toward a confessional stance.
Pietism re-asserted itself through Church and Change.
Some WELS pastors and laity have started a blog--Intrepid Lutherans. I knew about it starting, because it is my job to keep track of such things.
I heard that some people worried I was part of the blog. They would not want someone who has sold two different books through NPH to be in bloggership with the clergy of WELS! Stetzer, yes. Groeschel, yes. Stanley, yes. Werning, of course. Sweet, definitely.
The participants, whoever they may be, are working on their own. I was happy to see people signing on, instead of maintaining secret status where they deny having anything to do with it. Church and Change is full of clergy and laity who, like Peter before the fire, deny their affiliation times three.
I like my independent status, allowing me to discuss confidentially what is sent to me by various sources.
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Well, it's always good to see a new blog. I have already put it into my 'Favorites' file.
I will read what these Wisconsin people have to say. I wish them well. The question seems to be: is the WELS an open enough place to allow an open discussion of issues which are of concern to the membership?
There is no such openness within the ELS.
The ELS is in fellowship with the WELS. I am not, necessarily, in such fellowship as I never go to a WELS church and never read any of their publications.
The only things I know about the WELS are filtered through the ELS publicity bureau and your blog, Ichabod.
This blog should be a good read.
Norman Teigen, ELS layman and, by special appointment, official spokesman for the ELS
Dr. Jackson wrote: "The participants, whoever they may be, are working on their own."
The guy who runs Bailing Water now says that "Aaron" started Bailing Water and the new Intrepid Lutherans blog--at least that's what I infer from the excerpt below:
http://bailingwater.blogspot.com/2010/06/taking-up-sword-of-faith.html
excerpt: "I commend to you http://www.intrepidlutherans.com/. This is a blog that takes up the sword and mantle of Confessional Lutheranism in the WELS.
Several years ago Aaron started this blog, Bailing Water, as a way to open up discussion on the inroads of the Church growth methods in the WELS. Bailing Water provided fruitful discussion on important topics and brought to surface many hidden agendas. For many the true agenda and players list of the Church and Change group was revealed."
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