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Campus clips – Nursing excellence, leadership training, animal-assisted therapy
News from LCMS colleges, universities and seminaries.
LWML adopts $2.1 million mission goal, elects new president
The new president, Debbie Larson, previously served as LWML North Dakota president.
LaMott appointed interim president of CSP
Former CSP President Rev. Dr. Tom Ries retired at the end of the 2018–19 academic year.
Iowa District West hosts ‘More Than Giving’ stewardship conference
Open to both pastors and laity, the event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16–17, at Camp Okoboji in Milford, Iowa.
National Mission board celebrates effective triennium, hears ministry updates
The board also heard a presentation on the Synod’s new national mission emphasis, ‘Making Disciples For Life.’
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Resources
Church Worker Wellness: Week 16 Devotion – Physical Wellness
Tension enters into life and ministry. What hope does the incarnation of Jesus give when we feel tension rising?
KFUO Radio: Do you vote with your dollars?
Robert Kuykendall of 2ndVote, a website that rates companies based on the causes they support, joins KFUO host Kip Allen during a Free to be Faithful® to discuss how to be an intentional Christian consumer while many American corporations fight against life and marriage.
Church Worker Wellness: Week 15 Devotion – Intellectual Wellness
This week’s devotion offers the power of two words and a little rejoicing to turn off ruminating thoughts. What can you identify in your life today to rejoice about in the Lord?
People & Events
LWML adopts $2.1 million mission goal, elects new president
The new president, Debbie Larson, previously served as LWML North Dakota president.
LaMott appointed interim president of CSP
Former CSP President Rev. Dr. Tom Ries retired at the end of the 2018–19 academic year.
Commentaries
Your first source for LCMS insight and perspective from ministry leaders.
Church Worker Wellness: Week 16 Devotion – Physical Wellness
Tension enters into life and ministry. What hope does the incarnation of Jesus give when we feel tension rising?
Advice for those first few years as a church worker
You’ve got a call. It’s a big deal. Now it’s time to enter the wonderful and hard world of ministry life.
Movie Reviews
Movie review: ‘Toy Story 4’
The film is engaging and technically superb, but Christian parents may have concerns about its “follow your heart” theme.
Movie review: ‘Aladdin’
“Aladdin” is one of the better recent Disney live-action remakes, but it is still silver next to gold when compared to the 1992 animated film.
Movie review: ‘Avengers: Endgame’
With its themes of sacrifice and failure, “Avengers: Endgame” offers much for Christian viewers to think about.
Supplements
These periodic inserts in the print Reporter provide in-depth information about the Synod’s ministries and initiatives.
‘Reporter’ Supplement – What we heard: Church workers speak on wellness
In a supplement to the June 2019 Reporter, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod highlights what was learned from worker wellness focus groups conducted in 2019.
‘Reporter’ Insert: That the Man Of God may be complete
In a supplement to the March 2019 Reporter, LCMS Pastoral Education highlights how essential both LCMS seminaries are in forming pastors.
‘Reporter’ Insert: Church worker wellness
The January 2019 supplement to the Reporter highlights how The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is focused on church worker wellness.
Notices
Read notices about districts, colloquies, reinstatements, positions, obituaries and more.
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