Call for nominations – seminary president

The Board of Regents of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, with the approval of the Board…

Requests for reinstatement

MARK HOMP, Zumbrota, Minn., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of…

St. Louis sem chorus releases new music CD

The Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, chorus released in November a new compact disc of music…

LCMS Foundation redesigns `Giving Catalog`

The online “Mission and Ministry Giving Catalog” at http://catalog.lcms.org launched in 2002 has been redesigned…

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…

Mission exec: Districts taking `Ablaze!` seriously

By Paula Schlueter Ross How are LCMS districts responding to the challenge of LCMS World…

Partnership seeks to bring hope to Dominican Republic

By Kim Plummer Krull This new year may hold new hope for people in the Dominican…

Conference to focus on who's 'in charge' in congregation

“The Congregation’s Ministry and Mission: Who’s in Charge Here?” will be the theme for the…

Life Ministries prepares for work in Russia

Along with providing resources for the Jan. 23 “Life Sunday” observance in the United States,…

Task force completes guidelines on women's service

Guidelines should be in the mail by early January to help congregations implement a 2004…