Lutheran Spokesman

Forty-seven members and visitors gathered to dedicate a new church building for Peace Lutheran Church on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. The church is located just east of Highway 83, two miles south of Mission, next to Peace Lutheran Cemetery. The congregation’s pastor, Paul D. Nolting, delivered the dedicatory address with the theme: […] Read More

Installations In accord with our usage and order, Joel Fleischer, who was called by Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls, S.Dak. to be its pastor, was installed on September 28, 2014. Pastor John Hein delivered the message. Also participating in the installation were Pastors Andrew Schaller and James Naumann, and teacher Philip Matzke. — […] Read More

Great Lakes Pastoral Conference • September 30-October 2, 2014 (Tues-Thurs) Messiah Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Agenda: + Old Testament: Introduction to Habakkuk and Exegesis of Habakkuk 2:1-4 —Pastor Joel Fleischer + New Testament: Introduction to Revelation and Exegesis of Revelation 20:1-6 —Professor Steven Sippert + Comparison of the term “Son of Man” as used […] Read More

Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference May 13-15, 2014, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Phoenix, Arizona Agenda: + A study of Yahweh and its translation, etc. How should it be translated into English? How can we bring the significance of this term to our people? — Pastor Terrel Kesterson + Book Review: The Theology of the Cross. — […] Read More

ILC REGENTS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The Board of Regents invites nominations for the office of President of Immanuel Lutheran College. The current term of Professor Steve Sippert expires June 30, 2014. All pastors, professors, male teachers, and voting members of the CLC are entitled to nominate a man from the faculty of Immanuel Lutheran College […] Read More

Great Lakes Pastoral Conference October 1-3, 2013 Calvary Lutheran Church Marquette, Michigan Agenda: + New Testament Exegesis: Romans 4:14ff—Pastor Thomas Schuetze + Old Testament Exegesis: Essayist’s choice—Pastor Bruce Naumann + Homiletical Topic: Essayist’s choice—Pastor Michael Wilke + Evangelism Topic: Essayist’s choice—Pastor Richard Kanzenbach + What Constitutes Saving Faith?—Pastor Walter Schaller + Practical Ways the Pastor […] Read More

Minnesota Area Pastoral Conference Berea Lutheran Church Inver Grove Heights October 8-9, 2013 Agenda: + Old Testament Exegesis, Habakkuk 1:7ff —Pastor John Johannes + New Testament Exegesis, 1 Timothy 3:14ff —Pastor Mark Tiefel + Islam:  Essayist’s Choice of Topic —Pastor Theodore Barthels + A Study of Coptic Christianity —Pastor James Albrecht + Church History: Reformation […] Read More

Pastor Priestap has been placed on the CLC Clergy roster after fulfilling colloquy requirements in connection with the synod’s General Pastoral Conference at Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in June, 2013. The new CLC pastor has served his entire pastoral ministry north of the border. He is currently serving Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church, Calgary, […] Read More

And as He stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me. For I am His and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ. (‘In Christ Alone,’ arr. Keith Getty, Stuart Townsend) With such words as those above, the assembly which was gathered for the graduation service of Immanuel Lutheran High […] Read More

On October 18, 1920, Robert Warren Mackensen was God’s gift to Henry and Laura (Bohnsack) Mackensen who resided in Hammond, Indiana. His Savior granted him ninety-one years of grace. Brought up to know and confess Jesus as his Savior, Robert pursued the public ministry in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Preparations for becoming a Christian pastor […] Read More