How many times have the Church Shrinkers hidden the name Lutheran, following their leader, Robert Schuller? Here is my initial list:
- The Northwestern Lutheran was the name of the Wisconsin Synod denominational magazine. Suddenly it became Forward in Christ, a weird generic name.
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Sausage Factory Professor James Tiefel inherited the joint hymnal project, drove the Little Sect on the Prairie away from it, and produced the worst Lutheran hymnal ever. His son Mark, vicared for Church and Change guru Don Patterson. - Christian Worship, the feminist hymnal of WELS, was the first production since the Service Book and Hymnal of 1960 to hide the name Lutheran. Even ELCA called theirs the Lutheran Book of Worship, albeit acquiring the nickname Liberal Book of Weirdness. The LBW did not touch the Creeds; CW did.
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WELS Pastor Robert Fleischmann pulled Wisconsin members out of Lutherans for Life, for fellowship reasons. But Fleischmann changed wives, changed names, and went generic with speakers and resources. - WELS Lutherans for Life supposedly originated to pull away from the evil influence of the LCMS. Before that, WELS and Missouri worked together through Lutherans for Life. But WELS Lutherans for Life is no more (as a name). The group is now called Christian Life Resources. Their pro-life counseling centers also avoid the name Lutheran. The Columbus one had a funny episode, showing what WELS confessionalism means. They did not want copies of The Northwestern Lutheran in the reception area. Those were all thrown away and replaced with Norman Vincent Peale's Guideposts. Floyd Luther Stolzenburg never got involved with pro-life activities in Columbus, "the only area he did not stick his nose in," as one layman noted.
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Pastor Mark Jeske, closely associated with Church and Change, avoids the name Lutheran in his broadcasts. Quiz: Has anyone heard or seen the name Lutheran? - Time of Grace is the television show sponsored by Church and Change moneymen. The show avoids the name Lutheran.
- The The Lighthouse Youth Center hides its Lutheran identity, if it has one. Rev. Buske is one of those WELS pastors who went to hear Babtist Andy Stanley at Drive 08, an inter-denominational pastoral conference.
- Jars of Clay Ministry
I mentioned Jars of Clay to Mrs. Ichabod.
She said, "More like Feet of Clay."
JOCM supports and participates in Church and Change, a grass roots organization of WELS Christians who seek to proclaim the changeless gospel in a changing world. We are also active partners with:
The WELS Prayer Institute (www.welsprayerinstitute.com)
and Time of Grace Ministries (www.timeofgrace,org)
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GJ - Haha. Grassroots. As one WELS pastor said, "I have seen many fads in WELS, but Church Growth is the first one to come from the top down."
Fact - Church Shrinkage started at The Love Shack, where men like Ron Roth, Paul Kelm, and Robert Hartmann worked to get their buddies jobs in every corner of WELS, to train every sausage at the Sausage Factory in CGM, to drive out anyone who questioned their Deformed doctrine.
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From a reader:
All the WLCFS (Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service) offices in Wisconsin now market themselves as "Christian Family Counseling". They hide the Lutheran name.
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"Brian Arthur Lampe delivers a one-two punch to the devil and his schemes with his high powered, enthusiastic, energetic life-applying Biblical motivational speaking. We are on a quest for authentic God. By including Brian Arthur Lampe, you will have more than just a rally or a Bible study. You and your congregation will be providing men, women, and youth with an encouraging process that teaches them how to live lives of authentic Christianity as modeled by Jesus Christ and directed by the Word of God." Christian Speaker Network describes Brian's denomination as Christian.
I am trying to figure out C.E.O. Ministries. Here is a promo from WELS' Church and Change (the outfit "shut down" by WELS):
Parent's Ministry - CEO
Brian and Tracy Lampe
Your baby is now a teenager, going through all of the teenage rites of passage. Between school, friends, God, and a social life, their lives seem to be a foreign country to you. The little boy or girl that once told you everything now has to be hounded to give you even a snippet of thought. Yet there are three things you should know about what is going on in your Christian teen's head that will make your relationship a little better…
Click the link to find out!
CEO also has programs for:
Men's Ministry
Students Ministry
Couples Ministry
Corporate Ministry
Email: Brian@CEO-Ministries.com
Website: www.ceo-ministries.com/parents.html
They are endorsed by WELS. Their March activity is linked from the WELS.net website.
It's also listed on Section Q, which is from CLR (formerly WELS Lutherans for Life).
John J. Wonders does their website. He describes himself as a "Clydesdale in training."
There is a link to Victory of the Lamb Lutheran Church, where women are invited to attend the Bible Babes group.
At St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Muskego:
Check Us Out;
Whether you are a committed Christian or investigating Christianity we invite you to check us out this Sunday at our student center. Doors open at 9:00am. Food and beverages are served between 9:30-10:30a.m. and Brian Arthur Lampe turns it up a notch or two for Jesus!
St. Paul's does a lot with Prayer Warriors, which is a Reformed mania. The Church and Change, Church Growth people like to emphasize prayer in a typical heretical way.
Here is a profile for Brian Arthur Lampe:
Driver
UPS
(Religious Institutions industry)
September 2006 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Owner
CEO Ministries
(Religious Institutions industry)
September 2006 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Brian Arthur Lampe’s Education
Wisconsin Lutheran
1984 — 1987
