Registration opens March 1 for the 32nd Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, set for June 21-24 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Theme of the upcoming convention is “ROCK! Rest On Christ the King,” from Psalm 31:1-3. This year’s…
The float sponsored by Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) at this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade, Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif., was named the “most beautiful” entry in its class of floats 35 feet long and under. The LHM entry, the…
LCMS World Mission is hosting two tours this year to give participants a firsthand look at outreach being carried out by the Synod overseas. A May 22-June 4 tour of Russia and the Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania will…
By Paula Schlueter Ross Hispanic ministry is a “whole-church issue,” not just a “missions issue,” says Rev. Eloy Gonzalez, associate director of the Center for Hispanic Studies in St. Louis, and chairman of the Synod’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on…
By Paula Schlueter Ross WASHINGTON — Like a Lutheran island floating in a sea of mostly Roman Catholics, a group representing Lutherans For Life (LFL) held its blue-and-white banner high at this year’s “March for Life” on Jan. 22. “It…
While two-thirds of LCMS church workers would speak to a financial professional if their debts were affecting their ministries, less than a third know that such services are available. Such awareness — identified in the Lutheran Church Extension Fund study…
THOMAS BIRD, Kansas City, Kan.; KATHRYN BAGANZ, Oconomowoc, Wis.; ROBERTA BEISWENGER, Prior Lake, Minn.; MICHELLE LEIGH COLEMAN, Valley Park, Mo.; JUDY REYNOLDS, Andover, Minn.; L. BOONE SMITH, Hoyt, Kan.; and CAMELA L. WICHMAN, Newton, N.C., have applied for reinstatement to…
Concordia Publishing House, the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, is searching for an experienced director of marketing to lead its Marketing Division. Duties include overseeing the development and implementation of business plans for the various product lines; managing each business groups’…
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 The Lutheran Hymnal Organist Edition. Rev. Bruce Linderman,…
Politics and religion Recently in both Reporter and The Lutheran Witness, there have been articles relating to politics in our religion. I believe these are good. However, there is a growing number of those who do not believe that politics…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: It is said that there is a clergy shortage in our LCMS. And, as a result of that shortage, many pastors have multiple ministries — perhaps as associates or assistants who have other roles that…
By D. Ray Halm I leaned my Schwinn against the side of the house and click-clacked my way to the door. As I sat on the sill between the back porch and the kitchen unlacing my baseball spikes, my mother…
This year marks the eighth year that Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is offering grants to support pastors’ sabbaticals. Lilly announced last fall that for 2007, as many as 120 grants of up to $45,000 apiece will be available through its National…
By Roland Lovstad A “Response to Expressions of Dissent,” dealing with four broad areas of Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) reports and convention actions, was approved for distribution by the CTCR during its Dec. 5-6 meeting in St.…
Participants in the first consultation on “The Scriptural Relationship of Man and Woman” received a homework assignment from the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) as it continues work on a document to guide Christians regarding the topic. During…
By Joe Isenhower Jr. The Synod’s 63rd Regular Convention is set for July 14-19 in Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center with the theme “One Message: Christ.” That theme, part of the Synod’s three-point vision statement of “One Mission, One…
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