Letters to the Editor (February)

Supporting life The December article titled “LFL invites others to join Jan. 22 March for Life” includes a comment by LCMS President Gerald B. Kieschnick emphasizing that Lutheran citizens should speak out in support of the “God-given blessing of life,…

Official Notice

Resolution 1-09 was adopted at the 2007 Synod convention, asking “that a detailed annual report of the Fan into Flame funds be written by the Synod’s Board for Mission Services, to be published throughout the Synod.”  The Board for Mission…

Positions (February)

The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described below: Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., seeks to fill the following faculty position:  counselor education — school counseling. Concordia University Nebraska, Seward, Neb., seeks…

Request for Reinstatements (February)

DAVID WELLS, Pfafftown, N.C., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  Correspondence regarding this application should be directed to the undersigned for receipt no later than March 5 Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig,…

Items wanted, available (February)

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 Altar paraments, complete set for mission effort…

Call for Nominations: Executive Director, District and Congregational Services

The Board for District and Congregational Services (DCS) of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod seeks nominations for the position of executive director.  This person administers the activities of the DCS team and its services in accordance with the Synod’s objectives and…

Pressure Points (February)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Last month’s “Pressure Points” addressed a pastor’s questions concerning the presence of a repentant registered sex offender in his congregation.  He asked how to handle the anxiety connected with this situation, and how to help still…

111th Congress includes four LCMS Lutherans

The 111th United States Congress includes four Missouri Synod Lutherans — two of them new members of Congress.  All four serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Those new representatives — sworn in Jan. 6 — are Republicans Cynthia Lummis…

Lutheran Blind Mission suspends 'Witness' production

Lutheran Blind Mission (LBM) is suspending production of some of its Braille, large-type, and audiocassette magazines, including The Lutheran Witness, said Rev. David Andrus, LBM executive director. “As you are well aware,” Andrus wrote in a letter to Witness Managing…

Record number of Lutherans join 2009 'March for Life'

By Kim Plummer Krull For Kathy Jones, taking two and a half days off work and spending nine hours riding a red-eye bus to Washington, D.C., proved well worth the “incredible experience” of joining what is believed to be a…

Korean church thanks Synod for 'mission start'

By Joe Isenhower Jr. Dr. Samuel Nafzger decided to wait some 10 weeks — until Epiphany Day (Jan. 6) — to formally present Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick with the plaque for the Synod that he received Oct. 26 on…

Training strengthens ability to respond to next disaster

The need for disaster-response training hit home with Tom Brown last year when flash floods turned lives upside down throughout Indiana, including those of hundreds of fellow LCMS members. “All but five of our 92 counties were impacted,” said Brown,…

Order resources for Lutheran Schools Week

Lutheran schools and their sponsoring congregations may order a variety of resources from LCMS District and Congregational Services — School Ministry to promote National Lutheran Schools Week (NLSW), set for March 1-7.  To guarantee delivery in time for that week,…

'Journey' program involves senses in Passion, Easter accounts

By Linda C. Hoops How much more would the events of the week leading up to Christ’s death and resurrection mean to you if you could actually taste the vinegar Christ was given on the cross or hear the crack…

St. Louis sem hosts outreach conference

“Reaching Out Together” — a conference for pastors, evangelism boards, church leaders, and laypeople — will be held from 8:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 14 in Wyneken Hall at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. “For years a group of St. Louis…

Neuhaus dies of cancer

Funeral services were held Jan. 13 in New York for Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a Roman Catholic priest and former LCMS pastor who championed conservative issues in the church and society through his writing and participation in public forums. He…