The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described below: Concordia College–New York, Bronxville, N.Y., seeks to fill the following position: assistant registrar. Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., seeks to fill the following faculty positions: dean,…

Eighteen Lutheran college fairs are planned for fall at locations around the country. Representatives of the schools — the Synod’s 10 colleges and universities and those of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod — will be at…

Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) is now accepting reservations for its 2009 Ministry Tour to Central America. LHM tours offer participants an opportunity to get a firsthand look at LHM ministries in action and to learn about outreach in the host…

By Linda C. Hoops For the 720 participants at the 2008 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music, the one word that seems best to describe their experience at the four-day conference is “unity.” Rev. David Johnson, executive director of…

Dr. George F. Wollenburg, president of the Synod’s Montana District for 22 years, died Aug. 18 at his home in Billings, Mont., after a two-and-a-half year struggle with lung cancer.  Dr. Wollenburg’s wife of 53 years, Martha, and other members…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host its fall 2008 Lay Bible Institute from 7 to 9 p.m. on consecutive Wednesday evenings — Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29 — on its campus. The institute topic, “Two Kingdoms — But Only…

Rev. John T. Pless, assistant professor of pastoral ministry and missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., was elected co-president of the International Wilhelm Löhe Society July 26 in Neuendettelsau, Germany. Pless succeeds Dr. Craig Nessan of Wartburg Theological…

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By Joe Isenhower Jr. ARLINGTON, Va. — Mention “the flame” and this city across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., and most might assume you mean the Eternal Flame at the grave of President John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. But the…

JOHN TUTTLE, Palmetto, Fla., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  ELAINE M. ADAMS, Harlingen, Texas; REBECCA R. AURICH, Mayer, Minn.; HELMUTH T. EISENBRAUN, Smithville, Mo.; THERESA EVERS, Waukesha, Wis.; PAUL M.…

Concordia Publishing House (CPH), St. Louis, seeks to fill the position of manager of emerging products.  This position will research and develop new electronic products and services for CPH and will oversee their development and implementation up through and including…

LCMS Board for Pastoral Education (BPE) seeks nominations for adviser for personal growth/leadership development to work on the Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, campus. The adviser will report administratively to the BPE’s executive director and, while on campus, work under the…

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Wittenberg project I have been following with interest the formation of the International Lutheran Welcome Center (ILWC) in Wittenberg [covered in Reporter articles including the February commentary], and looked forward to seeing what progress had been made as I made…

The Center for Lutheran Theology and Public Life will again host “German Days at the Sem,” Oct. 24-25 on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. This year’s “German Days” is the second in a series of 10 events to…