HOUSTON—Rev. Matthew C. Harrison, executive director of LCMS World Relief and Human Care since 2001, is the new president-elect of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and Rev. Herbert C. Mueller Jr. will serve as first vice-president. Harrison was elected on the…
HOUSTON—With no debate, delegates to the Missouri Synod convention here adopted two resolutions in response to actions taken by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at its August 2009 Churchwide Assembly. At that assembly, the ELCA resolved to recognize…
By Paula Schlueter Ross HOUSTON — Lutherans attending the Black Ministry Family Convocation, held here July 8-11, adopted resolutions and endorsed recommendations of the LCMS Black Clergy Caucus with an eye toward making sure their concerns are represented in the years…
(RNS) — Southern Baptists issued a veiled but sharp critique of the nation’s oil companies on June 16 saying “all industries are … accountable to higher standards than to profit alone.” Members of the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in Orlando,…
By Roland Lovstad “Confessional Lutheran Identity in the Light of Changing Christian Demographics” was the theme as 65 seminary professors and representatives from 24 countries met June 3-6 at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, for the fourth World Seminaries Conference…
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Facing a reduced budget and a third round of layoffs, officials at Washington National Cathedral are considering disposing of priceless treasures — including a trove of rare books — that are no longer considered part of its…
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: I am a first-time lay delegate to our [Synod] convention … this July in Houston. My pastor suggested I write to you after I spoke to him about this. I am shocked and distressed at…
(RNS) As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, churches and religious organizations along the Louisiana coast are providing food, money and support to parishioners whose livelihoods hang in the balance. More than 7 million gallons of oil…
6. Human Care Floor Committee 6 is proposing seven resolutions that: thank God for the Synod’s disaster-relief work — particularly in Haiti — through LCMS World Relief and Human Care, LCMS World Mission, Orphan Grain Train, districts and congregations, Haitian…
Eight floor committees that met in St. Louis the weekend starting May 21 drafted 104 proposed resolutions for some 1,200 delegates to consider at the Synod’s 64th Regular Convention, set for July 10-17 in Houston. The work of one of…
The Synod’s official periodicals, Reporter and The Lutheran Witness, were honored in May by both the Associated Church Press (ACP) and the Evangelical Press Association (EPA) — winning a combined total of 15 awards for work published in 2009. Founded in 1916,…
CHICAGO (ELCA) — Top leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod discussed in-depth the theological implications of the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly decisions on human sexuality. The church leaders met here April 12-13 as…
By Linda C. Hoops The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) hopes to hold a series of congregational workshops on Christian stewardship of the environment in conjunction with its adoption of a new report on the topic. The…
Registration is open for the 2010 National LCMS Children’s Ministry Workshop, to be held Aug. 12-13 in Wausau, Wis. The theme for the workshop, “INsideOUT,” based on Psalm 78:4-6, is about “gathering and sending — the inhalation and exhalation of…
By Paula Schlueter Ross The first time Dawn Modlin attended a national conference of the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI), in 2008, she was surprised to learn that women in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod may serve as presidents of their congregations. …
By Kim Plummer Krull In the 30 years that Laborers For Christ has helped LCMS congregations and organizations tackle their own construction projects and build within their budgets, Dan Baker says he has “never seen a more economical time to…
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