I am still in shock! For six years or so President Kieschnick has been working to overcome what he called the “silos” of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. These are the program boards and commissions such as Communications, Missions, Human Care, etc. I remember first hearing about this at one of the president’s strategic planning programs [...]
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A Historic LCMS National Convention
Posted in Convention on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friday’s Convention Results
Posted in Convention on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Weariness and joy was evident in the faces and conversations today as Northwest delegates met for breakfast for the final time at the Hyatt. Dr. David Buegler, Fifth Vice President of Synod met with us and talked openly about the 51-49 vote that happened frequently on the convention floor. Over the 40 years of ministry [...]
How Many Attend?
Posted in Convention on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A few asked me how many attend a convention. Well here are registration numbers as of Thursday. 599 voting clergy delegates 594 voting lay delegates ——– 1193 total voting delegates 393 “other” attendees
Using women as lay Bible Readers
Posted in Convention on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This resolution that deals with women lay bible readers was added to an “omnibus” resolution. These resolutions respectfully decline a specific resolution because they have been acted upon by previous conventions. The synod has voiced its opinion that women lay readers is okay. Sign-up. Read away.
Our voting machine
Posted in Convention on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some have asked what we use for voting. Here is a picture of the voting machine with my special authentication card.
Cooperating with other districts in new church starts and satellite worship areas
Posted in Convention on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This resolution deals with starting new worship sites that span district boundary lines. Under the old system, a congregation had to open a new church within the district it resides. Under this new bylaw, a congregation can open new congregations, or worship satellite sites that span district boundaries.
Resolution of some interest to our local area
Posted in Convention on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One resolution passed today was 1-03. This resolution calls for greater increase for outreach to immigrants. This is applicable to Redeemer due to the area we live in.
Good news or bad news?
Posted in Convention on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I stopped in Starbucks after a meeting. I left my new ESV leather bound bible on the table. When I went back for it after i realized I didn’t have it, it was gone. Hopefully the person who took it desperately needed to be comforted by Gods word.
Resolution dealing with cooperation with ELCA
Posted in Convention on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One resolution that had a lot of discussion at convention was resolution 3-03. This resolution called, “cooperation in externals with theological integrity.” Currently we have joint ministries with ELCA in World Missions, Lutheran Social Services, and Lutheran Immigration. The question at hand is – how far do we go in cooperating with agencies with [...]
Update on Resolutions that deal with Synod Reorganization
Posted in Convention on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an update on some resolutions that deal with Synod’s reorganization. These resolutions deal with the presentation that I gave at Redeemer earlier this Spring. Future District Functions and Configuration. What? This resolution deals with what a district does, function wise, how large districts are (how many cities, states, congregations). Because congregations vary [...]
