The decision is the result of the Boy Scouts of America’s action, made earlier this year, to allow openly gay Scout leaders.
University enrollment keeps climbing: now at 37,307
This fall is the 23rd straight year of ever-escalating total enrollment at the Synod’s 10 Concordia University System campuses nationwide.
Congregational Anniversaries (December 2015)
Announcements featuring special church anniversaries.
Boy Scouts of America Update
MOU with Boy Scouts of America is “no longer tenable;” potential legal concerns exist for chartering LCMS congregations.
Official Notice: colloquies (December 2015)
A listing of those who have completed teacher and pastor colloquies in the Synod.
Official Notice: updates from LCMS districts (December 2015)
Updates on church workers, congregations and schools from LCMS district presidents.
Resources available for 2016 ‘Life Sunday’
Resources from LCMS Life Ministry and Lutherans For Life may be used for the Jan. 17 “Life Sunday” observance or any Sunday a congregation chooses.
Movie review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2’
For fans of “The Hunger Games” series, “Mockingjay — Part 2” provides a satisfying conclusion.
RSTM conference looks at ‘ripe harvest,’ barriers to outreach
More than 160 participants from 24 states attend the Synod’s National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
Official Notice: requests for reinstatement (December 2015)
A listing of those who have applied for reinstatement to LCMS rosters.
Krikava named regional director for Eurasia
The Rev. James Krikava of Prague, Czech Republic, is appointed to the LCMS Office of International Mission post.
Positions (December 2015)
Positions are available with Concordia University System schools.
Photo gallery: Caring for refugees in Germany
With more than a million Middle Eastern asylum-seekers, flooding into Europe, a new mission field is growing exponentially for the Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche (SELK), a church body that has been actively receiving refugees and catechizing them for decades.
Fort Wayne symposium clarifies ethics of infertility
The Infertility Ethics Symposium, sponsored by LCMS Life and Health Ministries, is held Nov. 7 at Concordia Theological Seminary.
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