The Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) has launched an in-depth study on indebtedness of LCMS church…
Chance meeting opens up roads for Kenyan bishop
On a hot July evening in Houston during last summer’s LCMS national convention, Dr. Walter Obare,…
Lutheran partners in Japan begin relief shipments
By Kim Plummer Krull As the death toll continues to climb and radiation worries persist,…
Positions (April 2011)
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time director of Library Services. …
Official Notice — Requests for Reinstatement (April 2011)
RALPH L. WOEHRMANN, Springfield, Ill., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Ordained roster…
Items wanted, available (April 2011)
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
Pressure Points (April 2011)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: How much do you think “personality” plays into conflicts between…
Seminary kicks off renovation project
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, launched a major renovation project with a brief ceremony March 18…
IELA elects new president
Rev. Carlos Nagel was elected president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina (known by its…
Tennessee amends anti-Shariah bill
(RNS) — Tennessee lawmakers are rewriting a bill that described Islamic law as a threat…
Bishops push back on allowing gay couples in housing
WASHINGTON (RNS) — U.S. Catholic bishops are urging federal housing officials not to adopt proposed…
More U.S. colleges adding Muslim chaplains
ITHACA, N.Y. (RNS) — When Jainal Bhuiyan attended Cornell University, he and his fellow Muslim…
Harrison, Mehl consult on Japan disaster relief
By Kim Plummer Krull Our Japanese Lutheran partners are appreciative of LCMS support and our…
VYM program ends; Japan's GEO missionaries return to U.S.
After 46 years of cooperation between the Japan Lutheran Church and the LCMS, the Volunteer…
Seminaries offer summer courses
The Synod’s two seminaries are offering continuing-education courses this summer in a variety of North…
LCEF to host April 5 school 'branding' webinar
Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) will host the second in its series of school branding…
