Kuchta: Increase unrestricted revenue, or ministries suffer

In a March 19 memo to the LCMS Board of Directors, Synod Vice President-Finance/Treasurer Tom…

Web site shows LCMS missionary profiles, learnings

A new Web site launched by the Lutheran Society for Missiology could be dubbed “everything…

Pressure Points (August)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Over the years of teaching [for several decades at the…

Pressure Points (July)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: Over the years of teaching [for several decades at the…

Board approves $81 million budget

By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s Board of Directors unanimously adopted a balanced national Synod…

Collaboration to bring video studio sem

Collaboration between Concordia Theological Seminary and Lutheran Ministries Media (LMM), producer of a weekly “Worship…

Montana District re-elects Forke

MontanaJune 15-18Billings, Mont. Elected: Rev. Terry Forke, Billings, Mont., president, second term, first ballot. Rev.…

Michigan elects new president

MichiganJune 28-July 1Ann Arbor, Mich. Elected: Rev. David P.E. Maier, Dimondale, Mich., president, first term,…

Indiana re-elects May

IndianaJune 25-26Fort Wayne, Ind. Elected: Dr. Daniel P. May, Fort Wayne, Ind., president, third term,…

Missouri returns Mirly to top post

MissouriJune 14-16Columbia, Mo. Elected: Dr. Ray Mirly, St. Louis, second term, first ballot. Rev. Alan…

New England elects Keurulainen to fifth term

New EnglandJune 4-6Springfield, Mass. Elected: Rev. James E. Keurulainen, Dedham, Mass., fifth term, by acclamation.…

'PRAY 2009' set Sept. 10-11 in St. Louis

Synod “intercessors” are being invited to gather in St. Louis Sept. 10-11 for “PRAY 2009,”…

Reflections on 50 years of DCE ministry

By Bill Karpenko This summer, we’re celebrating 50 years of director of Christian education (DCE)…

LCMS pastor elected to office in African church

Dr. Berhanu Ofgaa, an LCMS pastor elected to be general secretary of the largest Lutheran…

Needed: 14 short-term mission teams for Poland

By Paula Schlueter Ross As a placement counselor for LCMS World Mission, Jennifer Mustard knows…

Congregation 'blitzes' community with outreach

By Linda C. Hoops From ages 1 through 91, they came to serve their community…