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Mission board gets uplifting overseas reports
The Rev. Shauen Trump, LCMS regional director for Africa, is shown in 2015 joking with a woman in Kasungu, Malawi, after she remarked that he was strong. Trump recently gave an update on mission work...
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Council addresses online communion
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) Gathering in person for the first time since February 2020, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Council of Presidents (COP) met Sept. 7–11 in St. Louis. They heard reports...
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Campus clips – Special events feature art, history, film, theology
Students at Concordia University Texas (CTX), Austin, Texas, connect with recruiters at the school’s annual career fair. (CTX) Satisfied students Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA), Ann Arbor,...
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From the mission field – Dicke teaches on music and worship
Dr. Martin Dicke teaches a course about Lutheranism at Highlands Lutheran International School in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea in 2019. He is currently serving in Taiwan. (LCMS/Erik M....
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CTCR report addresses marriage and the state
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) In June, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) adopted Marriage Between Church and State: A Report on Clergy Serving as...
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Readers answer call to write for LW
For the November 2021 issue of The Lutheran Witness, we tried something different. We asked readers of LW — and Reporter — to submit articles on topics of their choice. You answered the call and...
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‘Lutherans Engage the World’ returns to print
Storm clouds gather near St. Paul Lutheran Church in the Marigny area of New Orleans in July. The November issue of Lutherans Engage the World includes a story about the Rev. Andrew Schlund, missionary...
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Lutheran Braille Workers reaches 114 production centers
Volunteers at Rivercliff Lutheran Church in Sandy Springs, Ga., learn how to operate a Braille press in Rivercliff’s new Lutheran Braille Workers ministry production center. (Stephanie Grieger) By...
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Synod to hold ‘Prayer Service for Life’ on eve of Supreme Court abortion case
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Cheryl Magness On Dec. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case, which stems from a legal...
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‘Never done learning’: Disaster Response holds conference in St. Louis
The Rev. Robert Wurst Jr., volunteer manager for LCMS Disaster Response, talks about Lutheran Early Response Team at the October 2021 Disaster Response Conference. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Stacey...
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Colloquy committee undertakes ‘top-to-bottom review’
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s (LCMS) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry (CCCM) gathered at the LCMS International Center (IC) in St. Louis on Oct. 21 for its...
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Board hears updates on national work of Synod
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Megan Mertz and Stacey Egger The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Board for National Mission met Oct. 14–15 in St. Louis to discuss matters of policy and hear...
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‘No more and no less’: At all times, God provides
The Rev. Kyle D. Mietzner blesses the children of parishioner Chris Dickerson during communion on Sunday, Sept. 19, at Zion Lutheran Church, Anchorage, Alaska. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) As 2021 comes to...
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‘Reporter’ supplement: ‘Life Together with President Harrison’– December 2021
This supplement to the December 2021 Reporter is the first of a series titled “Life Together with President Harrison.” Additional installments are planned for 2022. If you have a question or topic you...
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From the mission field: New pastors in Kenya
From left, the Rev. Shauen Trump, LCMS Africa regional director, and the Rev. Luke Timm, senior pastor of Living Faith Lutheran Church in Clive, Iowa, congratulate pastors newly ordained in the...
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December ‘Witness’: Canticles of Christmas
Holbein d.Ä., “Presentation of Jesus at the Temple” (Wikimedia Commons) In Luke 1–2, the Bible records four canticles (songs) that were sung during the incarnation and birth of our Lord. Mary, in the...
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Prayer Service for Life prepared for congregational use
The Rev. Robert Zagore, executive director of the LCMS Office of National Mission, preaches during the Prayer Service for Life on Nov. 30 at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis. The bulletin...
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Carlson receives 2021 NLSA School Shepherd Award
The Rev. Eric Carlson, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church and School in Hannibal, Mo., greets students before school chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Carlson has been selected by National Lutheran...
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Synod pledges $1 million for beginning-of-life care
In this 2015 photo, Caroline Nielsen changes her son, Maxwell, at Redeeming Life Maternity Home, an LCMS Recognized Service Organization in Sanford, Fla. A new LCMS grant program can help congregations...
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Sailer elected to third term in South Dakota
The Rev. Scott Sailer, president of the LCMS South Dakota District, oversees election results during the 67th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) on July 21, 2019, at the...
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