Chaplain Matthew A. Boarts, an Illinois native who’s been in the service only five years,…
eBay founder gives $500,000 for Sudan
A half-million-dollar grant from the founder of eBay to Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, is being…
Kieschnick urges mission on `new frontier`
By David L. Mahsman “It is time for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod to turn the world…
People in the News (October)
Voncile D. Stone, vice president of operations for the Synod’s Worker Benefit Plans, has earned…
Items wanted, available
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…
Call for Nominations (Board for Mission Services)
The Board for Mission Services (BFMS) seeks nominations for associate director for ministry to the…
Official Notice: Accreditation
The College of Education at Concordia University, Seward, Neb., is scheduled for a Spring 2005…
Board of Directors to continue `interim` KFUO management
By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s Board of Directors (BOD) and the Board for Communication Services…
Registration opens for LEA convocation
Registration — online or via “snail mail” — is open for the Lutheran Education Association’s…
Three LCMS schools receive `blue-ribbon` honor
Three schools operated by Synod congregations have been named “Blue Ribbon Schools” for 2003-04 —…
Pressure Points, with Dr. Bruce Hartung (October)
My e-mail address lit up after the September column about church-staff compensation and benefits (it’s…
Concordia, Austin, publishes book on Wends
To celebrate the 150th anniversary this fall of the Wendish immigration to the United States,…
All 10 Synod schools make U.S. News `best` lists
For the fourth year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has included all…
Lutherans send aid to Haiti
LCMS World Relief and Human Care has sent an initial grant of $18,000 to the…
Sem adds discussion board to lectionary resource
“Lectionary at Lunch,” a Web resource from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, that provides audio files…
New education boards choose officers, exec staff
Two new boards established by this year’s Synod convention — the Board for Pastoral Education…
