According to the Bylaws of Synod (3.7.1.6.2 [c]), nominations for the presidency of Concordia Seminary,…
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. …
Items wanted, available
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
The ELCA Task Force Report on Sexuality: An LCMS Response
On January 13, 2005 the “Task Force for ELCA Studies on Sexuality” released its report…
New from CPH: Sermons of Nagel
New from Concordia Publishing House is Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel: From Valparaiso to St.…
February 2005 Letters
Teach stewardship The Synod’s excellent definition of Christian stewardship is: “The free and joyous activity of…
Lutherans join 100,000 in `March for Life`
Despite a weekend storm that dumped up to two feet of snow over much of…
Growth of Kyrgyz Lutheran church exceeds expectations
“God has exceeded our small expectations,” says LCMS missionary Sue Pfeil in Kyrgyzstan, who reports…
Board sends mailing on Amendment A
In a December mailing to LCMS congregations, the Synod’s Board of Directors said that now…
Online giving sees `dramatic` increase
Response to the South Asia tsunami disaster and a new system for receiving gifts on…
LCMS leaders seek ways to advance vision
More than 50 LCMS leaders, including 10 parish pastors and five school principals, met in…
`Newsweek` lauds LWR for relief efforts
In a brief item headlined “Rating Tsunami Relief,” the Jan. 17 issue of Newsweek magazine…
