By Kim Plummer Krull As Japan braces for the one-year anniversary of a disaster that delivered…
Symposium: 'Relationships' can lead to multi-ethnic congregations
By Paula Schlueter Ross How can The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod — an overwhelmingly white, Anglo church…
Districts work together to train leaders, plant churches on Mexico border
By Roland Lovstad Like starting a mission in a foreign country, Gospel mission on the…
Free webcast targets school marketing 'do's and don'ts'
Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) will host a free “Best Practices School-Marketing Lab” webcast March…
Cash-strapped Italy looks to tax church-owned properties
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pinched by the global recession and tough-love budget demands of the…
After losing school job, gay teacher loses church job
FLORISSANT, Mo. (RNS) — A Catholic school music teacher who was fired after church officials…
Pressure Points (March 2012)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung This column continues the discussion of the February 2012 “Pressure Points”…
Items wanted, available (March 2012)
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
Positions (March 2012)
The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions: Concordia…
Requests for reinstatement (March 2012)
NORMAN W. SCHAEFFER, Lincoln, Neb., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Ordained roster…
Both sides gear up in N.C. gay marriage fight
WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) — As the only Southern state without a constitutional amendment barring same-sex…
Court: Pharmacists can't be forced to dispense morning-after pill
(RNS) — A federal court on Feb. 22 struck down a Washington state rule that…
Repairs, funds are slow-going at damaged National Cathedral
WASHINGTON (RNS) — It took 83 years to build the iconic Washington National Cathedral, but…
Dawkins says he's not entirely sure God doesn't exist
LONDON (RNS) — A controversial Oxford University professor billed by many as the world’s “most…
Re-branding a religion hard, not always successful
NEW YORK (RNS) — Did leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) hurt their missionary…
Lutherans find common ground with Catholics on Obama mandate
ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Lutherans and Catholics are not historically known for their theological sympathy,…
