Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, announces the 17th season of “Bach at the Sem,” featuring presentations of the music of J.S. Bach by The American Kantorei, under the direction of Robert Bergt. The concerts are held at 3 p.m. on weekend…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Two years ago, Ida Mall, who served as president of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) from 1991 to 1995, received a letter from Synod President Gerald Kieschnick asking her to consider serving as an “ambassador”…

The Lutheran Services in America Disability Network (LSA-DN) is sponsoring a Spiritual Life Conference focusing on the needs of developmentally disabled people Oct. 20-22 at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott Hotel in Bloomington, Minn. LSA-DN is a network of 17 Lutheran…

“Youth Ministry 2009 (YM 2009)” — set for Jan. 9-11 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel at the Galleria in Houston, and geared toward all lay and professional youth workers in any LCMS setting — will concentrate on the theme “Teaching the…

With only nine years left until the Reformation Day 2017 deadline — and the Ablaze! counter now at 9 million — is it possible for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and its partners worldwide to share the Gospel with 100 million…

While on vacation in Canada this summer, Kristy, of St. Louis, and her husband, Michael, decided to get pedicures.  When the manicurist found out Michael was a seminary student, she was surprised a pastor-to-be could be married.  That gave Kristy…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. From statistical reports for 2007 filed by two-thirds of the 6,075 LCMS congregations, totals indicate that baptized membership throughout the Synod decreased by an estimated 34,913 (to 2,383,084) for the year and confirmed mem-bership dropped by…

By Paula Schlueter Ross The Web site “counter” for the Synod’s worldwide Ablaze! faith-sharing movement got a big boost in September as 183,203 was added to “the number of unreached or uncommitted people with whom the Gospel has been shared…

Appendix REPORT CONVENTION DELEGATE REVIEW COMMITTEEAppointed by the President of the Synod May 14, 2007 The Convention Delegate Review Committee has been asked by the President of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod “to take whatever steps it deems appropriate in the…

Joint Statement to the Council of PresidentsCommittee of Five + Committee of Four + The President of the SynodSeptember 4, 2008 Preamble “Baptized Christians must take seriously their petition to be forgiven as they forgive.  If God finds in us…

LCMS World Mission and LCMS World Relief and Human Care have given emergency grants of $10,000 and $5,000 each, respectively, to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Haiti (ELCH) to help the LCMS partner church respond to the needs of people…

Concordia Plan Services (CPS) is offering resources to help LCMS congregations, schools, and other church organizations understand revised Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations that go into effect Jan. 1, governing tax-deferred savings plans and tax-sheltered annuities — and which will require…

By Roland Lovstad Expressing hopes for “a growing spirit of reconciliation, peace, and harmony in our beloved Synod,” four LCMS pastors, five district presidents, and President Gerald B. Kieschnick have issued a joint statement regarding questions about exceptions that allowed…

Placements of 292 church workers — both ordained and commissioned ministers — were approved by the LCMS Council of Presidents, meeting Sept. 13-16 in St. Louis. The COP, comprised of the 35 LCMS district presidents, the LCMS president, and five Synod vice…

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