Participants at the second National Hispanic Lutheran Convention, July 19-22 in Irving, Texas, want to…
`Get Real` offers teen pregnancy education, support
Instead of the harsh judgment they may fear, pregnant young people can look to a new…
Board approves sale, refinancing for Austin move
By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s Board of Directors has approved a number of items…
Protect My Ministry joins National Contract Program
Protect My Ministry, an employment and volunteer background-screening company, has joined the LCMS National Contract…
Kieschnick praises Bush`s veto of stem-cell measure
Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick issued a statement July 26 saying that the Synod “applauds…
Commentary: In Times of War: The need to heed the calling
By Uwe Siemon-Netto Evoking the Lutheran doctrine of calling has never been more imperative than…
Commission member gets health-ministry award
Lois Peacock, a member of the Synod’s Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support since 2001,…
2005 statistics: `Back-door` losses, membership down
If there’s a bright spot in the Synod’s statistical report for 2005, it’s that “back-door…
Letters to the Editor (September)
Sabbaticals for pastors I enjoy the column “Pressure Points” and consider it a very important…
Task force offers plan for funding `common good` services
By Roland Lovstad Emphasizing the need to strengthen the understanding and appreciation of the “common good”…
Volunteers still needed to help hurricane victims
By Paula Schlueter Ross Volunteers still are needed to help Hurricane Katrina victims rebuild their…
Hurricane leads to church-planting effort
“Every cloud has a silver lining,” the saying goes, and it seems Hurricane Katrina is…
Rita-hit areas also need help
Besides Katrina-devastated Biloxi and New Orleans, volunteers also are needed to assist victims of Hurricane…
Youth Gathering materials mailed to congregations
Registration materials are being mailed to all Synod congregations for next year’s National LCMS Youth…
Newest Nehemiah project builds home ownership
By Kim Krull In the early 1980s, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod stepped up as the…
Former Indiana DP E.H. Zimmermann dies
Dr. Elwood H. Zimmermann, president of the LCMS Indiana District from 1970 to 1988, died…
