WELS Members Pay for Church and Change Magazine - FICKLE

I get nostalgic for the good ol' days, when my WELS contact told me, from SP Gurgle hisself, that WELS Church and Change was finished, gone, shut down.

I replied, with the certainty of one who studies websites and websties, "Why is Church and Change registering people for their next conference, from the WELS.net website?"

Now many eyes are open and people report such things to me. Nevertheless, I have to remind people that the Changers have the best scam of all - they have the entire synod paying for their glossy propaganda magazine, formerly the Northwestern Lutheran, later Forward in Christ (FIC), finally Forward in Christ, Lutheran - pronounced - FICKLE.

FICKLE is prominently staffed with Church and Money Changers, advocates of Fuller Seminary doctrine. Since no one objects and the practice continues, I can only assume WELS is a Union church, to use Jay Webber's definition. There are are few dissenters, but they are few and scattered.

Here are the current contributors, after the recent non-purge of Enthusiasts:

Jim Aderman, a founder of Church and Change, fired from his church, is still doing a lengthy (interminable!) series on the Ten Commandments.

F. Bivens still teaches at The Sausage Factory and serves as front-man for why Lutherans need training at Fuller Seminary, his alma mater.

Tom Trapp had modeled everything after Willow Creek and even had his campus ministry as a member of the Willow Creek denomination. It did save on their tuition costs. Try to say that without laughing out loud.

Don Patterson took a bunch of WELS workers to Exponential and is now encroaching a nearby mission with his own project. Guess who is helping him waste more money? The expert - Ex-SP Gurgle.

Peter Panitzke has his church a member of a Babtist organziation, The Simple(ton) Church.

James Mattek, plus some of the children of aging Shrinkers.

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GJ - "That may be somewhat true of the past, but he is exaggerating." I decided to add one of the common talking points. Concede a little while denying the truth.

WELS members - you pay while the Changers prey.