Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, is taking orders for Lutheran Service Book: Guitar Chord Edition, a contemporary treatment of the complete hymnody of the Synod’s most up-to-date hymnal.  The edition — which includes two volumes — may be ordered now,…

The Synod’s Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support in 2007 targeted “Wellness Promotion” as being critical for church workers and their families — for their own well-being and in their role as models for wellness in their communities. As part of…

By Paula Schlueter Ross When Alan Rork received his first call from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, this spring to serve the Synod’s Indiana District as a missionary to the deaf, his fellow seminary graduates “clapped” for him by waving their…

Lutheran World Relief (LWR), Baltimore, is inviting all past LWR study tour participants to attend the first-ever LWR Study Tour Reunion, Oct. 24-26 at the Heartwood Retreat Center in Trego, Wis. Under the theme “LWR Asks: Are You Willing?,” the…

Lutheran World Relief (LWR), Baltimore, is hosting several one- to two-week “study tours” that enable U.S. Lutherans to travel to developing countries where LWR works, meet LWR’s regional staff and partners, and learn how they work together to find solutions…

Eleven new projects mounted by Lutheran congregations to help immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in their communities are receiving a total of $46,364 this year from the Good Samaritan Fund — a joint ongoing project of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service…

David and Radka Fiala, who taught English for three years in Slovakia and are beginning new terms of service as career missionaries in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland, say they were surprised to learn that being an overseas…

Forty-six new missionaries were commissioned by LCMS World Mission June 26 in St. Paul, Minn., for service in 17 countries, including the Czech Republic, Japan, Hungary, India, Latvia, Panama, Peru, Poland, Slovak Republic, Thailand, Togo, and Uganda. The total includes…

“You and I sooner or later are going to experience what comes to all people — we are going to experience dying.  But there is a difference between us and the world.  The world looks away from that fact and…

The Holy Bible and Luther’s Small Catechism  in Spanish have been published by Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF) in one book to help Lutherans reach Hispanics with the Gospel — in predominantly Spanish-speaking countries and in communities throughout the United States and…

New from Concordia Publishing House is A New Song: Planted by Streams of Water — Psalms of Divine Wisdom, a six-week Bible study written by women, for women.  It is the first release in the A New Song series. The new book, says…

Concordia University Texas, Austin, is developing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program to help meet the need for nurses in Texas. Pending approval from the Texas Board of Nursing, the LCMS university expects to begin admitting students to…

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the City of St. Louis June 24, paving the way for volunteers with The Apple of His Eye, a St. Louis-based LCMS mission society, to hand out Christian literature during a “gay…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has a current opening for a communications specialist.  This staff member will assist the director of Communications in the production of print and Web resources that communicate the mission and vision of Concordia Seminary to the…

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. Available Joyful Sounds — The New Children’s Hymnal (CPH,…