Fun with Collects – What Would Liberals and Church Growthers do with Lent 3A Collect? by Pr. Rossow
One of the things that struck me about the collect this last Sunday, for those of you doing the three years series, was…
Month: March 2011
Great Stuff Found on the Web — President Harrison Quotes Wyneken on Unity
“Mercy Journeys with Pastor Harrison” is LCMS President Matthew Harrison’s personal blog. His latest post is a lengthy quote from LCMS President F.C.D….
Avoiding Unnecesary Conflict in Congregations
Whenever a new pastor arrives at a parish, there is built-in change that just comes with the change in man. Then there are…
Issues, Etc. 24
You saw it last year. Mark your calendar for this year! It’s back! Twenty-Four Hour Live Broadcast on Issues Etc. Begins Friday, April…
Burkee reviews are in
A few months ago we discussed the publication of a book about Seminex. Reviews of that book are in. You should read all…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Dr. Naomichi Masaki Reflects on Japan Disaster
In the new video on the “Japan Disaster Relief” webpage, Dr. Naomichi Masaki, Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne,…
ACELC Conference — The Divine Service and Daily Offices, by Rev. Rick Sawyer
The ACELC has posted all the papers from their recent conference here. We have reproduced the Rev. Rick Sawyer’s paper (#4 below) and…
ULMA Spring 2011 Meeting Details
We posted the ULMA meeting on The Lutheran Calendar and here is a report after the fact: Commission members and pastors from Redeemer…
The One Part of the Liturgy that Keeps My Attention, by Pr. Rossow
One of the four pillars of the Brothers of John the Steadfast is upholding the traditional liturgy. To that end I offer these…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — The Future of Seminary Education
A new article on seminaries, their role in the church, and alternative routes to ordination has recently been published. “Is It Time to…
ACELC Conference — Communion, Unionism & Syncretism, by Rev. Brent Kuhlman
The ACELC has posted all the papers from their recent conference here. We have reproduced the Rev. Brent Kuhlman’s paper (#3 below) and…
Can’t we just remove Illinois? Or maybe Iowa? LCMS, WELS, ELS
A friend of mine in the ELS let me know a few weeks ago about a conference which deserves attention. It is…
Constitution changes ratified
From the LCMS Reporter: Synod Secretary Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig announced March 17 that two amendments to the church body’s Constitution that were…
ACELC Conference — Ecclesiastical Supervision, by Rev. Dick Bolland
The ACELC has posted all the papers from their recent conference here. We have reproduced the Rev. Dick Bolland’s paper (#2 below) and…
News Release — ACELC Holds Convening Conference
On March 1-3, 2011, the Association of Confessing Evangelical Lutheran Congregations met at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kearney, Missouri, for its Convening Conference. The…
ACELC Conference — Introduction to the Conference, by Rev. Jim Gier
The ACELC has posted all the papers from their recent conference here. We have reproduced the introduction to the conference and welcome your…
Pray the Litany through Lent — an updated printable version.
Thanks to a BJS reader for preparing a “pamphlet” form of the Litany previously published on this blog. You can download the Litany…
More Trouble at Our Concordias – Problematic View on Women, from Concordia Bronxville, by Pr. Rossow
Dr. Elizabeth Goodine, Professor of Religion from Concordia, New York, delivered a paper to the Minnesota South District Theological Convocation on the role of…
More Liturgical Inspiration/Instruction for Lent; This Time from WELS President Schroeder
(By The Rev. Dr. Timothy A. Rossow, Chairman of the Board and Editor for The Brothers of John the Steadfast) These are good…
Urgent Message and Bulletin Insert on Japan Earthquake from President Harrison
One of the advantages of having a synod president who formerly served as the head of world relief is that the denomination will…
Want an Idea what those Goofy Church Growth Pastors in the LCMS are “Thinking?” Read This, by Pr. Rossow
There are plenty of examples out there of the silly stuff many of our LCMS pastors are reading and taking as the “gospel”…
ULMA Spring Meeting March 19th
The next semi-annual general meeting of the United Lutheran Mission Association (ULMA) will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 7:00am –…
COP adopts five regions for elections (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Newly posted at the Reporter at lcms.org is news of the Council of Presidents adopting a plan of five geographic regions for elections…
Witness, Mercy, Life Together post on “Blessed Lent”
Posted today on the Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog is a “Blessed Lent” greeting by Pastor Harrison with a renewed call to the…
3-fold emphasis + Diakonia Martyria Leiturgia Koinonia Artwork
Found on Pastor Al Collver’s blog, abc3miscellany: When Bishop Voigt from the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK) visited the International Center…