Jim Campbell is senior legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom and director of the Center for Marriage and Family.
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3,000-plus Ethiopian pastors claim Amharic ‘Book of Concord’
After decades without the book in their language, Ethiopian pastors can use it to learn what it means to be Lutherans committed to scriptural faithfulness.
Southeastern District re-elects Denninger president
The Rev. Dr. John R. Denninger of Springfield, Va., is elected to his second term as president of the LCMS Southeastern District during the district’s 37th Regular Convention.
LHM-LCMS partnership provides care for persecuted Christians
A Lutheran Hour Ministries-LCMS Mercy Operations partnership brings needed food, medicine and other supplies to Middle East refugees.
Church plans worship after devastating fire
The main building of Grace Lutheran Church, Vestal, N.Y., is declared a total loss after a May 18 storm-related fire.
In the June/July ‘Lutheran Witness’
Infertility, children, miscarriage, adoption and family are among the topics discussed in this issue of the LCMS magazine.
Board adopts $81.8 million Synod budget
Synod Chief Financial Officer Jerald C. Wulf tells the LCMS Board of Directors that the 2016 budget “balances expected revenues against anticipated expenses.”
NAME, ONM leaders aim to work together to plant churches
The North American Mission Endeavor church-planting group and the Synod’s Office of National Mission are hopeful that they can accomplish much more together than apart.
First-call, vicarage candidates not enough to fill requests
“We need to be encouraging in every possible way those men who wish to prepare for the Office of the Ministry,” says LCMS Council of Presidents Placement Committee Chairman Rev. Kurtis D. Schultz.
Harrison advises pastors on same-sex marriage decision
As the Supreme Court prepares its decision on the legality of same-sex marriage, the Synod’s president writes to pastors, sharing his thoughts about how that decision could affect them.
Wyoming District elects Hill as new president
Meeting May 7-9 in Casper, Wyoming District delegates elect the Rev. John Hill to his first term as president.
Lutherans from around globe confer in Wittenberg
International Lutheran leaders assess Church challenges, global growth at Wittenberg conference.
Lutheran Bible Translators relocating to Concordia, Mo.
The 50-year-old Bible-translation ministry plans to move to the campus of Saint Paul Lutheran High School by September.
Laborers strengthen outreach to Native American students
Laborers For Christ works with Lutheran Indian Ministries to build a new campus-ministry center at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan.
Despite demolished church, ‘amazing gratitude’ after South Dakota twister
Zion Lutheran Church in Delmont, S.D., loses its roof to a devastating tornado May 10, but Sunday-school children and teachers at the church are unharmed.
In Baltimore: ‘sharing Gospel in middle of pain’
Seven LCMS pastors join fellow members of the Synod’s Southeastern District — and some 5,000 Baltimore residents and others — at a rally and march for peace in that city May 2.
