THE REV. DR. KENNETH R. KLAUS
SPEAKER OF 'THE LUTHERAN HOUR'

The Rev. Dr. Kenneth R. Klaus of St. Louis, Missouri, is Speaker of The Lutheran Hour^®. As Speaker, he serves as the featured speaker on Lutheran Hour Ministries' flagship Christian outreach radio program, which airs on more than 800 stations across North America as well as on XM Satellite Radio and the American Forces Network. He also serves as the organization's spiritual leader, evangelist, and ministry emissary with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC).

Pastor Klaus has 28 years experience as a parish pastor. Before taking the Speaker's microphone, he was administrative pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dallas, Texas. He served the International Lutheran Laymen's League (the same organization as Lutheran Hour Ministries) as its pastoral advisor from 1996 to 2000. He also held pastoral positions in Minnesota, central Illinois, and South Dakota Lutheran parishes. Pastor Klaus speaks throughout the United States and Canada.

A prolific writer, Pastor Klaus has published many works, including volumes one and two of Stories from The Lutheran Hour - A Changeless Christ in a Changing World and two prayer books (one for use by people in the military and a companion book to be used by loved ones at home). Currently he is writing daily devotions available via e-mail from Lutheran Hour Ministries that speak to readers with the holiness of God in the here and now.

Pastor Klaus holds a Master of Theology degree from Concordia Seminary in Springfield, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in pre-seminary studies from Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He also was awarded an honorary title, Doctor of Divinity, by Concordia University Wisconsin in December 2005.

Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) is a Christian outreach ministry supporting churches worldwide in its mission of Bringing Christ to the Nations—and the Nations to the Church. It is also a volunteer movement more than 100,000 people strong. LHM produces Christian radio and TV programming for broadcast, as well as Internet and print communications, dramas, music, and outreach materials, to reach the unchurched around the globe. LHM's flagship program, The Lutheran Hour, is the world's longest-running Christian outreach radio program. It airs weekly on more than 900 stations. The office of the Speaker of The Lutheran Hour is supported by the "Speaker of The Lutheran Hour Endowment Fund" honoring Ottomar D. Roeder and Dorothea T. Roeder.

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