Lutheran World Relief (LWR), Baltimore, is urging Lutherans nationwide to contact their senators and President…
Kieschnick asks for donations, prayers for tsunami victims
LCMS President Gerald Kieschnick is urging Missouri Synod Lutherans to consider opportunities for donating toward…
Call for nominations – seminary president
The Board of Regents of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, with the approval of the Board…
Requests for reinstatement
MARK HOMP, Zumbrota, Minn., has applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion-Ordained roster of…
St. Louis sem chorus releases new music CD
The Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, chorus released in November a new compact disc of music…
LCMS Foundation redesigns `Giving Catalog`
The online “Mission and Ministry Giving Catalog” at http://catalog.lcms.org launched in 2002 has been redesigned…
David Jacobson dies; Bronxville provost
Dr. David C. Jacobson, provost at Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y., since 2000, died Dec. 5…
LIRS gets $5-plus million to help refugees
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) in December received a check for $5.137 million from…
Rudolph Harm dies
Dr. Rudolph H. Harm, a professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, from 1975 until his…
Positions
The Synod’s Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support (CMGS) is reissuing a call for nominations…
Thrivent offers resource kit for `Luther` movie
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is offering a free kit of educational resources to be used…
People in the News
Rev. David P. Schmidt retires Jan. 3 after serving as senior vice president of Capital…
Fort Wayne seminary offers preaching seminar
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, is offering a one-day Lenten Preaching Seminar from 8:30 a.m.…
January 2005
Thanks from Florida On behalf of Grace Lutheran Church, Pensacola, Fla., and Circuit 10 of the…
`Good Samaritan` grant applications available Jan. 15
Starting Jan. 15, an application packet will be available for seed grants to help congregations…
`Pressure Points` with Dr. Bruce Hartung
There were a number of responses to my December column about pastoral and parish responses…
