The audits and summary budgets of the Synod’s 35 districts have been completed and are available upon written request.  Write or contact your district office directly.  The address of each district is published in the 2004 Lutheran Annual. The audits and…

Concordia University, River Forest, Ill., invites applications for faculty positions in various departments and disciplines.  The number of positions to be filled will be determined by budget availability and the qualification of the applicants.  The university will assign the academic…

Concordia Publishing House is offering “Luther,” the 2003 film about the reformer’s life and times, for pre-release purchase in DVD and VHS formats.  CPH will start shipping orders Nov. 30, the release date set by MGM Home Entertainment. The “limited-time” price…

CLIFFORD L. BACH, Noorvik, Ark., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  DAVID GOEKE, San Antonio, Texas; JEANNE HOLTEN, Nicollet, Minn.; KIMBERLY A. MAY, Chicago, Ill.; JULIE RUECKER, Anaheim, Calif.; MARTIN VIETS,…

By Joe Isenhower Jr.  Although statistics that Synod congregations reported for the end of 2003 show a rise in contributions and “weekday religion-class” attendance, “the real story is that membership is still declining,” according Dr. John O’Hara, research analyst for…

Two Synod commissions appointed by Synod President Gerald Kieschnick — the Commission on Worship and the Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support — have met and elected officers for the next three years. Kieschnick also appointed three members to the Commission…

Teams from five districts and the Synod’s International Center have been trained or are being trained for crisis management, thanks to a $32,283 grant to the Board for Communication Services from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. “It is very important that the…

Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase.  Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Wanted Copies of Manna devotional book by Carl Manthey-Zorn. …

‘It’ and the English language Regarding the debate on Amendment A to change Art. XI. F. 2. of the Synod’s constitution (Oct. ’04 Reporter), the following observations: Anyone with a sense of  English syntax has no difficulty seeing that the pronoun “it”…

The possibility of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod once again being a full participant in the Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue was raised Oct. 14 at a meeting in Chicago of the Committee on Lutheran Cooperation (CLC). The CLC has six members from each…

Guidelines should be available by the end of January for implementing in congregations a Synod convention action that permits women to hold any congregational office that does not involve the exercise of distinctive functions of the pastoral office. Dr. Samuel H.…

MICHAEL A. CROON SR., Niles, Ill.; WALTER D. KREGER, Bellaire, Mich.; and WILLIAM SINGLETON, Whiting, N.J., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  DINA MATASOVSKY, Belleville, Mich.; JANICE RUSNAK, Bridgeton, Mo.; SUZANNE…

My First Catechism: An Illustrated Version of Luther’s Small Catechism for Children, is now available from Concordia Publishing House. The 128-page hardcover book addresses the Ten Commandments, The Apostles’ Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, Baptism, confession, books of the Bible, the church…

The Board for Mission Services (BFMS) seeks nominations for associate director for ministry to the Armed Forces (MAF).  The associate director for MAF reports to the director of the Ministry to the Armed Forces Committee. The associate director for ministry to…

Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase.  Items described as “Wanted” or “Available” are sought or may be obtained for shipping costs only. Wanted For Such a Time as This, three volumes,…