By Paula Schlueter Ross The last time Rev. Andrew Elisa, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church…
CTCR considers revising policy on response to dissents
The Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) is considering revising its policy for how…
Objections remain to Moose lodge rituals
Objections remain to tenets and rituals of the Loyal Order of Moose, says a new…
Focus on cleanup, rebuilding, say tsunami assessment teams
By Kim Plummer Krull Posting personnel in Sri Lanka and Indonesia as quickly as possible…
Planners pick 2007 Youth Gathering theme
“Chosen” is the choice for the theme of the 2007 National LCMS Youth Gathering, set…
U.S. Lutherans` giving reaches record amounts
Synod members and other Lutherans continue to give in record amounts for South Asia tsunami…
Amendment A falls short of `affirmation`
Amendment A to the Synod’s Constitution has failed to receive the two-thirds affirmative vote of…
LCMS ministries act on tsunami recommendations
As soon as LCMS mission-assessment teams recommended efforts for continuing relief work in tsunami-ravaged countries,…
Mission societies meet to form alliances, learn
By Paula Schlueter Ross This year’s Association of Lutheran Mission Agencies (ALMA) conference attracted a few…
Seminaries offer free visits
Both Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod seminaries — Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort…
New Directions conference info to arrive in February
Synod congregations, mission societies, districts, seminaries, and former missionaries should be receiving in February information…
Is your congregation ready for prime time?
By Jeff Crilley When I was growing up as a preacher’s kid in Detroit, I just…
Call for nominations: education executive
The Board for University Education (BUE) and the Board of Directors of the Concordia University…
Mission society seeks volunteers for biking fund-raiser
Registration opens in February for “Biking Across Kansas,” an annual weeklong recreational rally for cyclists. …
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