Saturday, May 1, 2010

Rock Mom and Grannie on Mother's Day!
Because St. Peter Cares


Busta Gut will be the featured singer on Mother's Day.
He looks adorable but he is 47 years old,
smokes cigars, and prefers Jack Daniels to milk.


http://www.stpetercares.com

MOTHER’S DAY – Sunday, May 9th, the group Koine will be singing here in the 9:15 & 10:45 worship services. They also will be doing a concert the next morning @ 9 am here at St. Peter church for our kids. This concert is open to anyone else who would like to come as well. See the insert in this newsletter for more information on the group Koine.

NORTH OUTAGAMIE COUNTY CHAPTER of Thrivent – This chapter is looking for someone (needs to be a Thrivent employee) who would be willing to serve on the chapter board. This is an opportunity to help give away Thrivent’s money to people in need. Anyone who might consider this position is welcome to attend any of the monthly meetings and/or contact Luann Balkman at 920-734-5934 or email her @ luannbalkman@new.rr.com.

The Thrivent chapter has helped St. Peter with many different events over the years.

The following Bible studies are being held in various places and are open to anyone that would like to attend. Please call the person listed by the study with any questions.

Bible Study @ FVL – Wednesday’s @ 6:30 am – Donuts and coffee are provided but more importantly it is a great chance to feed your faith! For more details call Pastor Tim @ 733﷓7225. This class will meet May 12 & 19th and will break for the summer. NO class on May 5th.

“Women’s Healthy Living” Bible Study – 9 am –Saturday’s at Joy Jochman’s home – call Joy @ 739-7472.

The “Living In Jesus” Bible Class is held every other Tuesday – 6:30 pm in the 1910 Centre – next study will be May 4th & the 18th and then will break for the summer months - call Audrey Zuberbier @ 731-5879.

A book by John Ortberg is being studied every other Tuesday starting at 10 am @ Bev Wichman’s home – next study is May 4 & 18th - call Bev.

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GJ - From Wikipedia:

"Ortberg earned his undergraduate degree from Wheaton College, and his M.Div. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has also studied at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. From 1985 to 1990 he served as senior pastor at Simi Valley Community Church, and then from 1990 to 1994 at Horizons Community Church. He then moved from California to Illinois to serve as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church until 2003, when he assumed his current role at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, a multi-campus church in Northern California.[5]"

He touched ALL the bases to write a book worthy of study under Glende's leadership: Babtist at Wheaton, Fuller Seminary, Willow Creek, and Presbyterian Church duties. It is multi-site, which makes it kosher for Emerging Church.

For something to be kosher for Emerging Church, it has to be multi-site.

What a relief. I thought maybe Glende would have the women studying something irrelevant and out of date, like the Confessions, or something written by a faithful Lutheran.

Some clever pastors use the sheep-dip method. Take a WELSian or Missourian and get him thoroughly brain-washed at Fuller or Willow Creek, preferably both. Then have him write a book. Next present it as an exciting book by a faithful Lutheran pastor, Rev. Smiley. If a discerning layman or woman sees through the charade, shout, "Are you calling him a false teacher?" Look angry. Frown. Scowl. Rustle papers. Look disgusted. Shun the evildoer.

ELCA Lost Faith in Moline:
And They Lost It Ugly


The Bishop got very nasty with Faith and their pastor,
citing the Eighth Commandment, as usual.
One of the bishop's finger-puppets suggested
that Faith's pastor needed a long vacation.
Even the Leftist ELCA theologians are crying "Apostasy!"



Faith moves, stays
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By Leon Lagerstam, leon@qconline.com
MOLINE --Faith Lutheran Church, 1611 41st St., Moline, recently voted for a second time to sever its relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

The 195-to-51 vote on April 18 completed procedural requirements dictated by church constitution. An earlier vote passed in mid-January, but a second vote was required after a 90-day period.

Members also approved a new constitution and by-laws, that ''other than removing synodical references, didn't really change anything,'' spokesman Bruce Dalfonso said. ''We still have the same services, committees, programs, staff and mission mindedness.''

Meanwhile, a segment called ''Saving Faith'' has gone its own way.

In a statement earlier this week, Bishop Gary Wollersheim, of the ELCA's Northern Illinois Synod, said, ''we are saddened at Faith's decision to leave the ELCA, but through Christ's love, we respect the bound conscience of those persons, who, through study and prayer, have reached different conclusions.

''Despite our differences, we remain brothers and sisters in Christ,'' he wrote. ''The congregation of Faith and its leaders have been, and will continue to be, in my prayers.

Members who decided to remain in the ELCA formed a Synodically Authorized Worshipping Community under the leadership of the Rev. Joe Robb, the bishop said in the release. "This group, Saving Faith, offers the continued presence of an ELCA worshiping community for all those who desire one.''

That group has been meeting in the multi-purpose room at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330 13th St., Moline.

The counterpart group, named ''Moving Forward With Faith,'' says it's time to do just that, Mr. Dalfonso said.''We're now in charge of our own church, and that means we will have to do a better job of managing it ourselves.''

The church is affiliated with an organization known as Lutheran Congregations In Missions for Christ, but that doesn't change the church's regular day-to-day operations, Mr. Dalfonso said.

Church leaders plan to launch a new stewardship drive soon, and are planning worship services, church education programs, vacation Bible school, confirmation classes, benevolence and 60th anniversary celebrations.

Kudu Don's Book


Just give a rifle so I can shoot back.



WELS church lady has left a new comment on your post "Gurgle and Kudu Don Patterson Go Multi-Site: Anoth...":

Hi Pastor GJ! I have to get your mind on something else. Now let me see...I know.....Christmas. Any gift ideas? I found just the thing: "The New" Bible Discovery series from NPH.(see inside cover of May Forward In Christ A Lutheran Voice) For under fifteen dollars($13.50)I could send GJ Bible Basics: Finding Tools to Read and Interpret Scripture by Donald W. Patterson. Here is a brief description: "Are you afraid of the Bible? Or so you shy away from reading the Bible because it seems irrelevant or weird? Maybe you never learned how to read it. With this proper introduction, you'll have a renewed understanding of the most wonderful book on earth. Find help in understanding Scripture, and enjoy what it has to offer. 96 pages."

For that price I could send you two copies.(you can hardly wait)

In Christ,
from WELS church lady

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GJ - That will really help, but I can get it free as a review copy. I am glad NPH has the time and money to publish the heresiarch.

Here are the inspired words of your District VP:

kududon@gmail.com [Yes, he calls himself Kudu Don.]

Subject: You are a fool.

12-10-2008

Hey, Greg,

I am not a part of Church and Change Leadership. I went to one conference a few years ago and had my own reservations. Also, Robert Timmerman does not serve as a church council pres at our church. You are lying on your blog.

Don

Call me sceptical, but Kudu Don went to the last Church and Change conference, in 2009, about a year after saying he was not part of the leadership. Should we believe him or our lying eyes?

Mrs. Ichabod said, when she heard the email read out loud, "I guess he made his own reservations again. He had them before."

He not only went to the Emerging Church pan-denominational Schwaermer-fest called Exponential - he organized a group of WELS workers to go together.

He and DP Glaeske are in charge of doctrinal discipline in Central South, WELS. Yet, he and Gurgle are taking the lead in promoting Emerging Church New Age philosophies.

Patterson and Glaeske have supported Rock N Roll Lutheran Church in Round Rock with great tenacity, and so has the Conference of Pussycats. But now Kudu Don is starting a Emerging Church worship site in Round Rock and moving his portable school there.

Church and Change and the WELS leaders waste prodigious amounts of time and money on duplicated, thoughtless, anti-Lutheran projects. It is bad enough that they hate Lutheran doctrine, but do they have to spread their hatred without anyone saying no?



Gurgle and Kudu Don Patterson Go Multi-Site: Another Latte Lutheran Church?





Pastor Gurgel's Message

Dear Fellow Believers, All praises be to God who continues to bless our efforts to move forward with the SPREAD the WORD project! Since the ministry expansion project began, I have received many questions. That is wonderful! The interest of you, our congregation members, and your commitment and desire to be involved is truly a blessing from the LORD.

This communication will be focused on providing answers to the questions that came up most frequently. In some cases we might not have definitive answers at this time. When this is the case, your leadership team has attempted to provide information as to what is being done to develop clarity and direction, eventually leading to answers.

If you would like to put your God-given talents and gifts to work on this project, please review the last few sections in this newsletter. You will find information about the teams that have been formed and who to contact to get involved.

As the leaders of Jesus' time said...."and pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should." (Colossians 4:3-4), your church leaders and staff request the same from each of you. First and foremost we ask for your prayers that Christ will guide our actions and decisions regarding this ministry expansion project.

In HIM, Pastor Gurgle Gurgel Ichabod is so pervasive I can't even spell my own name right.

It has been stated that this expansion project will result in a second site for Holy Word Lutheran Church. What does this mean?

God willing and the crick don't rise and with the approval of the Voters of Holy Word, we are planning to develop an additional church site. This should not be confused with starting a mission church. Unlike a mission church, which is a separate church initially support by a founding church body, a second church site will actually be an extension of Holy Word at an additional location. Our existing church site and this new church site will make up one church, with one body of believers. We will have one budget, one leadership team and one staff.

There are several examples of WELS churches that have experienced this type of growth. Your leadership team is working to gain as much knowledge and insight from these churches, so that we might leverage their experience to help guide our project.

What are the benefits of being a multi-site church?

The most obvious benefit to having multiple church sites is that we will be able to reach more people with the message of Christ's love and salvation. More specifically, the new site will allow Holy Word to expand and spread the gospel in the fastest growing part of Texas, while remaining and growing at our current location. At each site we will be able to better focus our ministries and programs to meet the needs of the communities in which we reside. As we have added the Spanish speaking ministry at our current Holy Word site, we will find different needs at the new location which provide opportunities for us to become a part of the fabric of the local community, while sharing the Good News.

Will the services and programs be similar or different at each site?

The intent is to have One Church with Two Sites. It is important that there be similarities and programs that draw us all together as one church body; however, we want to recognize and embrace local cultures and needs in the communities of each church site.

We have formed a team that will make recommendations to the congregation on the structure of our initial services and programs at the two sites. Initial discussions have centered around having the services at the current Holy Word site continue to use the current, traditional format. Discussions regarding the new site have centered around having a more casual service, with piano and guitar music, no organ and more variations in the service format.

We will continue to be mindful to strive to strengthen Holy Word as one church while utilizing different formats and unique aspects of each location to bring God's Word to more people.

When will services begin at the second church site?

God willing, and with the approval of the Voters of Holy Word at the May 30, 2010 Voter's Meeting, we will begin services at a second site in the Pflugerville area on September 12, 2010. New beginnings are often associated with the commencement of a new school year. We believe offering people a new option for worship at a time when they are adjusting to change could be a blessing for many.

Why are we starting out with a temporary site now? To finance another safari for Kudu Don.

We have two primary reasons for using a temporary second site now. First, we want current and future worshippers and school-families to begin identifying with our second site as soon as possible. Second, we want to use worship services at a temporary site to help us identify the exact area for the second site and begin reaching out to people without a church home in that new area.

Who will preach and teach Sunday School at each site?

Pastor Patterson will be the primary preacher at both sites. There will be a time or two each month when Pastor Gurgel, a Vicar or our staff minister Chad White will preach. This is similar to how it is today at the current location.

There will be a site leader that is consistently located at each site and this individual will lead the liturgy. This site leader will be a consistent, familiar leader that members and visitor can expect to always be at a specific site location.

Our current thought is that adult Sunday School teachers will vary at each location. Pastor Patterson will likely rotate between the sites, teaching a series at one site for a period of time and then teaching a series at the other site for a period of time. We've also discussed the possibility of having a Wednesday night bible class taught by Pastor Patterson. The thought is that this would be a method to help support the One Church feel, allowing everyone to participate in a class and keeping everyone familiar with both locations. We would be very interested in getting your feedback about this option.

Will there be things that no longer happen at our current site?

It is possible that as a result of the expansion we will have to schedule certain events differently. At this time we are working to gather information from the congregation to help understand the number of people to expect at each location. As time goes on, it will become clearer as to how best to schedule programs and services to ensure God's Kingdom grows and that all (members and visitors) are blessed with hearing God's Word and having opportunities to unite with fellow believers.

It seems like our current staff are already stretched with their current responsibilities. How will this temporary second site be staffed?

Our current staff are faithfully expending themselves with their current responsibilities. Initially we are recommending an increase in support staff to assist our called workers. In the future, as God blesses our planned efforts with increased growth, Holy Word will need to add more called workers. During the planning and implementation parts of this expansion, our called workers are also relying heavily on church members who are assisting in the many aspects of this project.

Will Holy Word School have two sites also?

God willing, and with the approval of the Voters of Holy Word, we will open a new school location and close the current school location. This new location will be co-located with the new church site. Please note that the decision to proceed with this particular part of the long term plan will not be voted on at the May 30, 2010 Voter's Meeting. It will be brought forward for consideration and approval at a later date.

Why are we considering a new Holy Word School site?

The health and growth of the Holy Word School has always been a vital part of our church's ministry. In 2003 Holy Word engaged with Forward with Lutheran Schools (FWLS), a consulting ministry that existed to help WELS congregations advance the gospel of Jesus by starting and strengthening early childhood ministries. FWLS, in coordination with Holy Word's staff and Council, held several member focus group meetings to gather feedback and gain insight into future directions for Holy Word's school ministry. FWLS project leaders also conducted research to learn more about the surrounding area demographics and growth patterns. The outcome from this effort was a recommendation that Holy Word look to relocate the school to the Pflugerville/Round Rock area. It is believed that this move will maximize the number of souls we are able to reach through our school.

Why are we targeting to move the Holy Word School to the Pflugerville/Round Rock/Hutto area?

Currently 75% of our students come from the Round Rock, Pflugerville, and Hutto areas. We believe that by moving towards our target area we will be moving closer to where our current students reside. However, the plans to move the school to this area is not just to support our current student body. We believe that the growth in population of this target area will allow us to reach out to more families who are moving to eastern Round Rock, Pflugerville, and Hutto. In addition to positioning our school so that the majority of our current families are better served, we will also be better positioned for outreach in a high growth area. Finally this new location will also more easily allow for our school families to reach out and promote a school that is close to where they currently live.

If the existing school is closed, what will become of that facility?

There are numerous ways in which the current school site can be used to provide new relevant outreach into the surrounding community. Current possibilities being discussed include the development of an Early Childhood Program and expansion of our Spanish speaking ministry. The specific answer to this question will develop over time, as the project progresses. If you have suggestions and input, please pass them along to your church leaders and staff.

What are the key milestones & dates for this project?


We have three major milestones for this project.
God-willing and the crick don't rise and with the approval of the Voters of Holy word, our basic milestones are:

1. to begin worship services at the temporary second Holy Word Site in September 20102.
2. to purchase land for the permanent second Holy Word Site during 20113.
3. to begin operations of Holy Word School at the second site for the 2011-2012 school year.

How will this project be financed? You pay!

Holy Word is blessed with people who love to read, study and hear God's Word. Motivated by the Word they also have been eager to Spread the Word to others. Anchored in the Word they have also, personally, committed themselves in the past to monetarily supporting the Ministry of Holy Word Lutheran Church. Monetary challenges have often encouraged them to increase their support for the Lord's Ministry. The extent and timing of this effort to Spread the Word needs to be the subject of our personal and church prayers, asking God for his guidance and blessing.

Who is on the Leadership/Coordinating Team for this project and what are their roles?

Leaders from the current Church Council and standing committee were asked to serve on the Spread the Word Leadership/Coordinating Team. By forming the leadership team in this manner, these individuals will be well positioned to coordinate proposed expansion plans with what the Church Council and standing committees are currently doing. The overall coordinator for the project is Holy Word's Church Council President, Brad Johnston. The Church Council is also represented by Jason McLerran, the Assistant Treasurer. Nathan Steinke serves on this team from the Elders and Jonah Paul serves representing the Evangelism Committee. The Board of Education representative is John Harrington, Tim Moll is from the Property Committee and Jeff Slavin represents the Technology Committee. Pastor Gurle. Tarnation! I did it again. Gurgel serves as the Lead Advisor and Consultant to this Leadership/Coordinating Team, supporting our current staff, Pastor Patterson, staff minister Chad White and principal Kyle Raymond.



Thank the vicar for doing my spell-check for me. MS Word is so complicated.
PS - Rock N Roll in Round Rock is toast, once we get started.

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GJ - Fortunately I was able to get an early draft, along with the strike-outs.

Kudu Don and the ex-SP have imbibed deeply from the false doctrine of Emerging Churches. Does anyone doubt now that Gurgle was a Church and Change leader from the beginning? Patterson? Gurgle's numbskull brother Rich at the Sausage Factory?

Quoting my source:

"http://apprising.org/2010/01/06/multi-site-church/

http://multisitechurchrevolution.com/ --- Third, multi-site churches are all about ego

Neil Cole indicates that pastors of multi-site churches are primarily concerned with getting more butts in seats and bringing in more money in the offering plates."


Manufacturing Schwaermer Disciples Instead of Feeding the Sheep and Guarding the Sheep


"You have no claws for alarm, I mean, cause for alarm."


Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "Denigrating Faith Accompanies Rejection of the Mea...":

Another failed Synodical Pope, Gurgle, flogged his sect with regular editorials using the same theme. He denigrated the real treasure of the Church, the Means of Grace, so he could gather and waste the material treasure of the members.

The Lutheran clergy picked up the ball and ran with it. The command to make disciples led them to ignore a command Christ actually did make which was "feed my sheep" spoken in a Trinitarian declaration in John 21. Generally all activity is focused toward bringing in new members, new money. The churches do not operate on what God has given but on what they think God wants them to do in order to accomplish making disciples. The churches lead, God is to follow with His blessings. No great surprise when they've perverted the central doctrine. Likewise they abandon the sheep God did give them for whatever they think is at the end of the rainbow. Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, Rick Warren, Mark Jeske they are at the end of the rainbow. LCMS Pres Kieschnick's quote above is much the same as you will hear all around the (W)ELS on any given Sunday. Not feeding the sheep gathered with God's pure Word and Sacraments but charging them to go and gather more any way they can. The seed, God's Word, is discarded because in vain they do worship God(me), teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Matthew 15:9

In reference to the Lutherans "Making Disciples" here is Christ's command which is pure Efficacy of the Means of Grace Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: KJV


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California wrote:

"Brett Meyer hit the nerve center which opened the gates to the rocky path for synods and congregations since they have all dispatched the KJV to the dust bin of history and took up using the contemporary translations of the day including NKJV which distort Matthew 28:19 among other things. It's been downhill all the way making man responsible for making disciples rather than exercising the means of grace and leaving the making of disciples to God. Even with an awakening beginning to stir in Lutheran Synods in reaction to the fruits of apostasy, it will be for naught unless the issue of Bible translations is revisited in view of the the influence of false prophets who prevailed in the late 19th Century to undermine the Word itself through Bible Translation of perverted manuscript evidence. It took awhile for the effects to be felt in U.S., but when it did, consequences are becoming obvious for even the complacent to see. Dealing with the symptoms is useful, but If the foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do?"



Denigrating Faith Accompanies Rejection of the Means of Grace


I use this photo from the Rat Temple in India
in world religion class,
to show that pagan religion can be more than a little disgusting.
It is considered a great honor to feed the rats
and to have one run across the adherent's feet.


UOJ Stormtroopers claim they are "protecting the Gospel" when they promote forgiveness without the Word, when they attack anyone who dares to bring up the word faith. Luther warned that when the Means of Grace are rejected, all kinds of foul errors rush in.

The work of salvation belongs to God alone, and He has bound Himself to the Means of Grace. He preserves the true Church and sends out faithful ministers to proclaim the Gospel in the midst of error and apostasy. Wherever the Gospel is preached, faith springs up and receives the blessings of the Christian faith.

God does not work through programs and money, in spite of the claims made by church bureaucrats. They make it seem as if God desperately needs more buildings, more endowments, more cash flow, lest His work falter and fail. How often do the synodical drones urge people to trust in faithfulness to the Word? They may brag about "fifty years of grace" but they never let the doctrine of the Means of Grace penetrate their communications.

Congregations and pastors should find great comfort and assurance in every faithful sermon, every Holy Baptism, every service of Holy Communion. Those who sow with abundance with reap with abundance.

The recent article about Kieschnick's failing attempt to stay in office has this stink bomb embedded in it:

Kieschnick said. "That treasure is not intended to be hoarded. It's intended to be shared with the world."

The Synodical Pope has proven throughout His reign that He has no grasp of Lutheran theology. He is snidely using the typical wording of the Confessions. The positive - he supports the Church Growth Movement, which soaks up vast amounts of money. The negative - the treasure of the Means of Grace "is not intended to be hoarded." Who would guess that the Scriptures and the Confessions commend worship as that very place we receive the treasure distributed by the Holy Spirit through the Means of Grace?

Another failed Synodical Pope, Gurgle, flogged his sect with regular editorials using the same theme. He denigrated the real treasure of the Church, the Means of Grace, so he could gather and waste the material treasure of the members. While driving his own sect into insolvency, he organized a program of financial planning for the membership.

Meanwhile, Rock N Roll in Round Rock, Texas, is doing the same thing, devouring the wealth of widows and orphans while selling a Schwaermer financial planning seminar. Gurgle and Patterson raise their consecrated and consecrating hands in blessing. "Put us back into power so we can soak up the wisdom of false teachers, and kill a few helpless animals in Africa. But God cannot do it alone. He has no hands but yours, no checking account but yours."