Synod President Gerald B.Kieschnick reported to Synod staff that the July 16-17 meeting of the International Lutheran Council (ILC) executive committee in Seoul, Korea, “went very well.”  Kieschnick was elected chairman of the ILC last September. The meeting’s main business…

For two weeks only — Monday, July 28, through Friday, Aug. 8 — Concordia Publishing House is offering a variety of books and other resources for up to 80 percent off at its “CPH Online Outlet.” Besides books, the first-ever Online Outlet…

By Josh Lange NAGERCOIL, India — The India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC) commemorated its 50th anniversary as an independent church body during “Golden Jubilee” celebrations June 18-20 at the IELC’s Concordia Theological Seminary here. The Golden Jubilee coincided with the…

By Joe Isenhower Jr. “Our job is not just ministry to children, but to come alongside children and help them minister to others.”   With those words, Dr. Roger Theimer summed up what many said was a main point of the…

Michael “Mick” Onnen of Davenport, Neb., was elected to a two-year term as the new president of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League during the auxiliary’s 91st International Convention, July 24-27 in Lexington, Ky. Onnen succeeds John “Jack” Kidwell, who served…

Several events from the 91st International Convention of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League, July 24-27 in Lexington, Ky., may be viewed online. Events available via Webcast include: the opening worship service. a “Lutheran Hour” rally, led by Dr. Ken Klaus, speaker…

The 2008 National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference — known as “NATIONAL” — offered an array of opportunities and settings for 200-plus volunteer and professional workers at the July 10-13 event in Indianapolis to gather insights and resources for youth work…

Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, is extending through Aug. 21 its offer for a free issue of Portals of Prayer with each new subscription. Order a new subscription to the devotional magazine in any quantity to one address, and receive…

By Paula Schlueter Ross NEW ORLEANS — Christian volunteers have made a big difference on the Gulf Coast in the three years since back-to-back hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed thousands of homes and changed forever the lives of a million people.…

Concordia University System (CUS) schools in Mequon, Wis., and Portland, Ore., are making plans to offer the first CUS programs in pharmacy and law. Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, has named two deans for its new School of Pharmacy that’s slated…

By Paula Schlueter Ross When Alan Rork received his first call from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, this spring to serve the Synod’s Indiana District as a missionary to the deaf, his fellow seminary graduates “clapped” for him by waving their…

The Synod’s Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support in 2007 targeted “Wellness Promotion” as being critical for church workers and their families — for their own well-being and in their role as models for wellness in their communities. As part of…

Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, is taking orders for Lutheran Service Book: Guitar Chord Edition, a contemporary treatment of the complete hymnody of the Synod’s most up-to-date hymnal.  The edition — which includes two volumes — may be ordered now,…

Among nine scholarships and awards that Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc., gave this summer to recognize developmental-disability awareness, five are to LCMS college and high school students and one to a preschool operated by a Synod congregation. The Watertown,…

Dr. Larry S. Harvala, president of the LCMS North Dakota District since 2000, has accepted a call to the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he will serve as associate professor of pastoral ministry and missions, beginning…

Forty-six new missionaries were commissioned by LCMS World Mission June 26 in St. Paul, Minn., for service in 17 countries, including the Czech Republic, Japan, Hungary, India, Latvia, Panama, Peru, Poland, Slovak Republic, Thailand, Togo, and Uganda. The total includes…