Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., will host the International Loehe Society Theological Conference…
ZZ-News

Floods impact Upper Midwest Lutherans
By Adriane Dorr Heavy rain in the Midwest and above-average snowmelt out West have caused…

Harrison to host 12-day tour of Germany
Reservations are required by July 1 for a 12-day tour of Germany hosted by Synod…

Needed: medical volunteers for Immanuel, Joplin, clinic
Medical volunteers are urgently needed to work at the clinic operated by Immanuel Lutheran Church…

LCMS member elected president of national life committee
Carol Tobias, a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Albuquerque, N.M., is the new president of…

Konkel succeeds Rynearson as Deaf Mission Society director
Rev. Dennis Konkel of Des Moines, Iowa, is the new executive director of the Lutheran…

Religious leaders call a strike on tobacco
(RNS) — Religious leaders are hoping to hit a home run in a campaign to…

Veteran responder: 'exceptionally long' recovery in Joplin
By Kim Plummer Krull Even a disaster-response veteran like LCMS World Relief and Human Care’s…

Canadian parents sue over religion in daycare centers
TORONTO (RNS) — A group of Catholic and Jewish parents is taking the province of…

New LCEF program to aid disaster recovery in LCMS
Responding to the recent onslaught of natural disasters, Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) has put…

COP assigns first calls, hears updates
By James Heine Acting as the Board of Assignments, the LCMS Council of Presidents (COP)…

Board adopts $76.7 million Synod budget
By Joe Isenhower Jr. FORT WAYNE, Ind. — At its May 18-19 meeting here on…

Joplin church serves as hub for disaster volunteers
By Sarah Schafer Harold and Harriet Fritz were two of dozens of volunteers from across…

Commentary: Celebrating 50 years of LCMS lay ministry
By John Oberdeck “I personally had no idea how far or in what direction my…
Pressure Points (June 2011)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Thanks to alert readers for pointing out that a Web address…

Official Notice — Requests for Reinstatement (June 2011)
LARRY R. GORLITZ, St. Cloud, Minn.; MAX L. GERTZ, Purvis, Miss.; and FREDERICK C. HILL, Arlington…