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SP Schroeder's report is here.

First VP Nominees - Fuller Fan Huebner Elected

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Elections Committee - 1st Vice-president

James Huebner elected and is considering the call.

James Huebner, Fuller Seminary veteran, opponent of the efficacy of the Word.


Elections Committee - Nominees

for First Vice-president

James Huebner
Earle Treptow
Joel Voss

"'Church growth.' I've seen people cringe when they hear those words. I think I know why. They react negatively because they feel 'church growth' implies an obsessive fixation with numbers and statistics."
Pastor James Huebner, Spiritual Renewal Consultant, Notebook, School of Outreach IV, Seventeen Ways to Keep Your Church from Growing, p. 178.

"We can't do a thing to make his Word more effective. But surely we can detract from its effectiveness by careless errors and poor judgment. It just makes good sense to utilize all of our God-given talents, to scour the field for appropriate ideas, concepts, and material (sic), to implement programs, methods, and techniques so that we do not detract from the effectiveness of the gospel we proclaim. Church growth articles, books, seminars, and conferences can offer such ideas and programs."
Pastor James Huebner, Spiritual Renewal Consultant, Notebook, School of Outreach IV, Seventeen Ways to Keep Your Church from Growing, p 178.

Monday Convention Thread

The comments should be directly related to the WELS convention in Saginaw. Post news, comments, spin.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Monday Convention Thread":

Wow, did you hear President Schroeder's address to the convention?

The first 45 minutes were a direct attack on the church growth movement within the WELS. He talked about efficacy of the Means of Grace, the theology of the cross, the dangers of contemporary worship, the proper use of Christian freedom, and more. I had hoped he would make at least some references to some of those things, but the things he said were far more and more powerful than anything I had hoped for.

Thank God for President Schroeder!!! For the first time in a long time I feel like my synod is on the right track.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Pietism, Hymns, and Francke":

A Pietist-Babtist sermon from Kudo Don..

Holy Fun


God Wants Us To Have Holy Fun
1. A fun without alcoholic intoxication.
2. A fun that is generated by the Holy Spirit.
3. A fun that meets needs and glorifies God

- Kudo Don - DP in waiting

PETZ - Pastors for the Ethical Treatment of Zebras - will vote for Patterson.

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Witte, Rev Steven L - Asia Lutheran Seminary Board - 07/24/2009
Vice President