By David Strand SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The 223 attendees at the Synod’s second Model Theological Conference Aug. 23-25 here  took about 15 seconds to answer the question posed by the meeting’s theme, “The Congregation’s Ministry and Mission: Who’s in Charge Here?” …

By Kim Krull Monique Miller, the wife of Rev. Philip Miller of Chalmette, La., was due to deliver the couple’s third child on Monday (Aug. 29), the day Hurricane Katrina delivered to the Gulf Coast near New Orleans what many…

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, is offering two training events this fall for church workers and laypeople: The “Lay Leadership Retreat,” Sept. 30-Oct. 2, is designed for congregational officers, elders, and other lay leaders.  It will be led by Dr.…

The Synod’s two seminaries each are hosting “Lutherhostel” events this fall. “Joy in the Journey” is the theme for LutherHostel 2005 at Concordia Seminary, to be held Oct. 1-4 on the St. Louis campus.  The seminary hosts the “educational event for…

Dr. Dale Meyer will be installed as the 10th president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, during a special worship service set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, at the seminary’s Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. The service will mark…

Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM) is sponsoring its second “Needs and Resources Global Health Forum” Feb. 17-18 in St. Louis.  LIMM is an association of Lutheran health-care professionals and lay people who are “committed to the support of Christ’s healing…

Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., plans to begin construction on its new high-tech Education, Business and Technology (EBT) Center in October.  A ground-breaking ceremony was held on the campus in July. The EBT Center, located next to the campus library, is being…

A two-day conference on “Gospel Outreach with Childcare” is planned for Oct. 7-8 in Ashburn, Va.  The conference is sponsored by the Open Arms Institute, a ministry that “fosters and guides Lutheran church planting with childcare.” Sessions will be held…

One LCMS member died and more than 300 homes were destroyed or damaged in a tornado that ripped through Stoughton in southern Wisconsin Thursday (Aug. 18), according to Rev. Thomas Petersen, pastor of Good Shepherd-by-the-Lake Lutheran Church. Harold Orlofske, 54,…

Dr. Alwin Reimnitz, president emeritus of the Synod’s North Dakota District, died Aug. 9 after being hit by a car weeks earlier. Reimnitz, 80, was struck July 18 as he crossed the street during a visit to a nursing home.  He…

Dr. Harald Tomesch of Milwaukee has accepted a call to serve as the third president of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Tomesch, 49, is the first Canadian to serve as president of a Lutheran Church–Canada seminary. …

Rev. Martin L. Lieske, president of the Synod’s Minnesota South District from 1966 to 1978, died July 26 in Fond du Lac, Wis.  Lieske, 94, had suffered a stroke five months earlier. A funeral service was held Aug. 1 at…

LARRY BEHNKEN, New Brighton, Minn., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  RENATA J. ANDERSON, Morton, Ill.; LINDA BUSS, Glendale, Wis.; KATHLEEN FISCHER, Houston, Texas; KAREN F. HAAKE, Oak, Neb.; DEBRA A.…

Oswald Hoffman School of Christian Outreach (OHSCO) seeks to fill the position of director of OHSCO.  This is a full-time, tenure-track position with a two-year contract. The preferred starting date is Jan. 1, 2006. OHSCO is an outreach education ministry. …

Well done, CPH! Hats off to Concordia Publishing House for the outstanding work it is doing for our Synod and for the church at-large.  I just received a copy of Concordia: A Reader’s Edition of the Book of Concord, and…

Since March of this year, Rev. Daniel Preus, first vice president of the Synod from 2001 to 2004, has assumed the role of full-time director of The Luther Academy, the St. Louis-based society that, according to its mission statement, “promotes…