LCMS President Gerald Kieschnick is urging Missouri Synod Lutherans to consider opportunities for donating toward…
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David Jacobson dies; Bronxville provost
Dr. David C. Jacobson, provost at Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y., since 2000, died Dec. 5…

Rudolph Harm dies
Dr. Rudolph H. Harm, a professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, from 1975 until his…

LIRS gets $5-plus million to help refugees
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) in December received a check for $5.137 million from…

Thrivent offers resource kit for `Luther` movie
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is offering a free kit of educational resources to be used…

Positions
The Synod’s Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support (CMGS) is reissuing a call for nominations…

Fort Wayne seminary offers preaching seminar
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, is offering a one-day Lenten Preaching Seminar from 8:30 a.m.…

People in the News
Rev. David P. Schmidt retires Jan. 3 after serving as senior vice president of Capital…

`Good Samaritan` grant applications available Jan. 15
Starting Jan. 15, an application packet will be available for seed grants to help congregations…

January 2005
Thanks from Florida On behalf of Grace Lutheran Church, Pensacola, Fla., and Circuit 10 of the…
`Pressure Points` with Dr. Bruce Hartung
There were a number of responses to my December column about pastoral and parish responses…

Call for nominations – commission director
The Synod’s Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support (CMGS) is reissuing a call for nominations…

LIRS president says agency `on rebound` in resettlements
The president of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) says the agency has “much to…

Congress includes 19 Lutherans
There are 19 Lutherans — 10 Democrats and nine Republicans — in the 109th Congress…

Jan. 9 registration deadline for Fort Wayne symposia
Jan. 9 is the registration deadline for the 2005 symposia series sponsored by Concordia Theological…

Conference aims to link those in prison ministries
Registration opens Feb. 1 for an April 30-May 1 first-time conference in St. Louis that…