BOD hears LCEF’s proposal for sponsoring a credit union
By Joe Isenhower Jr. SAN ANTONIO — The Synod’s Board of Directors, at its Nov. 21-22 meeting here, expressed appreciation for a presentation about Lutheran Church Extension Fund’s proposed sponsorship...
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Former LCMS Board member Edwin Trapp Jr. dies
Former LCMS Board of Directors member Edwin A. Trapp Jr. of Dallas died Feb. 12 after a long illness. He was 82 years old. A memorial service was held Feb. 18 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dallas....
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Board, COP set same regions for 2016 convention
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — The Synod Board of Directors took care of business for its winter meeting here in one day — Feb. 14. The Board’s meetings usually span two days. One efficiency put to...
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Board OKs ‘balanced’ $75.5 million Synod budget
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — The Synod Board of Directors took care of business in rapid fashion at its May 16-17 meeting here. In fact, on the first day of that meeting, the Board handled all its...
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Board approves matching funds to boost urban/inner-city mission
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — The Synod’s Board of Directors approved using $50,000 to seed a matching fund to raise additional support for urban and inner-city mission at its Aug. 22 business...
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Board of Directors marks progress on Wittenberg Project
ST. LOUIS — “I’m so delighted after all these years that The Wittenberg Project is coming together so nicely,” said the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, at...
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Commentary: Meet your Board of Directors
By Michael Kumm The Lutheran—Church Missouri Synod’s Board of Directors (BOD) is a group that is often heard of but seldom understood. Currently, all members are elected by the Synod in convention...
View ArticleBoard learns Synod finances improving — slightly
By Joe Isenhower Jr. (joe.isenhower@lcms.org) ST. LOUIS — The LCMS Board of Directors heard good news about a couple areas of the Synod’s financial situation at its Feb. 13-14 meeting here. The first...
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Board adopts $81.8 million Synod budget
By Joe Isenhower Jr. (joe.isenhower@lcms.org) ST. LOUIS — The national Synod’s operating budget for the 2016 fiscal year that starts July 1 is $81,865,893 — set by the LCMS Board of Directors at its...
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Board OKs forming CPS ‘ancillary program agency’
By Joe Isenhower Jr. (joe.isenhower@lcms.org) ST. LOUIS — The Synod’s Board of Directors — during its meeting here Aug. 21-22 — approved a resolution authorizing Concordia Plan Services (CPS) to...
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Fiscal conference participants weigh future of Synod
By Roger Drinnon ST. LOUIS — District presidents, district business managers and a lay representative of each district’s board of directors met here Sept. 22 for the 2015 LCMS Fiscal Conference, which...
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COP addresses convention, call-list ‘best practices’
By David Strand ATLANTA — The LCMS Council of Presidents (COP) covered a lot of ground at its Nov. 16-19 meeting here, though two topics in particular garnered special attention: preparing for the July...
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Kumm to BOD: Amid frustrations, ‘we still walk together’
By Joe Isenhower Jr. (joe.isenhower@lcms.org) ATLANTA — “Your vocation as a member of this Board is not an easy task, but it is greatly appreciated,” Synod Board of Directors Chairman Rev. Dr. Michael...
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Supporting Selma college is top concern for Black Caucus
By Paula Schlueter Ross (paula.ross@lcms.org) MOBILE, Ala. — In a two-hour discussion on the future of struggling Concordia College Alabama (CCA), in Selma, Ala. — the country’s only historically...
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Board adopts resolution ‘to support Concordia College Alabama’
Students walk to class outside the Kreft Campus Center at Concordia College Alabama in Selma, Ala. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford) By Joe Isenhower Jr. (joe.isenhower@lcms.org) ST. LOUIS — The LCMS Board of...
View ArticleOfficial Notice: 2016 Regional Board Member Candidates (March 2016)
The 2016 ballot nominations process for candidates for regional LCMS Board of Directors, Board for National Mission, and Board for International Mission positions has been completed. The five eligible...
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Hartwig announces regionally-nominated candidates for boards
Synod Secretary Rev. Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig has released the names of the candidates nominated by congregations from their regions for the LCMS Board of Directors and the Boards for National and...
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Board adopts balanced $96 million-plus Synod budget
Synod Chief Financial Officer Jerald C. Wulf explains to the LCMS Board of Directors the process for setting the Synod budget. (LCMS/Joe Isenhower Jr.) By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — When the LCMS...
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Ordained, commissioned ministers and lay nominees elected to boards, CTCR
Bill Carney, voting delegate from the California-Nevada-Hawaii District, warms up with a blanket during elections at the 66th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod on Tuesday, July...
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Kumm reminds BOD of its ‘true purpose’ at triennium’s first meeting
LCMS Chief Mission Officer Rev. Kevin Robson introduces discussion of a document titled “Life Together — A Guide to Board Duties and Etiquette” during a joint orientation session for the Synod’s Board...
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