Directors proceed on KFUO, endorse malaria project

By Roland Lovstad A special committee and the chief financial officer have been authorized by the LCMS Board of Directors to continue with multiple negotiations toward the possible sale of KFUO-FM. Meeting Aug. 20-21 in St. Louis the Board also…

Official Notice — Notice of Election

President, Concordia College, Selma Concordia College, Selma, Ala., has scheduled the election of a new president for Nov. 13, 2009. The following persons were nominated in conformity with the LCMS Handbook, and having accepted nomination, become candidates. Rev. Roosevelt Gray…

Items wanted, available (September)

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 Wall-mount unit track display with at least…

Requests for Reinstatement (September)

ROBERT H. BELL, Gambrills, Md., and DANIEL C. MACK, Aliso Viejo, Calif., have applied for reinstatement to the Ministers of Religion-Ordained roster of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  JULIA A. BURGESS, Gilbert, Ariz.; BONNIE FINKE, Winona, Minn.; FAITH MCKINNEY, Irvine, Calif.;…

Positions/Call for Nominations (September)

LCMS Florida-Georgia District Lutheran Church Extension Fund seeks applications and nominations for the position of vice president.  The individual selected for this position will serve on the Florida-Georgia District Executive Team and be responsible for the operation and promotion of…

Pressure Points (September)

With Dr. Bruce Hartung Q: I currently serve on our district’s ministerial health committee.  We are in the planning stages of trying to remind congregations to appreciate their church workers on a consistent basis.  [Because] many church workers become burned…

Positions (September)

The following institutions of the Concordia University System (CUS) are seeking candidates for positions described below: Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., seeks a dean for the College of Education. Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, seeks an Education Faculty/Regional Graduate Program…

Kieschnick issues statement after ELCA assembly actions

Repeating the LCMS position that the Bible condemns homosexual activity, Synod President Gerald Kieschnick issued a statement Aug. 24 that also offers “loving encouragement” and “our willingness to provide appropriate support” to like-minded pastors and lay people of the Evangelical…

NLSA accredits 95 schools

Ninety-five Lutheran schools — 11 high schools, 73 elementary schools, and 11 free-standing early childhood centers — received accreditation from the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA) Commission at its meeting July 31-Aug. 2 in St. Louis.  Accreditation is granted following…

CPH offers items at 50 to 80 percent off

Concordia Publishing House is offering Bibles, adult and youth Bible studies, books, church supplies, gifts, and Spanish-language materials at 50 to 80 percent off their regular prices during its “Online Warehouse Sale.” Featured items include: NIV Concordia Text Bible (item…

Freudenburgs receive award

Ben and Jennifer Freudenburg of Ann Arbor, Mich., have received an award named in their honor by the Association of Marriage and Family Ministries (AMFM). The couple were the first recipients of the “Ben and Jennifer Freudenburg Pioneering Award” presented…

Merritt directs schools, congregations to H1N1 resources

As students head back to classrooms, LCMS World Relief and Human Care Director of Disaster Response Rev. Glenn F. Merritt is fielding more questions and requests for information about the H1N1 flu virus, especially from school administrators. “As the CDC…

Survey measures worship practices, attitudes in Synod

When it comes to differences in worship practices and attitudes among Synod congregations, a 2008 survey of two groups of LCMS congregations on that topic found “it’s less about what they do and more about how they communicate,” said Rev.…

Kieschnick: LCMS will not endorse health care that funds abortion

In a statement released Aug. 14, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick acknowledges that the health-care reform issue is “complicated and still evolving,” but stresses that the Synod “would not endorse any component of a plan that includes funding…

Jensen takes helm of campus ministry group

The Synod’s Board for Campus Ministry has appointed Jon E. Jensen of St. Louis as interim executive director of the Lutheran Campus Ministry Association (LCMA), an LCMS-affiliated mission society also known as LCMS Campus Ministry. Jensen, a member of the…

Nunes to speak at sem's Lutherhostel

Dr. John Nunes, president of Lutheran World Relief (LWR), Baltimore, will address “Finite and Infinite Games,” the theme of “Lutherhostel 2009,” presented Oct. 3-6 by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The event is designed for adults ages 55 and older to…