The Synod’s two seminaries are sponsoring open-house events for high-school- and college-age men who are interested in pursuing vocations as parish pastor, missionary, or chaplain. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has planned two events: The Ninth Annual “Shepherds of God’s Flock”…
By Joe Isenhower Jr. MILWAUKEE — Sharing ideas with others and the “message” sent by two seminary presidents who jointly emceed the event were highlights for participants at the Synod’s Sept. 12-14 National Circuit Counselor Conference here. The first…
By Maggie Karner “If you’re so ‘pro-life,’ then why can’t you support stem-cell research? Shouldn’t being pro-life also be about finding cures to save future lives?” demanded the e-mail across my screen. Ironically, the writer was absolutely correct. Being pro-life…
By Paula Schlueter Ross A U.S. soldier is patrolling an Iraqi village when bullets whiz past him. He returns the fire and is alarmed to see that he’s hit a small boy, whose arm has been completely severed. A female…
Some 400 professionals and volunteers involved in youth ministry with congregations across the Synod participated in the 2006 NATIONAL Lutheran Youth Workers Conference July 20-23 in Orlando, Fla. This was the second annual conference known as “NATIONAL” –- a project of…
Q: I received my first call this spring on “call day” at the seminary. I will be ordained and installed at my first congregation this summer. It’s truly a time of great excitement. But it’s also a time of nervousness…
By Paula Schlueter Ross SELMA, Ala. — “Crossing Over” — from bondage to freedom, from sin to salvation, from death to everlasting life — was the theme as some 1,000 people gathered for the 19th Black Ministry Family Convocation, held…
Safeguarding students’ faith I was glad to see the June Reporter article on safeguarding our college students’ faith. Often we parents underestimate the intensity of the moral temptations and spiritual assaults our children will experience on secular campuses, or any…
By Mary E. Hilgendorf The “Parable of the Talents” told by Jesus in Matt. 25: 14-30 offers incentive, support, and encouragement for people who lead and labor in His service. His words of encouragement for using one’s talents for His…
Dr. Gary Arp of Marion, Iowa, was re-elected to serve his third term as president of the LCMS Iowa East District at its convention June 23-24 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Delegates re-elected Arp, 71, on the first ballot. Also returned to…
By Paula Schlueter Ross Laborers For Christ (LFC) is gearing up for a busy year and can use as many as 100 new people with “a heart for ministry” to help congregations throughout the country tackle building projects. The Synod’s church-construction group,…
Readers of this column continue to respond in unusually large numbers to topics stimulated by the wife of a pastor who wrote about personal concerns of her spirit. Feeling a lack of fulfillment in maintaining her own health and vitality, she…
In their first meeting in at least 10 years, development teams from the Synod’s two seminaries got together with staff from the LCMS Joint Seminary Fund to get to know one another, share strategies, and discuss ways they can work…
Eulogies can be apt The January Reporter (“Letters to the Editor”) raised the question of whether eulogies are appropriate in Lutheran funeral services, such as that of the late Dr. Oswald Hoffmann. I believe the answer is conditioned by the…
Commentary: Lessons from the late ‘Book of Daniel’ By Gene Edward Veith The controversial TV show “The Book of Daniel” has been canceled after only three episodes, making it one of the biggest bombs in television history. Christian activists denounced…
Thanks very much to those of you who responded to the December “Pressure Points” involving the letter from, and my response to, the wife of a pastor of a small, rural church who misses “the largeness of a big church,”…
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