Karner: Be informed, engage in health reform

By Kim Plummer Krull Months ago, parish nurses began raising questions with LCMS Life and…

LCMS leaders: Continue cooperative ministries, when possible

By John R. Brooks BALTIMORE — Leaders of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran…

Mercy Works magazine now available only online

This fall, the deaconess ministry-focused Mercy Works magazine will only be available online. Produced and…

Requests for Reinstatement (Oct. 2009)

RICHARD LATTERNER, Jordan, Minn., and  KURT OVERWAY, Hudsonville, Mich., have applied for reinstatement to the…

Positions (Oct. 2009)

Concordia International School Shanghai, Shanghai, China, seeks to fill the position of elementary school principal. …

Call for Nominations: Florida-Georgia District LCEF VP

LCMS Florida-Georgia District Lutheran Church Extension Fund seeks applications and nominations for the position of…

Items wanted, available (Oct. 2009)

Note:  Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…

Notice (Oct. 2009)

The 2007 convention of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod passed Resolution 5-01B, “To Establish Specific Ministry…

Kieschnick: Not implementing ELCA assembly actions 'would be a blessing'

“It would be a blessing to our ongoing cooperative relationships” if decisions of the 2009…

Pressure Points (Oct. 2009)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q:  “Not that my faith is dead, but … I do…

Newsletter targets ministry with older adults

Research indicates that as older adults age, they actually feel progressively younger. The first issue of…

Chaplain Ernest Wentzel dies

Chaplain Ernest F. Wentzel, 80, former director of the Synod’s Ministry to the Armed Forces,…

Liberians unite to form new church body

After 14 years of war, it has taken four Lutheran church bodies in Liberia, West…

CPH releases marriage Bible study

Concordia Publishing House has released a DVD-based Bible study that focuses on communication and teamwork…

Registration begins for 2010 Youth Gathering

Registration for the 2010 National LCMS Youth Gathering, with the theme of “We Believe,” is…

ILC affirms Bible's position on homosexual behavior

By Joe Isenhower Jr. The International Lutheran Council (ILC), an association of 34 confessional Lutheran…