President Harrison comments on ULC
Found on the Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog: Friday, September 30, 2011 Dear Friends in Christ, In the course of the September meeting…
Found on the Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog: Friday, September 30, 2011 Dear Friends in Christ, In the course of the September meeting…
TO ENCOURAGE A MORE UNIFORM PRACTICE OF WORSHIP FORMS FROM OUR HYMNALS WHEREAS, a great diversity of worship practices in our synod has…
TO TRAIN PASTORAL CANDIDATES THOROUGHLY WHEREAS, Jesus commanded His apostles to make disciples of all the nations by baptizing and teaching “all (emphasis…
District Sells to Doran The link is from a friend… What are the consequences of this? Is there still a way to…
And another blog post on the issue: Father Hollywood Found on Issues, Etc. The Proposed Sale of University Lutheran Chapel-Minneapolis & Campus…
From CPH: May I have a few minutes of your time? Concordia Publishing House is giving away two Kindles to two people, chosen…
Does anyone deny that there is a conflict in the Minnesota South District over the dispensation of the University Lutheran Chapel property? In…
IMPROVEMENT TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN DISTRICT FINANCIAL REPORTS WHEREAS, we have begun to realize that we have not always empowered laity to…
This one gets you thinking .. found on facebook. HT: David Juhl I’m too tired to watch the ballgame. The day of the…
TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MAN WHO PASTORS IS A PASTOR WHEREAS, in certain situations today, the Synod approves of preaching and administration of…
TO ENCOURAGE HARMONY IN THE DISTRICT’S WORSHIP WHEREAS, the Scriptures say that in Christian worship “all things should be done decently and in…
TO ENCOURAGE FAITHFUL USE OF OUR NEW HYMNAL Whereas in 2006, the LCMS published Lutheran Service Book; and Whereas this book has proven…
TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT CIRCUIT ALIGNMENT UNLESS REALIGNMENT IS NECESSARY WHEREAS, the ((DISTRICT)) Board of Directors has recommended a realignment of visitation circuits…
It was ten years ago today, on September 23, 2001, that Atlantic District President David Benke participated in the interfaith prayer service “A…
I’m setting up a method of posting some overtures on our website; I hope to have a method of accessing them shortly. For…
I came across this post on Google+ on a blog that I’ve never come across before. It sounds a lot like “Get the…
We thank BJS reader John Frahm for alerting us to the attached television news story on the Minnesota South District of the LCMS’…
I found this one over on Justification Rules / My Heart and Conscience: Thoughts and such from Rev. Jay Hobson. The…
Found on the Office of the President section of the LCMS website, here. In his September message to the Synod, President Harrison emphasizes…
Thanks to a loyal BJS reader for pointing us to another article on the sale which provides a bit more information. This was…
One of the things that are needed are overture submissions from churches or circuit forums; they must be submitted by a specific date…
Found on the Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog: The National Mission Conference (September 20-22, 2011) began today with worship and a sermon…
Found on Jim Pierce’s Confessional Bytes blog: If you are a regular reader of Confessional’s Bytes, then by now you have read…
Found on facebook, posted from MNdaily.com: Hundreds of emails and phone calls flooded Pastor David Kind’s University Lutheran Chapel office Wednesday after…
This letter came across to my wife’s facebook, and then when I finally joined facebook (I held out until now) I was able…