Changing the orders of the day
Districts are having their pre-convention meetings to help delegates prepare for the work they’ll have to do in Houston here in a few…
Districts are having their pre-convention meetings to help delegates prepare for the work they’ll have to do in Houston here in a few…
Delegates who have attended pre-convention meet-ups are reporting some interesting trends. It’s not uncommon for District leaders to encourage delegates to vote one…
Remember a few weeks ago when we were commenting on all of the overtures submitted by Districts, Circuits and other entities of Synod?…
Of the various proposals suggested by the Blue Ribbon Task Force, one of the most radical is #18. That’s the one that would…
I wanted to make sure to point you to this article in World magazine about the work LCMS World Relief and Human Care…
Contemporary worship: the recipe. I’m sure most of you have seen this already but for those that haven’t, the above linked YouTube video…
I know some people were hopeful that the FCC would forbid the sale of KFUO-FM. Looks like the sale has been approved. From…
(A quick note to apologize for my absence. My family and I were stricken with a horrible stomach flu and it laid me…
Click here for the consultant’s report to the Blue Ribbon Task Force. The overwhelming number of nominations received by the Rev. Matthew…
Of all the proposals from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance, one of the most disliked is the one…
Dr. Daniel Gard, Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of Military Chaplaincy at Concordia Theological Seminary, has the following note on Facebook: To…
Yesterday in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, President Kieschnick said of his weak showing in nomination numbers: “Call it apathy or satisfaction, but they…
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday, President Kieschnick defended his restructuring plan, saying, “This is not a consolidation of power.” Instead, he argued,…
After I noted the presence of a “confidential” report for the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance, I had several…
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote about the current Synodical political environment. The piece has a mistake in it — it gave Kieschnick a…
In my last post, I mentioned a “confidential” report that was commissioned in conjunction with the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure…
To Exercise Care and Delay Implementation z
If you go to this page on the Synodical website, you’ll see an appeal for funds for something called the 2010 National Offering….
I had the pleasure of being involved for several years with Confessional Lutheran youth gatherings. The group I was involved with is Higher…
The Santa Cruz Sentinel has a story from last September headlined “Local Evangelical Lutherans applaud church’s decision allowing gay clergy.” It’s about the…
When radio station KFUO AM was founded in 1924, the call letters stood for “Keep Forward, Upward, Onward.” But that was back in…
Earlier this week I shared some reports about how President Gerald Kieschnick reacted to the nomination totals. I also have news on how…
Discussions are almost always fun to follow over at the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau. That’s a site where folks of various Lutheran stripes…
When the rather lopsided presidential nomination results came out (Rev. Matthew Harrison: 1,332; Rev. Gerald Kieschnick: 755), I wondered whether we’d see a…
I was researching a quick post on how the recent news about nominations is being taken by supporters of President Kieschnick, and I’ll…