Missing from photo - WELS pastor William Tabor.
All 12 districts will be meeting in convention early next week to discuss local and synod issues. At two of the conventions, new district presidents will be elected—Rev. Larry Cross, president of the Minnesota district, is retiring June 30 and Rev. Paul Janke, president of the Arizona-California district, is not accepting nominations for re-election.
"For me, 10 years is good," says Janke. "It's been a privilege to serve, but I desire to get back into the parish ministry full time. There is quite a bit of travel involved in being district president, so there are a lot of things in the parish that I miss. I'm really looking forward to teaching Bible studies and Bible information class and visiting—those are some of the real joys."
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GJ - Actually, Janke was admonished by a number of pastors not to run for District Pope again. That is when he stepped down. Perhaps the district felt Janke had done enough damage already.
Cross? Cross? That rings a bell. I believe he was involved in the recruitment of Tabor, the WELS pastor who got away with murdering his wife, although the mistress went to prison. Everyone involved with Tabor and the cover-up has come out smelling like roses.
