WELS laity and pastors - time to do your own homework. Now you have the Church and Change conference agenda in color. That gives you a clear portrait of apostasy, with Thrivent showing up to promote their business.
Executive Summary
Jeske's St. Marcus/Time of Grace staff is running most of it, with help from the Patterson network (Geiger), and those aging warhorses of Church Growth - Ron Roth and Jeff Davis (who just happen to run a money-raising business in WELS/LCMS congregations). Randy Hunter will present his caffeinated vision of ministry. There is a chunk to devoted to Women's Ministry, so no one notices the baby-steps to women's ordination (thank you John Brug).
Becker is running a WELS Pietism Institute meeting at the seminary right after the convention.
Aderman, a founder and former board member of C and C, really should present his experience on driving his church membership down by 50%, getting fired for non-work, and grabbing back the call while officially and publicly retired from the ministry.
Y'all will hear from Aderman anyhoo. He has the next 10 issues of FIC to explain the Ten Commandments. Oh yeah, a founder of Church and Chicanery is a contributing editor of FIC, burning your offering dollars to promote Enthusiasm.
"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. He also runs a business called CEO Ministries.
