Call for nominations: executive director, District and Congregational Services

The Board for District and Congregational Services (DCS) is seeking nominations for its executive director. …

Positions

Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., seeks applicants for two faculty positions in the School of…

Requests for reinstatement

GREGORY C. ROGAHN, Lubbock, Texas, and CHARLES W. WEBB, Traverse City, Mich., have applied for…

Board OKs $81.8 million budget for 2005-06

By Joe Isenhower Jr. NEW ORLEANS — Although the 2005-06 operating budget adopted by the…

Prison-ministry conference leads to support network

The Synod’s first-ever prison-ministry conference, April 30-May 1 in St. Louis, attracted 107 participants —…

Wheat Ridge gives $357,000 for 12 new projects

Wheat Ridge Ministries of Itasca, Ill., announced in late April that it is providing seed…

Wanted: Wood chippers to clear debris

Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) is calling for those with skills and needed equipment to help…

`Igniters` address growth in adult confirmations

By Joe Isenhower Jr. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The low numbers got them here April 29-30…

Servant-Events page offers new features

The Servant Events Web page of LCMS District and Congregational Services — Youth Ministry has a…

LFL, bioethics meetings set for St. Louis

Lutherans For Life’s (LFL) national 2005 conference is set for Nov. 11-13 at the Sheraton…

Committee suggests alternative to `living wills`

The Synod’s Sanctity of Human Life Committee issued a statement April 22 with the suggestion…

Campbell accepts top Black ministry post

Dr. Phillip A. Campbell, who has been serving as interim executive director of the Synod’s…

Wuerffel joins armed forces ministry

Chaplain Ted Wuerffel of Shoreline, Wash., has accepted a call from the Synod’s Board for…

CD features `New Directions` presentations

Recordings of presentations from the LCMS mission conference “New Directions in Mission Leadership ’05” are…

Seminaries mail promotional materials

All LCMS congregations should have received in recent weeks promotional materials from the Synod’s two…

Leaders of `specialized ministries` share ideas

By Paula Schlueter Ross IRVING, Texas — Dr. Elwin Johnson Rethinasamy of Williston Park, N.Y., leaned…