LCMS pastors take part in Lithuanian groundbreaking

Dr. Gary Arp, president of the LCMS Iowa District East, and Dr. Charles Evanson, a…

Call for nominations: Director of Mission Networking

The Board for Black Ministry Services plans, coordinates, and expands the activities in Black Ministry…

Dr. Oswald Hoffmann, speaker of `The Lutheran Hour,` dies

Dr. Oswald C.J. Hoffmann, religious broadcasting pioneer and honorary speaker of radio’s “The Lutheran Hour,”…

Requests for Reinstatement

CARL A. BROWN, Memphis, Tenn.; ROBERT D. MCAMIS, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and JEROME MITCHELL, Brecksville, Ohio,…

Positions

Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) seeks a chaplain.  Lutheran Senior Services has a long history of…

In 2004, giving increases, membership declines

By Roland Lovstad Although membership declined by more than 25,000 people from 2003 to 2004,…

Board seeks input on `RSO-model test`

The Synod’s Board of Directors (Board) says it wants to hear from presidents of LCMS…

Sem`s Pieper Lectures to address `call, ordination`

“Call and Ordination in the Lutheran Church” is the theme for the 10th annual Pieper…

Int`l LLL convention focuses on equipping laity for outreach

With the theme “Enlarge the Harvest,” the 88th annual international convention of the International Lutheran…

LFL offers booklet on dealing with addictions

Lutherans For Life (LFL) is offering a new eight-page booklet whose author emphasizes that forgiveness…

Wheat Ridge offers 2005 Christmas seals

Wheat Ridge Ministries is taking orders for its “Lutheran Wheat Ridge Christmas Seals 2005.” Wheat Ridge…

World Relief/Human Care grants $800,000 for mission projects

Assisting with agricultural support for returnees in Sudan and helping to establish urgently needed schools…

Hoffmann to retire from LHM speaking, travel

Honorary speaker of “The Lutheran Hour” Dr. Oswald C.J. Hoffmann will no longer travel, make…

World Relief/Human Care ships supplies to hurricane victims

A 53-foot semi-trailer filled with more than $60,000 in chainsaws, generators, wheelbarrows, diapers, and non-perishable…

`Ablaze!` `welcoming` resource available

“Friendship Ablaze!” — what’s being described as “the most comprehensive package of user-friendly resources ever…

Pressure Points with Dr. Bruce Hartung

Q: I am noticing a troubling characteristic about myself — something I have already spoken…