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Conference to focus on social networking

The Association of Lutheran Mission Agencies (ALMA) and a related organization, Lutheran Agency CEOs (LACEO),…

Pressure Points (February 2011)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Last month’s column on social media brought a number of interesting…

Official Notice — Requests for Reinstatement (February 2011)

RONALD EDWIN OPPEN, Rochester, Minn., and ERNEST R. PFLUG, Flushing, N.Y., have applied for reinstatement…

Positions (February 2011)

Laborers For Christ, a ministry of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF), is growing and…

Official Notice — Call for Nominations

The Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe, president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., has…

Items wanted, available (February 2011)

Note:  Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to…

Lutherans share 'unique blessing' of life march

By Kim Plummer Krull Bethany Janssen wasn’t born when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion…

Pro-abstinence 'LoveFest' to feature Bristol Palin

Bristol Palin and teen culture expert Chad Eastham are among speakers at “LoveFest 9: Empowered,”…

Seltz accepts 'Lutheran Hour' speaker post

Rev. Gregory P. Seltz of Orange, Calif., has accepted the position of speaker of “The…

112th Congress includes six LCMS Lutherans

Two new members of the 112th U.S. Congress that convened Jan. 5 are members of…

Feb. 18 is order deadline for Armed Forces Sunday resources

To receive free resources to celebrate LCMS Armed Forces Ministry on Sunday, May 22, all…

Buchholz joins staff of LWR

Kurt Buchholz, former interim executive director of LCMS World Mission, will begin serving Feb. 15…

Cash-strapped cities look to tax churches for road use

(RNS) — When a community needs to rebuild crumbling roads, should houses of worship pay…

Court: Religious knowledge test improper in asylum case

(RNS) — A Chinese Christian should be given another chance at asylum after an immigration…

Anglican prelates to meet in Ireland

(RNS) — A handful of Anglican archbishops are boycotting a high-level meeting in Ireland Jan.…

Curiosity, criticism follow Amish in Midwest migration

SCHUYLER COUNTY, Mo. (RNS) — The grumbling surfaced not long after the first Amish families…