By John P. O’Hara The recently released report on findings of a survey on religious affiliation (U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, from The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life) presents a varied and dynamic picture of American organized religion. While…

Lutherans For Life (LFL) is offering a new Mother’s Day bulletin insert with thoughts on the theme, “The Heart of a Mother” — along with supporting Bible passages and a prayer “for a mother’s heart.” The front of the Mother’s Day…

Missouri Synod congregations are encouraged to highlight the pastoral ministry during the month of May, and the Synod’s Board for Pastoral Education — together with the church body’s two seminaries in St. Louis and Fort Wayne — have produced a…

By Kim Plummer Krull LCMS members with expertise and an interest in helping congregations reach out when catastrophe strikes will participate in one of six Regional Disaster Response Training events to begin this month. Districts are hosting the first-time sessions…

WITTENBERG, Germany — Establishment of a new Lutheran ministry center in this city most closely associated with Martin Luther and the Reformation moved a step closer March 17 as the board appointed to supervise the project met for the first time.…

By Roland Lovstad “Christ is risen!” will be heard regularly from now through the end of the school year during chapel at Unity Lutheran School, East St. Louis, Ill.  In a school where just a fourth of the students are members…

Wheat Ridge Ministries is holding a second “Living Well” symposium Oct. 2-4 in Milwaukee, on the heels of a 2005 symposium which organizers termed a success.  Registration for the upcoming symposium, with the sub-theme “The Body Language of Faith,” is…

“Live by the Spirit,” from Gal. 5:16, is the theme of the 91st International Convention of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League.  The convention will be held July 24-27 in Lexington, Ky. This year’s convention will offer motivational speakers, including: two-time…

Equipping young adults to share their faith with their peers will be the focus of “Reach,” a new one-day event to be held during the convention of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League, July 24-27 in Lexington, Ky. The Lutheran Hour…

The Association of Lutheran Older Adults (ALOA) is sponsoring seven upcoming Lutherhostels. Designed for older adults, ALOA’s four- to six-day Lutherhostels “foster opportunities for intellectual, social, and spiritual growth” and offer a “unique educational adventure … presented from the Lutheran tradition,”…

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., is sponsoring “Real Men Follow Jesus,” a retreat for men, April 4-5 on the seminary campus. Led by Dr. Gary W. Zieroth, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kingsville, Md., the retreat is…

With the number of older adults steadily increasing, The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, like the country, is slowly going gray.  Is your congregation ready to assist these seniors and soon-to-be seniors in making the most of their gifts and talents in…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. Rev. David Muench says he’s “thrilled and encouraged” by three positive things that new pastors have identified about their participation in the Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support’s (CMGS) Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support (PALS) initiative. “They…

Sekolah Pelita Harapan, a Christian school in Indonesia, is seeking qualified and certified teachers for the 2008-09 academic year. Teachers are needed to teach high-school biology, physics, mathematics, English, and history.  Also needed are curriculum specialists and elementary school teachers.…

This summer, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., will offer two five-day workshops for organists: A “Primer” course June 16-20 is a beginning workshop for organists who do not use pedals, use only one foot, or want to learn more…

Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, is hosting two training conferences for parish nurses, congregational health workers, pastors, and others interested in congregational health. The 16th annual “Concordia Conference for Parish Nurse and Congregational Health Ministries” will be held May 29-30 under…