Ann R. Bryant of St. Louis began March 14 in the new position of vice president and actuary with the Synod’s Worker Benefit Plans, primarily working with the retirement, disability, and survivor plans. A 1990 graduate of the University of Wyoming,…
Eleven member educators of the Lutheran Education Association (LEA) have been named recipients of that group’s 2005 awards. Each of those honored has received or will be receiving a plaque designating his or her selection. They also will be recognized, along…
Ed and Ruby Kintzinger of Kimberling City, Mo., originally thought they might want to volunteer as builders with Habitat for Humanity after they retired from their jobs in engineering and speech pathology. Then they found out about the Synod’s Laborers…
Article XIV of the Constitution of the Synod requires all constitutional amendments adopted by conventions of the Synod to be affirmed by the voting congregations of the Synod. Within three months of the close of a convention, announcements of the…
More on Women’s Service … This month’s “Letters” continues a discussion from last month on disagreements over the recently released “Guidelines for the Service of Women in Congregational Offices.” — Ed. I appreciate Dr. Nafzger’s taking the time to respond…
Q: I know that old hurts die hard, including some that continue to plague our congregation. Example: A family with many extended members felt hurt and not properly cared for by a previous pastor. They complained, but the pastor was…
The election to determine who will receive the call to serve as the 10th president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will take place May 11, and results of the vote will be “webcast” on the seminary’s Web site that day. Casting…
The Synod’s Board of Directors at its Feb. 24-25 meeting in St. Louis appointed Thompson Coburn LLP to serve as the Synod’s legal counsel for the current triennium. However, that choice hinges on the outcome of talks between Thompson Coburn and…
The following have given formal permission to allow their names to stand innomination for the presidency of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis: Rev. Dr. David L. Adams, Fenton, MO; Rev. Dr. Andrew H. Bartelt, St. Louis, MO; Rev. Dr. Scott A.…
The Missouri District of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is seeking applications for the position of direct gift mission counselor. Applicants must be a member in good standing of an LCMS congregation and have five years of proven direct and major…
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The Synod’s Board of Directors has asked the Commission on Constitutional Matters (CCM) to reconsider an opinion regarding the authority of the Board of Directors provided in Article XI F 2 of the Synod’s Constitution. The opinion, prompted by proposed Constitutional…
Just days after political demonstrators and looters destroyed shops and generally trashed Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, during a March 24 coup that ousted President Askar Akayev, the city is returning to normal, says Missouri Synod Missionary Rita Nickel. “We feel safe and calm…
Statements issued by Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick and Lutherans For Life Executive Director James I. Lamb support the family of Terri Schiavo, which had fought to keep the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube in place in spite of…
LCMS relief workers helping Indonesians recover from the Dec. 26 tsunami say they are safe after another massive earthquake rocked the island nation March 28, but added that they may consider stepping up their timetable as a result of the…
Scriptural authority is the foundational issue in dealing with the blessing of same-sex unions and qualifications for the professional ministries, according to a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod response to the report of the Studies on Sexuality Task Force of the Evangelical…
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