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Venzke receives St. Martin of Tours award

Chaplain Rodger R. Venzke, U.S. Army (Ret.), received the silver St. Martin of Tours medal…

Harrison: LCMS will continue to share mercy

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod will continue to reach out with mercy even in the wake…

Dr. Erwin J. Kolb dies; former evangelism exec

Dr. Erwin J. Kolb, executive director of the Synod’s Board for Evangelism Services from 1972…

Polls find shifts on gay marriage ban

WASHINGTON (RNS) — New polls in California indicate public opinion on same-sex marriage may be…

ELCA's Hanson pleads for unity

STUTTGART, Germany (RNS/ENInews) — A U.S. Lutheran bishop on July 21 appealed to members of…

10 minutes with … Matthew Harrison

(RNS) — Rev. Matthew Harrison defeated a three-term incumbent to become president of The Lutheran…

Youth Gathering generates $42 million in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS–“We Believe,” the 11th triennial National LCMS Youth Gathering, will contribute some $42 million…

Harrison names top assistants

Rev. Matthew C. Harrison, president-elect of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), has named the following…

Lutherans in black ministry question future representation

By Paula Schlueter Ross HOUSTON — Lutherans attending the Black Ministry Family Convocation, held here July…

New LCMS missionaries are young, enthusiastic

By Paula Schlueter Ross RIVER FOREST, Ill. — Although the number of missionaries beginning service…

LCMS member named 'Coach of the Year'

A longtime member of Christ Lutheran Church, Stevensville, Mich., Bruce Bittenbender was named “2010 National…

Conference to study impact of classical languages

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, is sponsoring a conference to discuss how three classical languages…

Concordia, Mequon, offers nursing conference

Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis., is offering this fall a professional development conference for registered…

Youth Gathering news available online

Opportunities online and elsewhere will be available to spread the news about what is happening…

Pressure Points (July 2010)

Responses to the June “Pressure Points” column have been energetic and clearly not of one…

Letters to the Editor (July 2010)

Stewarding resources This is in response to Rev. Matthew Harrison’s comments in last month’s question-and-answer…