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Candidates announced for Synod president, vice-presidents
The 2023 candidates for Synod president are, from left to right, the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, the Rev. Dr. Patrick T. Ferry, the Rev. Richard L. Snow, the Rev. Peter K. Lange and the Rev. Benjamin...
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From the mission field: Short-term team visits Dominican Republic
From left, seminarians Ben Wescoatt, Ben Oesch and Daniel Bueckman pray with the Rev. Yban Navarro (right) and one of Navarro’s members at her home during a short-term mission trip to the Dominican...
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Campus clips: Focus on teachers
Executive Director Michael Oldenburg greets students as they walk to the bus at Journeys Lutheran School, Hales Corners, Wis., in 2021. Oldenburg was recently named the recipient of the 2023 Lutheran...
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Conferences focus on specialized ministry, sanctity of life
The Henry Wind award recognizes those who serve in specialized settings. The 2023 Henry Wind recipients are, from left, the Rev. David Ficken, Donald Sundene and the Rev. Derek Wolter. (LCMS/Erik M....
View ArticleCOP, BOD meet in St. Louis
By Kevin Armbrust “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity” (Psalm 103:2–3). So began the Feb. 6–8 meeting of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod...
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Krikava takes on new role with OIM
The Rev. James Krikava, then regional director for LCMS Eurasia, accompanied his grandchildren as they sang “A Mighty Fortress” in Czech during the 67th Regular Convention of the LCMS in Tampa in July...
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Spring break servants: College students help homeowners rebuild from...
On March 6 in Fort Myers, Fla., retired LCMS pastor Rev. Edward Grant leads a team from Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., in restoring a kitchen damaged by Hurricane Ian. (LCMS/Erik M....
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Life grants still available
Zoe’s Home, a ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church, Clinton, Mo., that provides housing and care for pregnant women, received help from a Life Match grant. From left, Stephanie Robbins, director of...
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‘Set Apart to Serve’ launches pilot program
The Rev. Dr. James Baneck (left) leads a discussion that includes, from his left, Marli Ockander, teacher at Sioux Falls Lutheran School, Sioux Falls, S.D.; the Rev. James Woelmer, senior pastor of...
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Resurrection courage: The future is already written
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Matthew C. Harrison The following is an excerpt from Take Courage: Encouraging Words for Discouraging Times, the forthcoming book by Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President...
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April ‘Lutheran Witness’: Three estates
The Poyers, a homeschooling Lutheran family, do lessons in their home in Illinois in 2021. The April 2023 issue of The Lutheran Witness includes an article on Lutheran education. (LCMS/Erik M....
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Spring ‘Engage’: The Word at work
Concordia Theological Seminary in Nagercoil, India, was rebuilt after being destroyed by Cyclone Ockhi in 2017. The Spring 2023 issue of Lutherans Engage the World includes a story about the effort to...
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‘Engaging the Collegiate Mind’: Campus ministry leaders to gather in Minneapolis
College students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign take part in a trivia event at University Lutheran Church, Champaign, Ill., in 2020. Next month, LCMS campus ministry leaders from around...
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Campus clips: Synod schools add space, staff
The Spectrum campus, located three miles from Concordia University Irvine’s main campus, will house the school’s nursing program. (CUI) More space for more students Holy Trinity Lutheran School, Tampa,...
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From the mission field: Pastoral education in Africa
The Rev. Dr. Joel Elowsky (left), professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, talks with students during a one-week intensive course for pastors held in Nairobi, Kenya, in January. (Shara Osiro)...
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Synod responds to CTX action to self-govern
On Nov. 8, 2022, the Board of Regents (BOR) of Concordia University Texas (CTX), Austin, Texas, voted to designate itself the university’s “sole governing body.” On April 4 of this year, it confirmed...
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Call Day is almost here
(LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) Both seminaries of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) will provide live, online coverage of their upcoming Call Day and Assignment services. Concordia Theological...
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COP supports statement on CTX from Harrison, BOD
During the April 2023 meeting of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Council of Presidents (COP) — a meeting that is typically focused on the seminaries, particularly the placement of seminary...
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‘The cause is just’: Harrison speaks at Illinois March for Life
Lutherans joined other pro-life advocates in marching for life in Springfield, Ill., on March 21. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri...
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Lutherans march for life in Illinois
Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor (second from left), managing director of Human Care and Ministerial Support for the LCMS Office of National Mission, joins other marchers at the Illinois March for Life in...
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