Official notice: LCMS salary information

THE LUTHERAN CHURCH–MISSOURI SYNODSalary Information The Synod’s policy of full financial disclosure provides for making available to members of the Synod (congregations, pastors, teachers and others on the roster), on written request, the salary grid scales of all synodical and…

Requests for Reinstatement

CAROL M. ARMBRECHT, Itasca, Ill.; MELVIN M. MEYER, Milford, Ill.; and DIANE LYNN STATZA, Menomonee Falls, Wis., have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  Correspondence regarding these applications should be directed to…

Positions

Concordia University, Austin, Texas, is currently accepting applications for an associate/assistant professor of faculty in the College of Business in Marketing. Concordia University is a private university affiliated with The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and has a growing College of Business…

Pressure Points with Dr. Bruce Hartung

Q: The congregation I serve is fairly small, with about 125 worshiping on a typical Sunday.  Only a few of our more established members desire to hold a congregational office.  As a result, several newer members are being pushed forward…

Chaplain `very satisfied` with work in Iraq

Chaplain (Major) James Lucas returned home to his family in Nappanee, Ind., in September after spending nearly 11 months in Iraq.  And, while he’s happy to be home, he regrets “leaving the work behind” and is considering helping with hurricane…

Items wanted, available

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 Hymnal Supplement ’98 in good condition.  Faith…

ILC admits Belgium church body, elects officers

BERLIN — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium was accepted as the newest member of the International Lutheran Council during its 21st conference here Aug. 27-Sept. 7. The ILC is an association of 30 confessional Lutheran churches from all over the…

Southern District moves office to Baton Rouge

“All that has transpired will change the face of the Southern District,” President Kurtis Schultz told the Council of Presidents (COP) meeting.  “Many have lost all things except the mercy and grace of God.  And that’s all we need.” While Schultz…

Teams help `overwhelmed` pastors after Katrina

By Joe Isenhower Jr. Rev. Philip Wottrich, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Covington, La., says three other pastors on a relief team sent by the Synod’s Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support (CMGS) and LCMS World Relief/Human Care after Hurricane…

Outpouring of Synod love `phenomenal,` says official

By Joe Isenhower Jr. “The unprecedented outpouring of Christian love and generosity of our people is phenomenal,” said Rev. Matthew Harrison, executive director of LCMS World Relief/ Human Care, as he summed up the Synod’s response to Hurricane Katrina. “Congregations…

COP looks at church worker concerns

Care and supervision of church workers — including hurricane relief, lay worker training, new worker placements, and military reserve chaplains — occupied major segments of the Sept. 17-21 Council of Presidents (COP) meeting in St. Louis.  The COP includes presidents…

October Letters

Discernment takes time My letter concerns the encouragement mentioned in last month’s story on the Model Theological Conference in Scottsdale that laypeople be adept at judging doctrine. A layperson does not come up out of the baptismal water judging doctrine…

CTCR report addresses human embryos

“Christian Faith and Human Beginnings,” a report concluding that human embryos, beginning with conception, are the unfolding of a unique human life, was adopted by the Commission on Theology and Church Relations at its meeting Sept. 22-25 in St. Louis.…

Auxiliaries, schools, CPH, others responding, too

By Paula Schlueter Ross In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, something unexpected happened at Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Orlando, Fla.  As its small Lutheran Women’s Missionary League group rallied to assemble LWML “survivor kits” for evacuees arriving in Orlando, dozens…

Districts need cleanup teams

For information on how to volunteer for hurricane cleanup and repair work in the LCMS Southern and Texas Districts, see the LCMS World Mission and LCMS World Relief/Human Care Web sites. At this time, the Southern District is seeking teams, each…

Members of Congress thank Synod for Katrina response

The three Missouri Synod members of the United States Congress thanked Synod members for their response to Hurricane Katrina in a Sept. 14 letter. They are Senator Conrad Burns of Montana; Congressman David Reichert, Washington; and Congressman John Shimkus, Illinois.  Their…