By Kim Plummer Krull A few days after they were rescued by boat from their flooded home, Jan and Greg Wilsey say they are “overwhelmed.” But, surprisingly, the members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Delmar, N.Y., aren’t referring to their escape…

Worship resources are available on the LCMS website to assist congregations in observing the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Because congregations likely will observe this anniversary in a variety of ways, a complete service has not…

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Concordia Publishing House is providing complimentary sheet music for organists and choirs preparing to observe this solemn occasion. “Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord,” a fervent prayer for…

“PRAY 2011,” the latest LCMS gathering to focus solely on prayer, is planned for Oct. 13-14 at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel in St. Louis. Like similar events in 2009 and 2010, the event is open to those who consider…

By Kim Plummer Krull As he waits for the insurance company to assess damages, the Rev. Joel Kotila says he knows many people are dealing with far greater losses since Hurricane Irene. Still, the pastor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,…

Nine Lutheran college fairs are planned for Midwestern sites this fall. Representatives from Lutheran colleges and universities nationwide will be at the fairs to share information and answer questions. Sponsored by the Lutheran Educational Conference of North America (LECNA), the…

The first of 18 different postcards updating congregations about their role in necessary procedures leading up to and including their 2012 district conventions and the 2013 Synod convention will be arriving in their mail early this month. The postcards from…

By Kim Plummer Krull While many are giving thanks that Hurricane Irene packed less force than forecasters feared, LCMS leaders are learning about pockets of destruction as they check on congregations and communities along the battered Eastern Seaboard. By Tuesday…

By Kim Plummer Krull After a surprise visit from a Kenyan Lutheran friend, the Rev. Kevin Vogts now sees a blessing in the midst of those “enormous black columns” of mosquitoes swirling over floodwaters that forced about 70 percent of…

(RNS) — A new study reporting that white Americans without college degrees are dropping out of church faster than their higher-educated counterparts has several possible explanations, according to researchers. The study, by University of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox, found…

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Lutheran Services of Georgia, a statewide social services agency with an annual budget of over $12 million, is searching for a chief executive officer (CEO) to succeed its retiring CEO.  The ideal candidate should have a proven record of strategic…

CHRISTOPHER JOHN IRELAN, Arlington Heights, Ill., has applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion–Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. SARAH KATHERINE JOHNSON, Four Seasons, Mo.; RACHEL BRAUNERSREUTHER, Tomball, Texas; KIMBERLY A. NEWMAN, Sterling Heights, Mich.; and RHONDA A.…

REV. ERIC ASH, Monroeville, Pa., has submitted an application for the Pastoral Colloquy Program through The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Correspondence regarding his application should be directed within four weeks after publication of this notice to: Reverend Herbert C. Mueller Jr.,…

By Herbert C. Mueller Jr. At the invitation of the Rev. Dr. Mark Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), I attended the second half of the ELCA’s 12th Churchwide Assembly, held Aug. 15-19 in Orlando,…