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Author: Pastor Tim Rossow

Rev. Dr. Timothy Rossow is the Director of Development for Lutherans in Africa. He served Bethany Lutheran Church in Naperville, IL as the Sr. Pastor for 22 years (1994-2016) and was Sr. Pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran in Dearborn, MI prior to that. He is the founder of Brothers of John the Steadfast but handed off the Sr. Editor position to Rev. Joshua Scheer in 2015. He currently resides in Ocean Shores WA with his wife Phyllis. He regularly teaches in Africa. He also paints watercolors, reads philosophy and golfs. He is currently represented in two art galleries in the Pacific Northwest. His M Div is from Concordia, St. Louis and he has an MA in philosophy from St. Louis University and a D Min from Concordia, Fort Wayne.

BJS Holds Church Growthers Ransom for One Million Comments, by Pr. Rossow

“Church Growthers, release your home spun creeds and liturgies, your felt needs, your sermons on ten keys to do this or that and…

Posted On 30 Jul 2014

Rev. Klemet Preus Called Home to Heaven, by Pr. Rossow

The brotherhood of our Lord’s shepherds has lost a beloved comrade. Rev. Klemet Preus died in the Lord today. He will be greatly…

Posted On 9 Jul 20149 Jul 2014

The U. S. Army has its Own Praise Band? By Pr. Rossow

The morning news shows will often feature military bands on patriotic holidays. This weekend the U.S. Army is celebrating a birthday and true to…

Posted On 14 Jun 201414 Jun 2014

Dr. Gard Accepts Call to Presidency of Concordia, Chicago, by Pr. Rossow

Dr. Daniel Gard has accepted the call to be president of Concordia University, Chicago. We are very pleased with this outcome here at…

Posted On 13 Jun 2014

Confessional Leader Elected President of Concordia Chicago, by Pr. Rossow

Dr. Daniel Gard, Professor of Exegesis at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the new president of Concordia University Chicago in River…

Posted On 31 May 201431 May 2014

Pastors Protest Rev. Walter Obare’s Dictatorial Leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya, by Pr. Rossow

Several pastors, evangelists, deaconesses and laymen have released a video of their protest outside of the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of…

Posted On 15 May 20144 Jun 2016

Personal Guinness Boycott Grows out of Lutheran-Catholic Dialogues, by Pr. Rossow

Bill Donohue (you might recognize him as one of the talking heads from Fox News) and The Catholic League have put together a…

Posted On 15 May 201415 May 2014

Lutherans In Africa Trip to Southwest Michigan is Fruitful, by Pr. Rossow

The marine layer from Lake Michigan, the dunes and the sandy soil make Southwest Michigan a cornucopia of various fruits: apples, peaches, raspberries…

Posted On 7 May 2014

A Great Place to Order Classic, Rich, Historical Parish Certificates, by Pr. Rossow

I just finished signing about 30 of the most beautiful and meaningful confirmation certificates I have ever seen. They are from Agnus Dei…

Posted On 30 Apr 2014

Anybody Else “Mercied” Out? by Pr. Rossow

Is anybody else “mercied” out? I know I am. I and the parish I serve embraced the three-fold ministry emphasis of synod (witness/mercy/life)…

Posted On 24 Apr 2014

Dear Pastor, Why Don’t We Give More to Synod? by Pastor Rossow

I recently got an email from an older member who asked me why our commitment to the synod in our annual budget is…

Posted On 24 Apr 2014

Another Reason to Have the Corpus on the Cross, by Pr. Rossow

We have all heard it from our protestant friends and sometimes even from our Lutheran acquaintances – “Why do you have Jesus on…

Posted On 18 Apr 201418 Apr 2014

Trying Out Rev. Bremer from the ACELC Speakers Bureau in Naperville, by Pr. Rossow

The pastors and elders of the congregation I serve, Bethany Lutheran Church in Naperville, Illinois, are interested enough in joining the ACELC as…

Posted On 3 Apr 2014

Rock Star Pastor Fisk Ascends into Heaven, by Pr. Rossow

We here at BJS have obtained the attached still photo that shows the rock star pastor ascending into heaven just after breaking ground…

Posted On 1 Apr 20141 Apr 2014

Ironic Timing to Promote Concordia University System Sunday, by Pr. Rossow

The Concordia University System (CUS) is a mess from the standpoint of hiring faculty, program expansion and confessing the faith to the world….

Posted On 7 Mar 2014

Opportunity for One on One Time with a Missionary, by Pr. Rossow

On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, February 18-19, Pastor James May and I will be traversing the southern Michigan, northern Indiana and…

Posted On 11 Feb 2014

Final Details on the Two Regional Conferences Supported by BJS, by Pr. Rossow

We are taking a break from our national conference this year and helping to underwrite two regional conferences. One is next week in…

Posted On 7 Feb 20148 Feb 2014

A Wardog Takes a Bite Out of St. Louis Seminary Prof Kloha, by Pr. Rossow

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Professor Jeffrey Kloha delivered a paper last year to a theological conference in Germany concerning the status of the…

Posted On 5 Feb 20146 Feb 2014

Two Regional Conferences to Replace the BJS Conference this Year, by Pr. Rossow

In place of our annual conference, BJS is helping to underwrite a couple of one day conferences across the country in Fairview Heights,…

Posted On 21 Dec 2013

Boise is not a State and “Relationship” is not in the Bible, by Pr. Rossow

One of my hobbies is watching college football and basketball (Go Hawkeyes!). A few years ago I saw a clever poster at a…

Posted On 22 Nov 2013

Mens Breakfast Group Pledges $1,200 for the New Lutheran Center in Africa, by Pr. Rossow

The capital campaign for Lutherans In Africa (LIA) new Lutheran Center in Nairobi, Kenya continues to raise funds all around the world and from mission-minded folks…

Posted On 6 Nov 2013

Pastor Appreciation Month – “I’d Rather Forgive Your Sins than get a Gift Certificate” by Pr. Rossow

Is this pastor appreciation month? (Don’t you just love Hallmark invented holidays?) I used to know these things years ago before the parish…

Posted On 10 Oct 2013

A Great Book by a Church Growth Pastor Turned Confessional, by Pr. Rossow

I had my own conversion from Church Growth psychology to genuine Confessional Lutheran theology and so I am glad to hear of a…

Posted On 28 Sep 201328 Sep 2013

President Emeritus’ Latest Commentary Shows the Church-Growthers’ Fear Over the Election, by Pr. Rossow

Most would agree that there are at least two “camps” in the LCMS: 1) the confessional group that sees the Lutheran Confessions as…

Posted On 20 Jun 201320 Jun 2013

Grading President Harrison’s First Term: A-, by Pr. Rossow

In light of the recent encouragement of District President Linnemann of the Northwest District, to unseat President Matthew Harrison and replace him with…

Posted On 10 Jun 201313 Feb 2015

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