Suggestions from a district president on the eve of a Synod convention By Terry R. Forke As the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod nears, we are hearing a lot about politics, voting lists, coalitions, and kingmakers.  One…

A number of ‘back-home’ connections for the July 28-Aug. 1 LCMS National Youth Gathering and first-ever companion Adult Gathering in Orlando will help link congregation members with their members at the Gathering. Under the theme “CHOSEN,” based on 1 Peter…

By Paula Schlueter Ross The May 2 funeral of New York State Trooper David Brinkerhoff was “powerful” on many levels, according to Rev. Mark Mueller, Brinkerhoff’s pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Delmar, N.Y. Thousands of police officers — some…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

By Kim Krull Raised in a German Lutheran home and church, Karolyn Martinez says the typical view of mercy was to send money to a mission fund.  But after gleaning two days’ worth of ideas and inspiration, her eyes opened…

Consider that about 54 million people in the United States — roughly 30 percent of the population — have some form of disability, and that people with disabilities are less likely to be in worship and otherwise participate in the…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

As in previous LCMS convention years, Reporter asked the five nominees for Synod president this year to answer in writing questions related to issues in the Synod — some of which will no doubt be considered during the Synod convention…

By Kim Krull A South African orphan captured the caring spirit of the audience that packed a St. Louis concert hall for a celebration to help young people develop their gifts in a country tragically challenged by poverty and disease.…

By Uwe Siemon-Netto Theologically, there is really nothing objectionable about the idiosyncratic preference of many Lutherans for the back pews in church. I am sure that God does not care one iota where you sit during the Sunday service, as long…

The third “Tour de Sem” of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is scheduled for May 5. Participants — including the seminary community and their family and friends — will bicycle 95 miles from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbia, Ill., to…

By Paula Schlueter Ross If you’re going into space for months at a time, it’s best to take your congregation along with you, says astronaut Jeff Williams, a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Houston. Williams spent six months…

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 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…

ORLANDO, Fla. — The LCMS Council of Presidents (COP) focused on “restoring harmony and trust in the … Synod for the sake of Christ’s mission” at its Nov. 12-14 meeting here.  The council also “approved in principle” a proposed alternate-route program…