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Ahlers, Rev Bruce E Albania Mission 06/30/2009
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Nuss, Rev R Stephen - Christian Giving Cou - Milwaukee WI - 05/15/2009
Schulz, Rev Thomas A - Christian Giving Cou - Milwaukee WI - 05/15/2009
Bivens, Rev David F - Brazil Mission - 05/31/2009
Enderle, Rev Jeffrey D - Mozambique Mission - 05/31/2009
Ewart, Rev Matthew A - Living Hope - Brighton CO - 05/31/2009
Foley, Rev Michael L - Bread of Life/ -
Pan de Vida - Santa Ana CA 05/31/2009
Johnston, Rev Mark J - Malawi Mission - 05/31/2009
Kroll, Rev Daniel R - Zambia Mission - 05/31/2009
Meier, Mr Bill - Mozambique Mission - 05/31/2009
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GJ - The Church Growth Movement in WELS was never acknowledged until the Church and Change fellows had complete mastery of the synod: District Mission Boards, World Missions, The Love Shack, The Sausage Factory, and vital other posts. Valleskey studied Church Growth for the very first time in 1991 - "The Church Growth Movement, An Evaluation." Yes, he was a Fuller Seminary virgin -except for the fact that he had already studied at Fuller with Bivens and many others. When Valleskey gave his odious essay in 1991, he actually claimed it was his first exposure to Church Growth. Yet he taught the same blarney five years before, in 1986 - at the Sausage Summer Session - PT 418: The Church Growth Movement - An Evaluation, June 23 - July 11, 1986. Did I hear an echo? Yes - that was exactly the name of his maidenly exploration of Church Growth joys in 1991.
You're so fine and you're mine,
I made it through the wilderness,
Somehow I made it through,
Didn't know how lost I was
Until I found you.
Sausage Factory President A. Panning wrote "The jury is still out on the Church Growth Movement."
Now the jury has returned it verdict:
- The Schwan money has been blown by the Shrinkers of the CGM.
- The designated funds were skimmed by the Shrinkers.
- The schools were shrunk by the Shrinkers.
- Seminary enrollment went way down - along with graduation calls.
- American missions are closing down.
- Foreign missions are closing down.
- School staffs are being chopped down.
- Large congregations are cutting staff.
- The Conference of Pussycats had to order Church and Change to disinvite Babtist Ed Stetzer.
- The Love Shack is Church and Change, with Kelm, the champion of Leonard Sweet, the latest addition.
- Besides financial and doctrinal bankruptcy, Church and Change has distinguished itself with a Rock N Roll Church (30 in attendance after 3 years); Latte Church with a woman administering the Means of Grace; The CORE, whose staff spends more time at Schwaermer conferences (Drive 08, Drive 09, Granger Community Church, Catalyst, and likely Mark Driscoll) than they do in A-town.
Guilty.
Over the hills and far away, Teletubbies come to play.
Narrator: Teletubbies love each other very much.
Voice trumpet: Time for Tubby bye-bye! Time for Tubby bye-bye!
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Church Growth in WELS Means Unemployment, Part I":
When some of us entered Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, President Carl Lawrenz gave his "welcome to the 'mature level' of the seminary speech." He reminded us that we were not at the seminary to learn how to write or preach a sermon, nor to make an evangelism call, nor to teach a confirmation class, nor to make a shut-in call, nor to administer a congregation (even though we learned these things). He told us that we were at the seminary for one purpose and one purpose only. We were at the seminary to learn God's Word so well that, when we were working in our difficult ministries, nothing would be able to move us off from God's Word. Gone are the days! Gone are the days!
