how that decision could affect them.
Robson installed as LCMS chief mission officer
The Rev. Kevin D. Robson of Baxter, Minn., is installed May 18 as the Synod’s chief mission officer.
Wyoming District elects Hill as new president
Meeting May 7-9 in Casper, Wyoming District delegates elect the Rev. John Hill to his first term as president.
DOXOLOGY: Finding Lutheran ‘voice’ on same-sex issues
Hosted by DOXOLOGY, the “Finding Our Voice” National Insight conference is set for Aug. 12-13 at Saint Louis University.
Lutherans from around globe confer in Wittenberg
International Lutheran leaders assess Church challenges, global growth at Wittenberg conference.
ADF legal counsel to discuss SCOTUS ruling in webinar
Jim Campbell, senior legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, is scheduled to lead an upcoming “Free to be Faithful” webinar on May 28.
Seminaries plan summer visitations
The two LCMS seminaries invite prospective students and their guests to visit their campuses during special events in June and July.
Lutheran Bible Translators relocating to Concordia, Mo.
The 50-year-old Bible-translation ministry plans to move to the campus of Saint Paul Lutheran High School by September.
Laborers strengthen outreach to Native American students
Laborers For Christ works with Lutheran Indian Ministries to build a new campus-ministry center at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan.
Updated ‘Mission Friends’ to be released June 15
The LCMS Office of International Mission is releasing an updated version of “Mission Friends,” a free children’s program that explores mission work around the world.
Webinar to address transcultural health-care ministry
Sponsored by LCMS Health Ministry, “Missionaries Without Passports” is set for 1 p.m. Central Time on Monday, June 15.
Despite demolished church, ‘amazing gratitude’ after South Dakota twister
Zion Lutheran Church in Delmont, S.D., loses its roof to a devastating tornado May 10, but Sunday-school children and teachers at the church are unharmed.
Zieroth leads PALS program
The Rev. Dr. Gary Zieroth of Chaska, Minn., is interim director of the Synod’s Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support program.
Movie review: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Spiritually speaking, the film is more clever, efficient style than enduring, deep substance, according to reviewer Rev. Ted Giese.
