I hear from all over, so this is an amalgamation of reports.
Plagiarism of false teachers is widespread in WELS, more than most people imagine or hope.
If Kelm and Valleskey had their way, Lutherans would wave the white flag of surrender, join the new Evangelical Alliance, and apologize to the Reformed for mentioning the efficacy of the Word in the Means of Grace. Jeske, the dungeon-master, would join their prayer that the terms of reconciliation be merciful.
Even now WELS pastors are plotting to turn their congregations from the liturgy to whoopee-worship. The old adiaphora arguments are dusted off to renew efforts to fool the laity. Read the Formula of Concord, sheep. This is a time when the adiaphora (non-essentials) cannot be surrendered, the very moment when people should walk into a church and say - "This is a Lutheran service."
The system still rewards the false teachers. Look over the Church and Money Changer mugshots and you will find the guys who get the assistants, the grants, the vicars. They use their power to promote their favorite authors - Groeschel, Hybels, Warren, Sweet, Stetzer, Yancy, and Valleskey. Not one on their list is a Lutheran.
