The Wisconsin Synod is shutting down mission congregations, terminating world mission calls, and cutting positions at prep schools (two left) and the college.
Perish Services is facing the chopping block.
Congregations are starting to eliminate positions too, and there was already a shortage of calls.
In the midst of all this, The Appleton group spent (my estimate) $5,000 of someone's money to attend a Babtist worship gathering, but they revealed another set of four who also attended. Let's say $10,000 was spent.
By the way, Andy Stanley charged as much for Drive 09 as I paid for a business conference.
The Church Shrinkers are the ones who spent WELS into the financial hole, only to have WELS discover that a deep recession was sinking the entire world in an equity meltdown.
ELCA and Missouri will be facing similar catastrophic cuts but they probably have more cash available.
The WELS Shrinkers borrowed designated funds and further depleted the WELS coffers.
There are two budgets proposed for the WELS convention. One will take $1 million from education and give it to missions.
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More WELS By the Numbers":
Don't members see how they are being played or used?
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More WELS By the Numbers":
To Anon of 6:41 PM -
I do.
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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Lo, How Honest the Church and Change Pastors Are":
I was not at the conference. I know some of the attendees and I am confident that there was not a violation of fellowship.
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JR has left a new comment on your post "Lo, How Honest the Church and Change Pastors Are":
Well, since "Anonymous" knows some of the attendees and s/he is confident that there was not a violation of fellowship, then that settles it! Let's shut this site down now; it obviously isn't needed. GJ has been barking up the wrong tree.
Forgive me if that doesn't provide compelling evidence.
The Glory Has Departed
Sunday, May 10, 2009
More WELS By the Numbers
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I wonder if the WELS will try to compensate all these called workers through some sort of severance/transitional package..........
Again God is blessing WELS by cleaning up the mess the arrogant and incompetent leaders produced.
No doubt synod leaders will see this as another opportunity to enjoin churches to give more. If history repeats itself and offerings increase, synod will erect another new $10 million facility as soon as possible.
Don't members see how they are being played or used?
To Anon of 6:41 PM -
I do.
Who appointed GJ to be the conscience of the WELS? He hasn't been a member of the synod for over a decade. He publishes his site simply because he has an axe to grind.
That raises a good question. Does WELS have a conscience given it behavior?
Chop away. Get rid of the useless froth -- buildings, properties, overhead, deadwood, etc.
Chop Patterson, Jeske, Galeske, Kelm, SKI, and all the apostates. It's time to get back to the just the pure Word of God, taught in truth and purity.
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