Registration is open for a number of off-campus continuing-education workshops both LCMS seminaries are offering around the country this summer. The cost for each of 11 workshops offered by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is $125.  Taught by seminary faculty, the…

Rev. Ken Klaus, speaker of “The Lutheran Hour,” addresses the senselessness of the Feb. 14 shootings at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, in a 14-minute video message that’s designed to provide a message of hope to young people and their parents.…

Concordia Publishing House has released a new children’s Bible and is offering savings on Easter products and school items. The ESV Children’s Bible is aimed at children ages 6 to 12 and features more than 200 color illustrations, a timeline…

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod missionaries returned to Kenya in early February to resume their work, just days after LCMS World Mission asked them to remain in Ethiopia after regularly scheduled meetings there. The missionaries — Dr. Paul and Joy Mueller and…

James H. Heine of St. Louis and Vicki Biggs of Eureka, Mo., are serving in new positions with the Synod’s Board for Communication Services (BCS). Heine, 57, is the new managing editor of the LCMS magazine, The Lutheran Witness. Heine…

In February, the Synod’s Board for University Education mailed to all LCMS congregations a brochure promoting “Concordia Sunday,” suggested for April 20. The special observance, which may be held that day or any Sunday of the year, is designed to…

Wheat Ridge Ministries of Itasca, Ill., is awarding grants totaling $73,844 to support sabbatical experiences for professional church workers from 14 congregations, including three from The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. According to Wheat Ridge, “sabbatical leave for rest and renewal is…

Meeting with the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations Feb. 18-19, a consulting group of eight men and eight women reviewed the first draft of a document on the scriptural relationship of men and women that was developed from…

Northern Illinois University (NIU) graduate and LCMS Pastor Marty Marks and nearly a dozen fellow alumni and current students continued to reach out to the campus community by offering “free Huskie hugs” as classes resumed Feb. 25. The group enjoyed…

The Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) Program Committee has published foundational documents for the program, paving the way for SMP students to begin their studies as early as this fall. The committee has been meeting to design the details of the…

COVENANT CONGREGATIONS Rev. Yohannes Mengsteab’s response in last month’s Reporter “Letters” to the two pastors writing about the Covenant Congregations story in the January issue does not address the matter of the declining birthrate and viewing children as a blessing…

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 Day by Day We Magnify Thee, translated …

The Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) is seeking applications for senior vice president — Loans and Real Estate.  The senior vice president –Loans and Real Estate serves in a senior management role, providing strategic planning and leadership to the LCEF as…

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 biology, physics, mathematics, English, and history.  Also needed are curriculum specialists and elementary school teachers. For…

PAUL BUCHHEIMER, Austin, Texas; KEITH A. KRENKE, Berlin, Wis.; SCOTT W. MATTES, Irvine, Calif.; JULIE R. MINDACH, Alexandria, Minn.; STEPHANIE MORSCHEN, Cologne, Minn.; INGRID A. NEBEL, Florissant, Mo.; and SUSAN WYETH, Aurora, Ill., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister…