LCMS World Relief aids flood-hit congregations

LCMS World Relief/Human Care is giving a total of $45,000 in initial disaster grants to six east-coast Synod congregations with facilities or members affected by floods from record-breaking rains earlier this summer. Of those, four are LCMS Southeastern District congregations.…

`Mercy Works` has new e-mail address

Mercy Works, the new quarterly journal published by LCMS World Relief/Human Care, now has its own separate e-mail address: mercyworks@lcms.org. A story about Mercy Works in the July Reporter noted that its focus is “to raise awareness of deaconesses and…

`Protect My Ministry` joins National Contract Program

Protect My Ministry, an employment and volunteer background screening company, has joined the LCMS National Contract Program. Barb Ryan, executive director of the Synod’s Department of Human Resources, and Mike Magee, manager of the LCMS National Contract Program, announced the…

(August) Pressure Points

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…

Items available (August)

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. Available Baptismal font (see photo).  Contact Jim Kroenlein,…

Positions (August)

Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., is seeking applications for a full-time position leading the Concordia University instrumental music program. The Concordia Music department is seeking an individual to provide vision and leadership for our Instrumental Music program.  In addition to…

Official Notice: Audits available

The audits of the Worker Benefit Plans and Concordia Publishing House have been completed and are available by contacting directly: Worker Benefit Plans 1333 S. Kirkwood Road St. Louis, MO 63122-7295(314) 885-6703 Concordia Publishing House3558 S. Jefferson Ave.St. Louis, MO…

Official Notice: New CCN members

Bylaw 3.3.3.1 (c) calls upon the Secretary of the Synod to “publish the names of the members of the Committee for Convention Nominations in an official periodical of the Synod as soon as possible after they have been elected.”  All…

Letters to the Editor (August)

Commentary on women I read with mixed feelings Mary Hilgendorf’s Commentary, “It’s time to encourage, equip women as Christian leaders!” in the July Reporter. The article seems to imply that since women are in the majority, they should fill a…

Commentary: Helping church workers caught in `economic pandemic`

By Kim Marxhausen A teacher gets up at 4 o’clock every morning to deliver newspapers.  Another fixes her family supper and then heads for the local grocery store to put in five hours of work after her school day.  A…

Sign up for hymnal workshops

Registration is open for workshops to introduce the Synod’s new hymnal, Lutheran Service Book (LSB), and Concordia Publishing House (CPH) is taking preorders for the new resource. To register for a workshop at one of 280 sites in the United…

LFL stresses cherishing children, biblical truth

Speakers and participants at this year’s Lutherans For Life (LFL) national conference, with the theme of “Cherish the Children,” stressed the importance of biblical truths, not only in pro-life issues, but in all aspects of life. More than 200 Lutherans from…

Zeuch accepts call as Canada sem president

Dr. Manfred Zeuch of Brazil has accepted a call to serve as president of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  He will begin work in the post as soon as immigration documents are processed, which could take several months.…

Lutherans in Black ministry celebrate`Crossing Over`

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…

Int’l LLL convention stresses congregational outreach

By Joe Isenhower Jr. “This convention just shows you what our auxiliaries can do,” a delegate at the International Lutheran Laymen’s League’s 89th international convention told Reporter.  The convention was held July 6-9 in Billings, Mont. Nearly 1,200 people converged on…

Hoesman re-elected to fourth term in Michigan

Delegates to the 98th convention of the Synod’s Michigan District re-elected Dr. C. William Hoesman to his fourth term as president.  Hoesman was elected on the first ballot at the convention, held June 25-28 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Also elected were…