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Friday, January 20, 2012 This Ministry That We Share - January/February 2012 By Webmaster @ 2:28 PM :: 380 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, Announcements, For Church Workers, For Parents, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The January/February 2012 Edition of This Ministry That We Share, a resource for Church Workers and their families is available here.

Thursday, December 15, 2011 Spirit of Southern - November/December 2011 Edition By Webmaster @ 11:37 AM :: 1358 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Congregations, For Church Workers, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The November/December 2011 Edition of Spirit of Southern, a resource with news from across the Southern District is available here.

Thursday, October 06, 2011 Spirit of Southern September 2011 Edition By Webmaster @ 12:42 AM :: 4139 Views :: News, Announcements, Spirit of Southern, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, Elementary Schools, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The September 2011 Edition of the Spirit of Southern, a resource for those in the southern District is available here.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 The 2012 Salary Guidelines for Ordained and Commissioned Ministers By Webmaster @ 9:58 AM :: 4050 Views :: For Congregations, For Church Workers, Resources, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The 2012 Salary Guidelines for congregations to use with their ordained and commissioned ministers have been published and are now available. 2012 Sa... Read More..

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Spirit of Southern - July/August 2011 By Webmaster @ 9:40 AM :: 4410 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, Congregational Leaders The July/August 2011 Issue of the Spirit of Southern, a resourse filled with news and information for the people of the Southern District has been pos... Read More..

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 May-June 2011 Online Edition of the Spirit of Southern By Webmaster @ 4:00 PM :: 6931 Views :: News, Announcements, Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The May-June 2011 Online Edition of the Spirit of Southern is available here.

Monday, April 11, 2011 Spirit of Southern - March 2011 By Webmaster @ 11:15 AM :: 7338 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, Congregational Leaders The March 2011 Issue of the Spirit of Southern, a magzine filled with news, inspiration and stories from around the Southern District is available h... Read More..

Monday, April 11, 2011 January 2011 Spirit of Southern By Webmaster @ 11:08 AM :: 7684 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The January 2011 Issue of the Spirit of Southern, a magzine filled with news, inspiration and stories from around the Southern District is available h... Read More..

Friday, January 07, 2011 Spirit of Southern Web Edition - November/December 2010 By Webmaster @ 11:01 AM :: 9097 Views :: News, Announcements, Spirit of Southern, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Parents, For Families, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The November/December Edition of the Spirit of Southern is available here. The Spirit of Southern is filled with news and information from around the... Read More..

Thursday, December 16, 2010 This Ministry that We Share - December 2010 By Webmaster @ 11:56 PM :: 7357 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The December 2010 Issue of This Ministry That We Share, a resource for church workers and their families has been posted here.

Friday, October 08, 2010 Spirit of Southern - September/October 2010 By Webmaster @ 8:55 PM :: 10551 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, Education, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, Early Childhood Education, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The September/October 2010 issue of the Spirit of Southern, a resource filled with news and information for the people of the Southern District is ava... Read More..

Friday, October 08, 2010 This Ministry That We Share - September 2010 By Webmaster @ 8:50 PM :: 6938 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The September 2010 issue of This Ministry That We Share, a resource for church workers and their families has now been posted here.

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Spirit of Southern - August 2010 By Webmaster @ 1:52 PM :: 12879 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, Elementary Schools, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The web edition of the August 2010 Spirit of Southern is available here.

Friday, July 30, 2010 Salary Guidelines 2011- Posted By Kurtis Schultz @ 1:29 AM :: 11351 Views :: Documents, For Schools, Finances, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Resources, For Pastors, Administration, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The 2011 Salary Guidelines for Professional Workers are now available. The Guidelines for Ordained Ministers are available here . The Guidelines for... Read More..

Thursday, June 03, 2010 Spirit of Southern - May/June 2010 By Webmaster @ 9:27 AM :: 10667 Views :: Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The May/June 2010 edition of The Spirit of Southern, a resource which share the news of Southern Distirct People and Congregations is available here.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010 Spirit of Southern Web Edition - March/April 2010 By Webmaster @ 10:57 AM :: 13086 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, Elementary Schools, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The March/April 2010 Web Edition of the Spirit of Southern has been posted here.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 This Ministry That We Share - April 2010 Edition By Webmaster @ 9:00 AM :: 10376 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, Announcements, For Congregations, For Church Workers, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The April 2010 edition of This Ministry That We Share, a resource of news and information for professional church workers has now been posted and... Read More..

Monday, March 08, 2010 Haiti Earthquake Relief By Webmaster @ 1:01 PM :: 8649 Views :: News, Announcements, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Families, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, Human Care, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders Haiti Earth Quake Relief  The people of the Southern District are no strangers to disasters. We also know the comfort that comes from the hand o... Read More..

Saturday, March 06, 2010 The Lousisana/Mississippi LWML Convention Information By Webmaster @ 1:25 PM :: 5751 Views :: News, Announcements, Links, Events and Gatherings, For Parents, Congregational Leaders The 2010 convention of the Louisiana/Mississippi LWML Convention registration information has been posted here.

Saturday, March 06, 2010 2010 District Pastor's Conference By Webmaster @ 1:22 PM :: 5581 Views :: News, Announcements, Events and Gatherings, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, Congregational Leaders Registration information for the 2010 Southern District Pastor's Conference scheduled for April 13 - 15 this available here.

Monday, February 22, 2010 January 2010 Spirit of Southern Posted Here By Webmaster @ 10:38 PM :: 10572 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, Leadership, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Parents, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The January 2010 Spirit of Southern Posted here.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010 This Ministry That We Share - February 2010 By Webmaster @ 1:06 AM :: 9033 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, For Schools, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Pastors, Elementary Schools, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The February 2010 Issue of This Ministry That We Share, a resource for professional workers, has been posted here.

Sunday, December 27, 2009 Spirit of Southern - Nov/Dec 2009 Edition Posted By Webmaster @ 8:01 PM :: 10140 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Early Childhood Education, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders News, information and ideas for the people of the Southern District are included in the November/December 2009 Edition of the Spirit of Southern poste... Read More..

Friday, December 04, 2009 This Ministry That We Share - December 2009 By Webmaster @ 4:40 PM :: 7136 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, For Church Workers, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The December 2009 issue of This Ministry That we Share, a resouce for professional and volunteer church workers has been posted here.

Thursday, October 15, 2009 Spirit of Southern - September 2009 Web Edition Published By Webmaster @ 5:12 PM :: 14083 Views :: News, Announcements, Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Parents, For Families, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The September 2009 Spirit of Southern Web Edition has been published and may be viewed here.

Thursday, September 03, 2009 September 2009 This Ministry That We Share By Webmaster @ 11:24 PM :: 11375 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, For Schools, For Church Workers, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The September 2009 issue of This Ministry that We Share, news, information and inspiration for Southern District Church workers has been posted here.

Monday, August 17, 2009 Salary Guidelines for 2010 Posted By Gene Menzel @ 11:08 AM :: 20462 Views :: News, Finances, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The Southern District recommended Salary Guidelines for 2010 are now posted for download.   Commissioned Minister   Ordained Minister

Saturday, August 08, 2009 National Lutheran School Funding Academy By Webmaster @ 7:17 PM :: 13132 Views :: News, Education, For Schools, For Congregations, Events and Gatherings, For Pastors, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Schools, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The National Lutheran School Funding Academy has been designed to help address the fiscal and operational needs of Lutheran Schools. Information and r... Read More..

Thursday, August 06, 2009 2009 Convention Summary with Pictures By Webmaster @ 3:40 PM :: 15388 Views :: News, For Schools, Links, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, Events and Gatherings, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders, District Convention A summary of this summer's Southern District Convention is now available here.

Thursday, August 06, 2009 Spirit of Southern (July/August 2009) By Webmaster @ 3:34 PM :: 18989 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Administration, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The Spirit of Souther (July/August 2009) edition has been posted.  The Spirit of Southern is filled with news, information and inspiration for th... Read More..

Saturday, July 04, 2009 Disaster Response Information Updated By Webmaster @ 1:42 PM :: 11522 Views :: News, Announcements, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The information for Disaster Response in the Southern District has been updated. Church members and staff of congregations especially located in the h... Read More..

Saturday, July 04, 2009 Spirit Kindle Grant Applications Available By Webmaster @ 11:09 AM :: 11125 Views :: News, Announcements, For Congregations, For Church Workers, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Human Care, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The Southern District Missions Committee offers Spirit Kindle Grants to congregations, circuits, and ministries within the District to enable missiona... Read More..

Sunday, June 14, 2009 Spirit of Southern - May/June 2009 By Webmaster @ 8:55 PM :: 15387 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Parents, For Families, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The May/June 2009 Web Edition of the Spirit of Southern has been posted.  Catch up on all the latest news and information from around the Souther... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Board of Director May 2009 Minutes By Webmaster @ 2:26 PM :: 8565 Views :: News, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The Board of Director Minutes from May 2009 have been posted here.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Pastor and Vicar Candidates Placed in Southern District By Webmaster @ 11:28 PM :: 5781 Views :: News, For Congregations, For Pastors, Congregational Leaders A number of pastoral candidates and vicars from our seminaries were assigned placement by the Council of District Presidents.  The placement loca... Read More..

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Board of Directors Minutes - March 2009 By Webmaster @ 9:36 AM :: 11493 Views :: News, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The official minutes of the March 13, 2009 meeting of the Southern District have been posted and are available for review here.

Monday, April 20, 2009 Spirit of Southern - Jan/Feb 2009 - By Webmaster @ 11:14 PM :: 15196 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, Leadership, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Parents, For Families, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The January  and February 2009 issues of the Spirit of Southern has been posted and is available here.

Thursday, April 02, 2009 Convention Workbook Published By Webmaster @ 12:27 AM :: 15072 Views :: News, Documents, Leadership, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders, District Convention The workbook for the 2009 Southern District Convention has been publlished and is available for download here.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Southern District 2009 Senior High Youth Gathering By Webmaster @ 10:34 PM :: 9091 Views :: News, Youth, For Church Workers, Events and Gatherings, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, Congregational Leaders We invite you to an awesome event this Summer for you and your Senior High Youth, providing an opportunity for youth to explore and hear about the cen... Read More..

Sunday, March 29, 2009 2009 Pastor's Conference Information By Webmaster @ 11:03 PM :: 4460 Views :: For Pastors, Church Worker Care, Congregational Leaders Registration and information about the 2009 Southern District Pastors' Conference has been posted here.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Mr. Harold Kieschnick Called Home to the Lord By Webmaster @ 4:25 PM :: 10799 Views :: News, Announcements, For Schools, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders Harold (Hal) Charles Kieschnick, 74, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died on January 12, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. Hal was born in Walbur... Read More..

Sunday, January 11, 2009 This Ministry That We Share - January 2009 By Webmaster @ 11:24 PM :: 15128 Views :: This Ministry That We Share, News, For Schools, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Pastors, Church Worker Care, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Schools, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The January 2009 edition of This Ministry That We Share - a resource for the Southern District professional church workers has now been posted here.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Board of Directors Minutes - December 2008 By Webmaster @ 3:11 PM :: 10328 Views :: For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The minutes of the December 2008 Southern District Board of Directors have been posted.  They are available for download here.

Monday, December 22, 2008 Complete Nominations Material for Other District Offices – Including the Board of Directors By Webmaster @ 12:05 AM :: 12613 Views :: News, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders, District Convention Complete Nominations Material for Other District Offices – Including the Board of Directors is available here.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Spirit of Southern - July - August 2008 By Webmaster @ 4:27 PM :: 13629 Views :: News, Spirit of Southern, For Schools, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Families, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The July/August 2008 Edition of Spirit of Southern is now available online here.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Nominations for District President Open By Webmaster @ 1:47 PM :: 9466 Views :: News, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders, District Convention Congregations of the Southern District LCMS are voting members of the District and are entitled to nominate one ordained minister from the ordained mi... Read More..

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Circuit Counselor Nominations Now Open By Webmaster @ 1:38 PM :: 9525 Views :: News, For Congregations, For Church Workers, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders, District Convention This is to advise you of your opportunity to nominate one or two pastors as candidates for the office of Circuit Counselor of your circuit or proposed... Read More..

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Thrivent's Giving Plus Program By Webmaster @ 11:53 PM :: 19446 Views :: Documents, Education, For Schools, Links, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Resources, For Parents, For Families, For Pastors, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Schools, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders Make a Difference in the Life of a Child by doubling your gift to a Lutheran School through Thrivent's Giving Plus Program.  Get more information... Read More..

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Call for Convention Nominations By Webmaster @ 12:55 AM :: 14540 Views :: News, Announcements, For Schools, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Pastors, Administration, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders, District Convention Rev. Thomas R. Noon, the Chairperson of the Southern District Nominations Committee has called for nominations for the District Board of Directors to ... Read More..

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Mission Challenge Grants By Webmaster @ 11:36 PM :: 11460 Views :: Documents, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Resources, District Committees and Teams, Ablaze, Congregational Leaders Information about Mission Challenge Grants for Congregations can be found here.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Southern District Board of Director's Minutes for October 2008 By Webmaster @ 10:14 PM :: 13274 Views :: News, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, District Committees and Teams, For Pastors, Administration, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The October 2008 Southern District Board of Director's Minutes have now been posted.   October 2008 Board of Director's Minutes

Monday, October 27, 2008 Tax-sheltered Annuity Regulations Change By Webmaster @ 10:40 PM :: 7809 Views :: Finances, For Church Workers, For Pastors, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders The IRS has changed the regulations pertaining to tax-sheltered annuities, tax code 403(b). The new regulations go into effect on January 1, 2009 and ... Read More..

Monday, October 27, 2008 Concordia Plans Statement for Turbulent Times By Webmaster @ 10:30 PM :: 9945 Views :: News, Announcements, Finances, For Church Workers, Church Worker Care, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders Concordia Plan Services has issued a statement due to a number of recent inquiries about the stability of Concordia Retirement Plans in light of the u... Read More..

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Southern District Teachers' Conference 2008 By David Lewis @ 9:11 PM :: 10820 Views :: News, Announcements, Education, For Church Workers, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Schools, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders Registration Information for Back to the Future – Toddlers to Technology, the 2008 Southern District Teachers' Conference is now available. Read More..

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Board of Director Election Procedures By David Lewis @ 12:11 AM :: 9338 Views :: News, For Schools, For Church Workers, Board of Directors, For Pastors, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders, District Convention Nominations Process Now Open for Commissioned Minister Members to the Southern District Board of Directors Read More..

Monday, May 12, 2008 Kindle Gatherings and Fan into Flame Resources By Gene Menzel @ 8:04 AM :: 15158 Views :: Leadership, Fan Into Flame, For Congregations, For Church Workers, Resources, Events and Gatherings, For Pastors, Ablaze, For DCE's and Youth Ministers, For Principals, Directors, Administrators, Congregational Leaders   Southern District Kindle Gatherings serve as orientation workshops to help pastors and lay leaders grow in the dimensions of the Fan into F... Read More..