Missionary Cyndi Sawyer dies of heart attack

Cynthia “Cyndi” Sawyer, an LCMS missionary to Hong Kong, died of a heart attack March…

Free 'Lutheran Witness' focuses on sharing faith

“Sharing your faith” is the focus of a special issue of The Lutheran Witness that…

Wally Bronner, Christmas store founder, dies

Wally Bronner, founder of Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland, the world’s largest Christmas store, died of cancer…

CPH cuts prices on Holy Land books

Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, has cut dramatically the prices of a select group of…

St. Louis sem hosts free carillon recitals

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is hosting four carillon recitals on its campus in June.  The…

Fort Wayne sem announces 'Lutherfest'

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., will hold its annual “Lutherfest” April 18. A German…

Sem's 'Day of Homiletical Reflection' set for May

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its 6th annual “Day of Homiletical Reflection” from 9…

Fort Wayne seminary to host seminar on Islam

A daylong seminar on “Christians and the Challenge of Islam” will be presented by Concordia…

World Mission seeks 300 congregations to send mission teams

By Paula Schlueter Ross He talks a lot about loving relationships and long-term commitments, but…

Seminary names Puls to church relations post

Rev. Timothy Puls will begin serving July 1 as assistant vice president of church relations…

Schools 'driven by mission' are reaching unchurched

By Roland Lovstad “Christ is risen!” will be heard regularly from now through the end of…

Wittenberg-project board holds inaugural meeting

WITTENBERG, Germany — Establishment of a new Lutheran ministry center in this city most closely associated…

Regional training for disaster aid begins

By Kim Plummer Krull LCMS members with expertise and an interest in helping congregations reach…

Free resources available for 'Pastoral Education Month'

Missouri Synod congregations are encouraged to highlight the pastoral ministry during the month of May,…

LFL offers inserts for Mother's, Father's Day

Lutherans For Life (LFL) is offering a new Mother’s Day bulletin insert with thoughts on…

Commentary: The religious landscape, the Synod's mission

By John P. O’Hara The recently released report on findings of a survey on religious…