Registration is open for the Oct. 2-5 LutherHostel 2004 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. A…
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Members say network helps family ministry
The new Lutheran Family Ministry Network had signed up more than 30 charter members as…
Pressure Points with Dr. Bruce Hartung
Influence and power are used for personal agendas. Those who don’t go along are disparaged…

CPH offers VBS planning tips
Want to make sure your congregation and community hear about your vacation Bible school? Here are…

LFC is like `mission work,` say volunteers
When Dave and Nina Lett sold their four-bedroom house in Englewood, Ohio, three years ago…

St. Louis sem receives accreditation extension
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, President John F. Johnson got word from two accrediting agencies last…

Laborers expands program to meet needs of changing congregations
By Paula Schlueter Ross In the face of fewer projects and fewer available workers, Laborers For…

''Letters'' April 2004
Let the Spirit guide delegates Does the LCMS believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is…

LFL affirms marriage as man-woman union
Marriage is “a God-given institution between a man and a woman.” Homosexual unions “are based…

Congregations nominate for vice presidents two through five
LCMS Secretary Raymond Hartwig March 26 announced the names of the 20 ordained ministers who…

Arizona congregation sponsors `Igniting` event
By Joe Isenhower Jr. Trinity Lutheran Church, Litchfield Park, Ariz., is thought to be the…

Items wanted, available
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World`s Lutherans number nearly 66 million
Membership among Lutheran churches in the last two years increased by 570,000, bringing the number…

Calls for Nominations
Chief Administrative OfficerLCMS Board of Directors The LCMS Board of Directors (BOD) seeks nominations of candidates…

Thrivent gives $165,000 to train future school administrators
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has awarded a $165,000 grant to develop a training program for…

Requests for Reinstatement
RUSSELL L. HORN, Bremerton, Wash., and DOUGLAS R. WILLIAMS, Santa Rosa, Calif., have applied for…