Thrivent gives Synod $1.4 million grant

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has given the Synod a $1,425,000 churchwide grant this year for…

LCC delegates re-elect Mayan as president

Delegates to Lutheran Church–Canada’s June 9-13 convention in Edmonton, Alberta, elected Dr. Ralph Mayan to…

Wheat Ridge offers `Health, Hope` grants

Congregations have until Sept. 30 to apply for Wheat Ridge Ministries’ “Health and Hope Grants”…

Muench joins `Ministerial Growth` as full-time exec

Rev. David A. Muench of Wildwood, Mo., starts July 5 as the first full-time executive…

`Let's Talk It Over` offers helps for church workers

“Let’s Talk It Over: 10 Conversations on Supporting Church Workers” is a new resource from…

LFL offers updated `For Life` DVD

“For Life” is a new 14-minute DVD available from Lutherans For Life (LFL) that presents…

71 new missionaries to begin work in 20 countries

By Paula Schlueter Ross Ryan Tinetti, 22, has a year to kill before entering Concordia Seminary,…

Mahsman, Mueller join World Mission staff

Rev. David L. Mahsman of St. Louis and Dr. Paul Mueller of St. Paul, Minn.,…

People in the news

The Board of Regents for Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has appointed Dr. Edward…

LWML adopts record $1.625 million mission goal

By Paula Schlueter Ross TAMPA, Fla. — Delegates to the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League’s 31st biennial…

LWML brings together `women of color`

In a two-day meeting just prior to the opening of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League…

Scudieri: Congregations must be `church planters`

By Paula Schlueter Ross A few years ago, LCMS North America mission leaders tried to identify…

Planners unveil Youth Gathering Web site, logo

The Web site for the 2007 National LCMS Youth Gathering, at www.lcmsgathering.com, goes live July 1,…

Position: Ohio District

The Ohio District of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod seeks applicants for the position of director…

Official Notice: Candidates for President, Concordia University, Ann Arbor

The following persons have accepted nomination and are candidates for the presidency of Concordia University,…

Acts 1:8 Ministry offers free outreach-ideas kit

It may be a “four-letter word,” but it does work as a successful outreach tool,…