As of March 14, the Synod’s Board for Communication Services relieved of his duties Rev. David L. Mahsman, director of news and information, a position that includes serving as executive editor of the Synod’s official periodicals, The Lutheran Witness and…

Concordia University, Irvine, Calif., has received a $6.25 million gift that will be used to construct a three-story, 45,000-square-foot Education, Business and Technology Center. The university plans to break ground for the new facility this summer and expects the project…

For shorter versions of key Reporter stories, downloadable in PDF format and suitable for use in congregational newsletters, go to the online Reporter Digest. This month’s Digest is scheduled to be posted by May 6. Posted April 28, 2005 Return…

Two intentional interim-ministry training events for pastors are set at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis — a June 27-28 information-sharing “discernment event” and a basic-education course that starts with a Nov. 7-11 “planting phase.” The optional discernment event is planned to help…

Applications are being accepted for “Harvesters for Christ,” aiming toward an Aug. 25-28 training event for those whose applications are approved. Harvesters is a program of LCMS District and Congregational Services that uses trained evangelism volunteers to help congregations begin,…

Planners say that positive response from those attending an “Institute on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music” three years ago led the Synod’s Commission on Worship to set a second institute for this year — July 26-29 at Carthage College in…

Three Lutherhostels sponsored by the national Association of Lutheran Older Adults (ALOA) and Lutheran higher-education institutions are on tap for this summer. They are set for June 20-24 at (and co-sponsored with) The  Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (Pa.); July…

A resolution that opens the possibility for ministers in same-sex relationships to serve in congregational ministries has been forwarded to the ELCA Churchwide Assembly for consideration at its Aug. 8-14 meeting in Orlando, Fla. Drafted during the April 9-11 meeting…

Following a March 22 meeting in St. Louis, representatives of The American Association of Lutheran Churches and The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod have set dates for official theological discussions that could lead to establishment of altar and pulpit fellowship. The meeting was…

The District Directory on the LCMS Web site has been redesigned to make information about the Synod’s 35 districts more readily available and to offer districts a new method of creating and maintaining district Web sites. The new directory features…

The Lutheran Education Association (LEA) is offering a new Web page where Lutheran educators may post their qualifications and look for employment opportunities.  Lutheran schools, school associations, and congregations also may post position openings and seek qualified candidates to fill them. The…

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod President Gerald Kieschnick issued the following statement about Pope John Paul II on April 2, the day the pope died in his Vatican apartment: Pope John Paul II’s strong voice in confronting issues crucial for our age…

Ronald P. Schultz, executive director of general services for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod since 1996, has accepted the appointment of the Synod’s Board of Directors to serve as chief administrative officer (CAO) of the church. Schultz will start his new…

In a March 1 letter to pastors of the Synod, LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick announced plans to appoint a “Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synodical Structure and Governance.”  The task force is to report its findings and recommendations to…

Peter Schiemann, 25, son of a Lutheran church leader in Canada, was one of four Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers killed March 3 in a shootout with a suspect at his farm near Rochfort Bridge in northwest Alberta. Rev. Don…

The Lutheran Education Association (LEA) is offering a new Web page where Lutheran educators may post their qualifications and look for employment opportunities.  Lutheran schools, associations, and congregations also may post position openings and seek those qualified to fill them. The site,…