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Program ‘unpacks’ Synod’s international mission work
By Cheryl Magness In 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s (LCMS) Short-Term Mission unit launched a new way to connect Lutherans in the U.S. with those...
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Mission boards seek to connect with districts on Synod priorities
By Peter C. Bender “Do we have a listening ear?” “Do we understand the ministry challenges facing our congregations?” “How can we support district ministries that serve our congregations and...
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Phil’s Friends: Sending the ‘right message at the right time’
Judy Earnshaw (right), director of operations for Phil’s Friends, helps Vivian Pozzo (center) and Hannah Kate Broge, both students at Christ Community Lutheran School in Kirkwood, Mo., pack a care box...
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Church and culture: A call to repentance
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Matthew C. Harrison “René Descartes (1596–1650) … [is] credited as a foundational thinker in the development of Western notions of reason and science. His philosophy was...
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Mudge to serve as CSL provost
Mudge The Rev. Dr. Ronald Mudge, Rouse Professor of Pre-Seminary Studies at Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW), Mequon, Wis., has been named provost of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL). He will...
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Seminaries meet for day of baseball, food and fun
Seminarian Joseph Muench bats for Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), during a game between CTSFW and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL), on April 23. The CSL catcher is Ian Heinze,...
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LCMS International Center marks 175th anniversary of Synod
The first page of the original LCMS constitution is displayed on April 26 at the LCMS International Center along with commemorative medallions and other items marking the 175th anniversary of the...
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May ‘Witness’: Understanding the Ascension
The Feast of the Ascension does not mark the absence of our Lord, but His presence for us in a new and different way: through His gifts of Word and Sacrament. Ascension Day is an oft-forgotten feast....
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From the mission field: Books for the Dominican Republic
Missionary Agatha Elberhardt reads Bible stories to children at Friends of Christ Lutheran Church in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (LCMS/Johanna Heidorn) Lutherans in the Dominican Republic...
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Campus clips: Partnerships provide new opportunities
Concordia University, Nebraska (CUNE), Seward, Neb., and Creighton University College of Nursing, Omaha, Neb., have partnered to offer a dual-degree program in biology and nursing. (CUNE) Nursing...
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Todd promoted to chief of chaplains
Chaplain Gregory Todd receives well wishes during a Change of Office Ceremony on May 16 in Washington, D.C. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) On May 16, during a Change of Office Ceremony at the Navy Yard in...
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‘Show them Jesus’: Call Day 2022
The Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, community gathers for Call Day on April 27, 2022. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Stacey Egger On two joy-filled days in late April, the seminaries of The...
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Podcast offers ‘5 minutes with a missionary’
On May 5, the LCMS Office of International Mission launched a new way for people in the LCMS to get to know the Synod’s international missionaries. Titled “5 Minutes with a Missionary,” each episode of...
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‘What if?’ Disaster responders learn lifesaving strategies
Marty Johnson, a chainsaw trainer with Lutheran Church Charities, practices tourniquet use with other participants during an emergency response training class. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Cheryl Magness...
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Synod honors new and retiring missionaries
Missionaries leaving the field are honored during a ceremony at the LCMS International Center on May 6. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Stacey Egger On May 6 at the LCMS International Center (IC) chapel in...
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Wolter honored as ‘chaplain of the year’
Wolter By Cheryl Magness The Rev. (Lt. Col.) Derek M. Wolter has been named 2021 Chaplain of the Year by the U.S. Air National Guard. The honor, also known as the Samuel Stone Award, is named after a...
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Lange re-elected in California-Nevada-Hawaii
Lange The Rev. Michael Lange of Brentwood, Calif., was elected to his second three-year term as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) California-Nevada-Hawaii (CNH) District at the...
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Finnern elected president of Minnesota North
Finnern The Rev. Brady Finnern of Sartell, Minn., was elected to his first three-year term as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Minnesota North District at the district’s 24th...
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Every One His Witness expands online access
(Getty Images) Every One His Witness® (E1HW), the Synod’s resource for equipping Lutherans to share the Gospel with the people they encounter in their everyday lives, is now available to everyone...
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SELC re-elects Vinovskis
Vinovskis The Rev. Waldemar R. Vinovskis of Macungie, Penn., was elected to his second three-year term as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) SELC District at the district’s 19th...
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