The LCMS continues to face a dire need to recruit church workers, including missionaries — a topic of concern addressed by the Board for International Mission (BIM) at its meeting here Feb. 8-9. “We have a wonderfully large opportunity to recruit pastors and lay missionaries,” the Rev. Randall L. Golter, the new executive director of [...]
Thursday, February 14, 2013
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LCMS congregations with email addresses should have received an email in late January from the Synod’s Ministry to the Armed Forces regarding “Armed Forces Sunday” on May 19. The email is intended to let congregations know that if they want free resources to celebrate the special Sunday in May, they must place their orders no [...]
Friday, November 16, 2012
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Merle Freitag of Wildwood, Mo., former president of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF), has been selected to receive the Silver St. Martin of Tours Medal from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces Committee and the Office of International Mission. The award will be presented to Freitag during next summer’s LCMS national convention, July [...]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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The Rev. Randall L. Golter of Highlands Ranch, Colo., has accepted a call to serve as the first executive director of the LCMS Office of International Mission. He plans to begin work in the post Oct. 25, when he will be installed at the International Center in St. Louis. Golter, 57, is former president of [...]
Monday, October 1, 2012
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Of the 165 positions and requests for LCMS missionaries available worldwide this year, only about half have been filled, according to the Rev. Dr. David Birner, interim executive director of the Synod’s Office of International Mission. That total includes 101 positions for GEO (Globally Engaged in Outreach, serving one- to two-year terms) missionaries, with only [...]
Thursday, August 23, 2012
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A new video is now available that pays tribute to the men and women of the U.S. military and those who minister to them, including Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) chaplains. The 15-minute minute video, titled “Those Who Serve,” highlights LCMS chaplains and the troops with whom they live and work. It explains how the LCMS [...]
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Georgia Fisher becomes emotional when talking about her 24-year-old grandson, Michael, who is a Marine sergeant serving in Afghanistan since November. “He’s already lost one close buddy,” said Fisher, a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven, Fla. “This experience has already changed him and all the others who are serving there. How can [...]
Thursday, March 1, 2012
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LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense as an employer who provides exceptional support for National Guard and Reserve troops.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Armed Forces Sunday is scheduled for May 20, 2012. If your congregation chooses to celebrate Armed Forces Sunday on a day other than May 20, appropriate days could include a Sunday close to Memorial Day, Independence Day or Veterans Day. These resources are free to your congregation for celebrating Armed Forces Ministry Sunday. Resources for 2012 [...]
Friday, January 6, 2012
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Photo: The Rev. Dr. Steve Hokana, an LCMS active duty chaplain assigned to the U.S. Army’s Department of Pastoral Ministry Training, is the featured speaker at the first LCMS national Operation Barnabas conference. His three presentations will focus on the spiritual care of those suffering from the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The first-ever Operation [...]
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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