Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase. Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Wanted We the Jury, a Lenten drama series…
Positions (December)
The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described below: Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., seeks to fill the following faculty positions: teacher education (two); political science, social work. Concordia University, Irvine, Calif.,…
Call for Nominations: CISH Head of School
The LCMS Board for Mission Services, LCMS World Mission Asia Management Team, and the Hanoi School Asia Advisory Board of Concordia International School — Hanoi (CISH) requests nominations for head of school, to be taken up on or before July…
Request for Reinstatements (December)
DOUGLAS G. MOFFATT, Maricopa, Ariz., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LISA BARTELL, Wilton, Iowa, and CARLA J. TRAUNUM, Olympia, Wash., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Commissioned roster…
Official Notice — District Audits
The audits and summary budgets of the Synod’s 35 districts have been completed and are available upon written request. Write or contact your district office directly. The address of each district is published in the Lutheran Annual. Posted Nov. 21,…
Official Notice — CPH Audit
The audit of the Concordia Publishing House has been completed and is available by contacting directly: Concordia Publishing House3558 S. Jefferson Ave.St. Louis, MO 63118-3968314-268-1000 Posted Nov. 21, 2008 Return to Top
Official Notice — LCMS Audit
The audit for the year ended June 30, 2008, and the program budget summary for fiscal year 2008-09 of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod have been completed and are available upon written request. Requests for the audited financial statements and program…
'Reporter' still gets letters
Although there is no “Letters to the Editor” column in this month’s Reporter, don’t assume it’s because we didn’t receive any letters in the past month. That hardly ever is the case. If you’ve written a letter that doesn’t appear…
Pressure Points (December)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Every once in a while a column generates a bevy of Internet and telephone activity. The last column (November 2008) was one of those columns. Briefly summarized, the concern raised was the work-ethic of a particular…
CPH offers new Christmas service for children
New from Concordia Publishing House are two new Christmas resources: The “Away in a Manger Christmas Service” ($39.99, item no. 351344WEB) is designed to give children opportunities to experience the birth of Jesus through drama, music, and prayer. Based on…
Fort Wayne sem announces symposia
Concordia Theological Seminary will present its annual symposia on exegetical and confessional theology Jan. 20-23 on its campus in Fort Wayne, Ind. The four-day symposia includes: the 24th Annual Symposium on Exegetical Theology, Jan. 20-21, which will discuss “The Coherence…
Seminary to host Lay Bible Institute
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its winter 2009 Lay Bible Institute from 7 to 9 p.m. on consecutive Wednesday evenings — Jan. 7, 14, 21, and 28 — on its campus. The institute topic, “Woman and Man — According to God’s Plan,”…
Mission board appoints Zehnder interim director
Meeting in Indian Wells, Calif., Nov. 17-19, the Synod’s Board for Mission Services appointed Dr. Thomas R. Zehnder of Baileys Harbor, Wis., as its interim executive director. Zehnder, 72, is expected to serve in the post until a permanent successor…
Vandals hit LCMS church
While the marriage amendment passed in California with 52 percent approval, those opposing it made their views known even before the votes were counted. A window was broken at Messiah Lutheran Church, Downey, Calif., sometime between 10 p.m. on the…
Structure task force gears up for presentations to districts
By Roland Lovstad Responses from boards of directors of all 35 LCMS districts will be used by the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance to refine its “Proposals and Possibilities” for presentation to district conventions next year.…
Contest nets new hymn for seminary
Matthew Priem, a fourth-year student at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is this year’s winner in the Pamela Anne Prevallet Memorial Fund Annual Hymn Competition. Priem is from Ocala, Fla. Priem’s winning hymn, “What Life Is This,” may be heard on…

