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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…