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In 1977, certain WELS leaders declared war on Lutheran doctrine with the publication of TELL. Thirty-two years later, the same liars are pretending nothing has happened. Unfortunately for them, their boasting and preening is all over the Internet and on TV. They can shred reputations while crying Eighth Commandment and Matthew 18, but they cannot make all the Shrinker articles in FIC (nee Northwestern Lutheran) go away. They cannot make the Evangelism notebooks disappear.

The Shrinkers used to be crypto-Growthers. But the Emerging Church types like Ski, Doebler, Gunn, and Hunter cannot stop blabbing about the Enthusiasts they love, follow, adore, and emulate. They twitter and tweet and run off to the next conference. Bishop Katie cannot help raving about all the WELS guys at the Andy Stanley Babtist Cheerleader Academy, and Ski has to blog about it - with photos!

"Sir, there is no evidence. I erased the link."

"Fool! A doctor of divinity kept the link and Ichabod posted everything. Someone even downloaded all your photos. From now on, we poop and scoot. No evidence left."

"Yes, Don."

"Yes, Don, SIR!"

"Sir, yes, SIR!"

Doctrinal Pussycat Hairballs

DP David Rutschow

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Time of Gath - Is Jeske a Christian?":

In WELSdom, it's supposed to be the duty of the district presidents to uphold doctrine and practice within their respective districts. Jeske is SE Wisconsin District--WELS. David Rutschow is DP of SE Wisconsin District--WELS. Will Rutschow hold Jeske's feet to the fire? Hold not your breath! Witness how the pattern of foolishness at WLC (Marty (ELCA), Weakland (RC), Kaiser (Reformed)has gone on without any real corrective discipline. The COP had to formulate its infamous "outside the framework of fellowship" canon to mollify confessional types while at the same time opening up a loophole for the Shrinkers. So, Jeske makes nice with the S. Wis. LC-MS in convention and discourses at Concordia-Mequon. WELS principles of fellowship and unionism can no longer be taken seriously when DP's fail to address this stuff.

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GJ - DP Robert Mueller (1980s) approved all the CG stuff, and defended CG projects. He finally said there was something doctrinally wrong with CG in a newsletter but supported soon after - the creation of CrossRoads Evangelical Covenant Church: Rick Miller, Mark Freier, Kelly Voigt.

Aiding and abetting the Shrinker movement has been the attitude that WELS can do no wrong. Anyone who objects is guilty of the Only Sin in WELS - saying WELS is imperfect.

Shrinkers have used Christian News to advance their agenda too, and Otten has been glad to oblige.

Devilish Details

Anonymous
Megatron database has need of slight adjusting... Satan never ever gets put to "Right". The study of God's Word puts him to "Flight".

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GJ - I kelmed the error directly from the bookofconcord.org website:

"102] And even though no other interest or necessity impel us, yet this ought to urge every one thereunto, because thereby the devil is put to Right and driven away, and, besides, this commandment is fulfilled, and [this exercise in the Word] is more pleasing to God than any work of hypocrisy, however brilliant."

Megatron has been slandered, with secondary violation of Matthew 18! I checked my database and it is correct on this quotation. It is easier to kelm from the website. I admit to parlowing, too. I do not always give credit to that website. I am glad to do it now, to point the finger.

First German, Manitowoc Buying Boilerplate from Kelm and Perish Services

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Time of Gath - Is Jeske a Christian?":

This just in from the Ichabod News Network.

First German, Manitowoc, WI has been undergoing restructuring under the auspices of Parish Services and lead by visiting counselor Paul Kelm. Round one started in January with all the charts and graphs showing the decline of membership. Funny, after having two pastors and a pastor of Hmong outreach, they are still having a problem of growth. There should be many times each week where the Law and Gospel is proclaimed. Let the results be up to the Lord.

But the hand wringing has successfully been started and the next stages are ready for implementation. It's too bad there are no leaders in the congregation who can see this for what it is and stand up and so NO, we will not let our church become destroyed with the allurements of success at all costs.

First German, you are not on "life support", you never were and you should know what the Means of Grace are and should rely on them solely.

Carry your Gospel of the cross, not of Glory.

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GJ - I was told Kelm would be gone by the end of September. His initial hiring and continued employment shows how the Shrinkers are still controlling The Love Shack.

Pastor David D. Rosenow is the senior pastor at this congregation. I wonder how much the congregation is paying for Perish Services boilerplate. If there are tons of statistics to gather (as suggested by Kent Hunter, DMin Fuller), I am guessing Kelm did not do the work but told the parish to do it.

Not to worry folks - the Doctrinal Pussycats are now supervising Perish Services. They are the same men who watched as CrossWalk (non-WELS) got three men installed at Wisconsin Lutheran College leaders: president and two board members.

It's your money at work. As Luther said, "They won't give Christ a dollar but they gladly give Satan $100." Imagine the same parish leaders giving up that much money to put a kid through college and seminary.