An encouragement for single pastors (and their congregations)
This came to me from a dear friend who faithfully serves without a helper (yet) suitable for him. I post it here to…
Month: February 2011
Great Stuff Found on the Web — LCMS Seminary Bookstores Now Online
Posted over on Cyberbrethren this morning: CPH is very happy to announce that the bookstores on the campus of both of our…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Forest Boar on Courts Note LCMS “Commissioned Minister” Fiction
Another excellent article from Wild Boar from the Forest found here. It was bound to happen. The fiction that teachers are “Commissioned Ministers”,…
Interesting Question from Former President Kieschnick: “Miss Me Yet?” by Pr. Rossow
A year or so back former LCMS President Kieschnick started publishing a weekly e-mail letter. As an interested observer of all things LCMS…
I Need Your Help Learning More About Intentional Interim Ministers, by Pr. Rossow
A congregation has just gone vacant. It used to be that a vacancy pastor was assigned. Now I hear of “Intentional Interim Pastors”…
How Satan took down the first preacher… Guard the pastor’s wife.
This article is about an often neglected part of a congregation, the pastor’s wife. A man who is called to be a pastor…
Pax Domini Press – VBS Programs
Pax Domini has some great stuff for VBS and other programs at church. We encourage you to check them out. Pax Domini…
Carolina Lutheran Loci Meeting this Saturday in Charlotte, NC
The Carolina Lutheran Loci will be meeting this Saturday, February 26th. We will begin at 10:30 a.m. and end around 2:30 p.m. Our…
The Two Amendments: Why I’m Recommending “Against” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
On Sunday, March 6, at a special voters’ assembly, our congregation will be voting on two proposed amendments to the Constitution of our…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Ash Wednesday by Pastor Karl Weber
Pastor Karl Weber wrote this for his March newsletter and gives his permission to share it wherever. Feel free to copy it or…
Challenging Article on Seminary Enrollment by Rev. Heath Curtis
Are there too many pastors? Should a seminary student have a back up plan for employment when he registers his enrollment? Is the…
What the picture doesn’t show (fatherhood and a Synodical President)
Since BJS is dedicated to helping restore fatherhood, I thought I would share a moment from the BJS Conference this past weekend. While…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — LCMS President Harrison at the LCEF Leadership Conference
LCMS President Matthew Harrison gave a presentation to the Lutheran Church-Extension Fund Leadership Conference in November 2010 at Nashville, Tennessee. His topic was…
Audio from BJS 2011 Conference
Here is audio from the various segments of the 2011 Brothers of John the Steadfast conference. We may be able to get more…
Divine Service at the 2011 BJS Conference
One of the questions going around at the Conference this past weekend was …. what does Pastor Fisk look like in real life?…
Thanks to the Conference Committee
As usual the BJS conference was well run and overflowing with grace and hospitality thanks to the conference committee pictured here: Donna Linnemeyer (Bethany Program…
“The Ballad of Matt Harrison” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
THE BALLAD OF MATT HARRISON Tune: “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” Part 1 Part 2 By Charles Henrickson, the wag tailoring the doggerel…
Reconciliation with Tillie the Comfort Dog, by Pastor Rossow
As some of you know from past blog posts, also here and here, I have been critical of Lutheran Church Charities Installation of…
BJS Newsreel — Streaming Audio for Today
The schedule has changed for today — rather than update it in the multiple places it’s posted, the corrected information is below: 8:00…
A Few Quick Pictures from the 2011 Conference
Here are a few quick pictures of the conference so far .. more later! [podcast]https://steadfastlutherans.org/mp3/BJS-Harrison-110211-ConferenceBanquet.mp3[/podcast] …
BJS Newsreel — Live Streaming Audio
We will start Live Streaming Audio starting TODAY at 5:30PM Central Time. The link to access it will be: https://steadfastlutherans.org/stream2011 Please comment on…
New Lutheran Fantasy Novel to be Premiered at the BJS Conference Tonight, by Pr. Rossow
A new Lutheran fantasy novel for youth and adults is being unveiled at the BJS conference this weekend. Rev. Thomas Sabel has written…
BJS Newsreel — Streaming Media for the upcoming Conference this Friday/Saturday
NOTE: Updated information available here. We felt with the number of people asking for conferences closer to where they are that it…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Dedication of New Chapel for LCMS Historic Black College
Dr. Tilahun Mendedo is the new president at Concordia College, Selma, Alabama. He recently dedicated a new campus chapel. Participating in the service…
BJS Newsreel: Registrants from Oregon, Washington, Kansas, New York and Even Canada Signed Up for the BJS Conference – Last Chance to Register
Registration for the Third Annual Brothers of John the Steadfast conference is closing tomorrow night. We normally keep registration open to the day of…