COP considers church-planting in 'unchurched terrain'

By James Heine At its meeting Nov. 15-17 in Raleigh, N.C., The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Council…

Baltic Lutherans give thanks, share need, for theological education

By Adriane Dorr Hearing the stories of Lutheran pastors caring for their flocks in the Baltic…

Fort Wayne sem readies annual symposia

Concordia Theological Seminary will present its annual symposia on exegetical and confessional theology Jan. 17-20…

Seminaries offer Lent-related workshops

Both LCMS seminaries are offering Lent-related workshops for pastors in January. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has…

D.C. tosses complaint against Catholic University dorms

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The District of Columbia has dismissed a complaint against The Catholic University…

One-third of shelter residents are newly homeless

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Nearly one in five clients of Christian rescue missions said they were…

Charitable giving up slightly but still ailing

(RNS) — Charitable giving is trickling back up as the economy heals, but it could…

Multi-Ethnic Symposium to explore 'Gifts of Hope'

The third LCMS Multi-Ethnic Symposium is planned for Jan. 30-31 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.…

PBS series to feature Lutheran Indian Ministries

Lutheran Indian Ministries of Brookfield, Wis., will be profiled in the upcoming 17th season of…

Native American ministry gets boost from EIIT

By Paula Schlueter Ross Thanks to the Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT), the number of…

CTCR meeting focuses on prayer report

The subject of prayer was the focus of the Nov. 10-12 meeting of the Synod’s…

Haiti overview: $5.6 million in aid

By Kim Plummer Krull Generous donors to LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) have provided…

Dedication of Lutheran villages a mercy milestone in Haiti

By Kim Plummer Krull Plans are in the works to dedicate three Lutheran villages in…

Lutherans invited to join Jan. 23 life march in D.C.

As in past years, Lutherans are invited to join the 39th annual “March for Life”…

Registration open for Women's Institute conference

Registration is now open for the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI),…

Resources available for 2012 'Life Sunday'

LCMS Life Ministries and Lutherans For Life (LFL) both are offering resources designed to help…