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Obituary: Roger Drinnon, former director of Editorial Services for LCMS...
Drinnon Roger Allen Drinnon, former director of Editorial Services for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), died on April 3 in Mascoutah, Ill., after a six-year battle with cancer. He was 54....
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Mission boards count blessings during tumultuous times
The Rev. Dr. John Bombaro, LCMS missionary to Latvia, gestures as he teaches over video conferencing on March 13. The LCMS Board for International Mission heard a report on the Livonian Lutheran...
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CSL to hold virtual multiethnic symposium
Seminarians leave the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus on Friday, July 17, 2020, at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) Registration is now open for the 2021 Multiethnic...
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Obituary: Rev. Mandla John Khumalo, bishop of the Confessional Lutheran...
Confessional Lutheran Church of South Africa Bishop Mandala Khumalo addresses the 67th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the Tampa Convention...
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Additional ‘Take Heart’ retreats planned for 2021
Pastors gather outdoors for fellowship during a DOXOLOGY “Take Heart” retreat in Plymouth, Ind., in October 2020. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Cheryl Magness “Take Heart,” a series of retreats designed...
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COP agenda includes triennium extension, planning for call services
A wood carving at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Olivette, Mo., bears the words “Spiritus Gladius,” or “Sword of the Spirit,” from Ephesians 6:17. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford. By Pamela Nielsen The Lutheran...
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April ‘Witness’: Four Gospels, one Jesus
The New Testament has four Gospels, four records of the life of Jesus. The first three — Matthew, Mark and Luke — are remarkably similar. But John, while telling the same story, gives us an entirely...
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Pandemics don’t stop disasters — or the church’s response
A Lutheran disaster response volunteer works to remove a fallen tree from a home in the wake of a hurricane. (Ed Brashier) By Stacey Egger Natural disasters are not slowed by the presence of a...
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Cario appointed interim president of CUW and CUAA
Cario The Board of Regents of Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW), Mequon, Wis., has unanimously selected CUW Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. William Cario to serve as interim president of both...
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‘Beautiful Feet’ conference connects college students with mission opportunities
The Rev. Douglas Bender snaps a selfie with students during the Feb. 20 Beautiful Feet Mission Conference at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis. (Douglas Bender) By Cheryl Magness The...
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Campus clips – Synod’s institutions of higher learning wind down year
Alexia Jones, a graduate of Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW), Mequon, Wis., teaches sixth grade at Milwaukee School of Languages. (CUW) Three-year education degree Concordia University Wisconsin...
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From the mission field: Music and liturgy workshop in Congo
Sacred music educator and LCMS missionary Phillip Magness teaches a liturgy and hymnody workshop in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. (André Diloubenzi) Sacred music educator and missionary Phillip...
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Watch Call Day services online
Call papers await distribution at The Order of Vespers with Distribution of Calls on April 25, 2018, in Kramer Chapel at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. Both LCMS seminaries will livestream...
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Obituary: Rev. Dr. Frazier Norton Odom, former interim executive director of...
Odom The Rev. Dr. Frazier Norton Odom, former interim executive director of Black Ministry for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), died on April 20. He was 83. Odom was born on July 23, 1937,...
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New missionaries carry ‘precious cargo’ of the Gospel
The Rev. Daniel McMiller (left), executive director of the LCMS Office of International Mission, presents a certificate for completion of missionary orientation to the Rev. Dr. Christian and Lula Tiews...
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Obituary: Rev. Dr. Henry L. Koepchen, former chairman of the LCMS Board of...
Koepchen The Rev. Dr. Henry L. Koepchen, who served on the LCMS Board of Directors from 1977 to 1992, died on April 12. He was 89. Koepchen was born on Sept. 27, 1931, in Elizabeth, N.J., to the Rev....
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‘Coast to Coast’: Virtual concert unites Lutherans in song
Kirsten Solle (right), a junior at Sheboygan Lutheran High School, plays with the trumpet section during the March 12 virtual “Coast to Coast” concert. (Sheboygan LHS) By Kali Thiel In a time when live...
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Brink receives LEA’s top honor
Brink On Feb. 22, Lutheran Education Association (LEA) announced its 2021 list of distinguished educators. Award recipients are nominated by their colleagues for being active in their local/Lutheran...
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LCMS Youth Gathering adds new, flexible volunteer opportunity for 2022
By Stacey Egger Every three years, thousands of young adult and adult volunteers come together to make the LCMS Youth Gathering run smoothly. Many of those give up an entire week to volunteer — a...
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May ‘Lutheran Witness’: Seek first the kingdom of God
“Seek first the kingdom of God,” Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount. He was teaching His followers not to fret about food and clothing. Most Americans today don’t have to worry about either, as we...
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