Staff explores implications of CTCR opinion on adoptions

By Roland Lovstad LCMS staff at national and district levels are emphasizing careful, evangelical considerations…

CTCR: Placing children in homosexual contexts is contrary to doctrine

Placing of foster or adoptive children into homosexual households would be contrary to the LCMS…

Conference to provide support, training for emergency chaplains

By Kim Krull Fires and other disasters make front-page news, but the work of chaplains…

New journal focuses on deaconess ministry

The LCMS deaconess ministry is the focus of Mercy Works, a quarterly journal that debuted…

CTCR study to have input from male, female invitees

Eight men and eight women will be invited to participate in two consultations with the…

(July) Pressure Points

with Dr. Bruce Hartung Q:  We are joyfully looking forward to welcoming and working with our…

Letters to the Editor (July)

Safeguarding students’ faith I was glad to see the June Reporter article on safeguarding our…

Items wanted, available (July)

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

SELC re-elects Krueger president

Delegates to the LCMS SELC District’s 14th regular convention, June 22-25 at St. John Lutheran…

Indiana delegates re-elect May president

Delegates to the Indiana District convention re-elected President Daniel P. May to his second term. …

Eastern`s Brunner re-elected to third term

Delegates of the Synod’s Eastern District re-elected President John Brunner to his third term during…

Northwest`s Schumacher re-elected to fifth term

Dr. Warren Schumacher, president of the Synod’s Northwest District since 1994, was re-elected to his…

Hennings is new DP-elect in Texas

Rev. Kenneth M. Hennings of Pflugerville, Texas, is the new president-elect of the Synod’s Texas…

St. Louis sem to host theological symposium

“Recapturing a Full-Bodied Theology of the Resurrection: Christ’s and Ours” is the title of the…

Montana District elects Forke president

Rev. Terry Forke of Columbia Falls, Mont., was elected on the fourth ballot to his…

Obare: decision to ordain Swedish bishop wasn`t easy

By Paula Schlueter Ross Making the decision to ordain the first new bishop of Sweden’s Mission…