By Paula Schlueter Ross About five minutes after an American walks into a home in Pakistan,…
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CTCR backs fellowship with Kenyan church
The Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) is recommending that this summer’s Synod convention…
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Tietjen dies; sem president during controversy
Dr. John H. Tietjen, president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, through the early 1970s and…
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August Bernthal dies; former Florida-Georgia District president
Dr. August Bernthal, a former district president, Synod vice president and pioneer in refugee resettlement,…
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Official Notice: Convention Delegate Names and Addresses
Lists of names and addresses of all voting delegates to the 2004 convention of The…
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Items wanted, available; reinstatements; positions
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
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Webzine offers guide to ‘Passion of the Christ’
The current edition of LCMS Youth Ministry’s Web magazine, “youthESource,” has a viewers guide for…
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Board to CCM: Let's 'withdraw,' let convention address issues
By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s Board of Directors says it will withdraw two resolutions…
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Task force wants more teachers certified
The 20-member Next Generation Task Force has found that only one in three of the…
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World Mission to share Pentecost 2000 'learnings'
By Paula Schlueter Ross The good news: More than 900 cross-cultural ministries have been started by…
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Interest in 'Luther' brings film to nearly 100 theaters
With re-issue of the movie “Luther” already booked for almost 100 locations this winter, it…
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New 'Board Briefs' available
“Conflict in the Bylaws” and “Funding National Ministries and Administrative Functions” are the titles of…
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Number of Lutherans worldwide climbs to nearly 66 million
Membership among Lutheran churches in the last two years increased by 570,000, bringing the number…
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Lutheran singles to gather
Lutheran “singles” — never married, divorced or widowed — are invited to attend a get-together…
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Library for Blind offers audio, too
The Library for the Blind, a ministry of Lutheran Blind Mission, St. Louis, offers free,…