More Evidence from Pastor Tim Glende (Groeschel Emerging Liberal Cult)

From Pastor Tim's websty:

"But Christ Teaches:

Because Christ paid the penalty for our sins on the cross, God now looks on us as his innocent children. Although we continue to struggle with sin, in God’s eyes we are completely justified. This forgiveness of sins Christ won for us on the cross is completely and totally a free gift from God (Eph. 2:8,9). In no way, shape, or form do we deserve the gift, there is nothing we can do to accept the gift, and we cannot even cooperate with God in the reception of the gift (Eph. 2:8-9). Instead, God the Spirit works faith in our hearts to receive this gift of justification (1 Cor. 2:14). This is what Paul means when he says that we have been saved “by grace” (Eph. 2:8). Christ teaches that believers were chosen for salvation before creation (Eph. 1:4-6) but Christ does not teach that unbelievers were chosen for damnation before creation. Rather, the rejection of this gift is entirely the result of each person’s own will and has nothing to do with God’s will. Christ wishes all to be saved and gave his life for every person in the entire world (John 3:16)."

Does the Word of God teach this?

KJV John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

If the wrath of God abides on unbelievers, then God is not looking on them as "innocent children" (an odd phrase by itself) and as "already justified."

The fake Ichabod has a lot in common with Tim Glende, including an obsession with promoting UOJ.

This peculiar form of Midwestern Universalism is easily blended with the emerging church types who really have no doctrine. Groeschel grew up United Methodist (no doctrine) attended a Disciples seminary (extreme Left - they teach jointly with Unitarians in Indiana), and began working with Andy Stanley, a stealth Babtist.

The fake Ichabod condemns reading Lenski, but Glende copies Groeschel verbatim. He hides this on his websty because he knows that my research team downloads and keeps documents as evidence. Those who attend St. Peter in Freedom, Wisconsin are confronted with an all-Groeschel congregation, including bulletin inserts.

We all know from the past that Glende lies to his congregation. He pretends to be going to WELS pastoral conferences when he is going to Andy Stanly and Marc Driscoll (cussing pastor) events. Bishop Katie got the picture of Tim and Ski gorging themselves when they were all out to learn from Driscoll.

UOJ are Antinomian legalists. There is no Law, but they apply their man-made law to everyone else. For example, Glende can attend all kinds of unionistic religious worship services. Why is that?

The fake blogger seems terrified that someone might read the commentary (Lenski) that every WELS seminary student buys, but Glende has no problem with Stanley, Groeschel, Driscoll, and who knows what else.

The fake blogger hides his identity. Glende stopped Twitter (supposedly) once I began reading his Tweets and reporting them. Bishop Katie kept on and gave great descriptions about what they and five other WELS workers were doing at unionistic worship conferences.

A pastor must be apt to teach, but Glende has shown himself to be as inept as the fake blogger, which is why I think he is the fake. Here is Glende stumbling through a little Christology:

"But Christ Teaches:
When our imperfect natures made us unable to keep God’s law, Jesus was sent by the Father to fulfill the law for us (Matt. 5:17). Since God is Jesus’ father, Jesus is one-hundred percent God and completely sinless. At the same time, by being born from a virgin woman he became one-hundred percent human at the same time as God. Even though completely God, he took on the form of a servant and laid aside his full godly powers. Therefore, he endured suffering, temptation, and humbled himself to a shameful death (Phil. 2:7,8). By suffering and dying, Jesus took the punishment that should have been ours, and through his perfect obedience he became a ransom for us (Isa. 53:6, Matt. 20:28). This is why Christians proclaim that the forgiveness of sins has been gained entirely through Jesus, that God has literally justified all people (2 Cor. 5:21). On the third day after his death, he rose from the dead and ascended, assuring us that he was who he claimed to be and that our sins were certainly forgiven (Rom. 4:25)."

I do not know where to start, except to wonder in awe and astonishment that he graduated from any Lutheran seminary. But wait, he played football, and that trumps everything else in WELS.

Tim tries to hide a lot. Why is he ashamed of Stanley and Driscoll, if they are the salvation of WELS?

He cannot hide his inability to grasp and teach the basics of the Faith. Too bad he grew up under the odious influence of Floyd Luther Stolzenburg.

Episcopal Hip Hop - With Their Own Bishop Katie - Flanked The CORE (WELS)

Bishop Cathy Roskam of New York feels the beat on the streets of the Bronx at the Trinity Hip Hop Mass July 2 (Matthew Davies/ENS) Bishop Cathy Roskam of New York with D. Cross at the Trinity Hip Hop Mass July 2. (Matthew Davies/ENS)

Episcopal News Service
Pipes and Pedals in Los Angeles, Hip Hop in New York
Parliament of the World's Religions to open July 7 in Barcelona
To Read: GIVE US GRACE: An Anthology of Anglican Prayers




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'Go forth and tell it like it is':

Roskam raps at Hip Hop Mass

By Matthew Davies

[ENS, New York, July 6, 2004] Picture this: an altar; an earth-shattering sound system; people of all ages "jamming to the groove"; and an Episcopal bishop rapping and feeling the beat. It�s the revolutionary liturgical outreach unfolding in the Bronx and it�s taking religion to the streets in the language of today -- Hip Hop!


"My sistas and brothas, all my homies and peeps, stay up -- keep your head up, holla back, and go forth and tell like it is." With this proclamation, Bishop Suffragan Cathy Roskam of New York sent people on their way at the Bronx's third Hip Hop Mass, held Friday, July 2 at Trinity Church of Morrisania.

The new civil rights
Honoring the founders of hip hop, the three-hour extravaganza attracted some big names in the genre, including the legendary Kurtis Blow, King of Rap; Cool Clyde, True Pioneer of Rap; Jeannine Otis, Rap Hall of Famer; and the human beatbox, rapper D. Cross.
The initiative behind the Hip Hop Mass came from Trinity Church's rector, the Rev. Tim Holder, after listening to young people in his neighborhood. "This is the first time anything like this has happened on the East Coast," he said. "Hip hop is the culture; it's the people. When it began it was all about speaking to the oppressor. Hip hop is the new civil rights."

Two dozen Episcopal, Lutheran, Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy and lay people have so far joined in the development and celebration of the Hip Hop Mass, including Bishop Don Taylor of New York, who offered a blessing at the first ever street mass on June 11.

Trinity Church has a regular congregation of 150 on a Sunday morning, consisting primarily of young people. "We needed to grow and open the doors," Holder said. "So, in addition to events such as the Hip Hop Mass, we started offering a breakfast after the 8 a.m. Eucharist as there are many kids around here who really appreciate that."

Roskam and Holder spoke about their hopes and goals for the Trinity Hip Hop Mass. "We want to sing the 'new song' of Jesus Christ in the vernacular and language of our younger generations," they said. "We hope that the Trinity Hip Hop will serve as a model for other parishes and communities throughout the city and the church."

The Rev. Martha Overall, rector of St. Ann's Episcopal Church, South Bronx, and a member of the Hip Hop Mass working group which has been meeting for three months, said, "Many children often attend services in the Bronx without their parents. They literally understand that there is something good for them there."

Education and positive messages
DJ Lightning Lance, who with his cousin Cool Clyde recorded the first "scratch" on vinyl, highlighted the message that hip hop should be delivering. "It's not about money or fancy cars or bling bling [jewelry]," he said. "It's about education and speaking for the oppressed."

Agreeing with Lightning Lance, Clyde said that hip hop is about positive messages. "It's a tool we use to escape violence and do positive things with," he said. "We want to tell this to the whole world." To cheers from the congregation, Clyde proposed that everyone gets together to create a hip hop museum in the Bronx to honor the roots of its culture.

Kurtis Blow, the first commercially successful rap artist and author of The History of Rap [http://www.rhino.com/Features/liners/72851lin.html], thanked the Lord that he was able to attend the Trinity Hip Hop Mass. "It's truly a blessing to see all this materialize," he said. "It's the first time I've ever seen anything like this -- hip hop religion in the Bronx." Blow, instrumental in raising up a generation of rappers, declared that he had been looking for a church home and said that, after witnessing Trinity Church, he'd be at the 8 a.m. service. "I'm shivering inside; I feel the Holy Spirit in this room," he said. "I'm going to make it a mission of mine to let everyone in the Bronx know that this is happening. This church is going to grow."

Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr., a Bronx Democrat, said hip hop is a way of life and is about putting emotions into rhythm, beat and dance. "Hip hop needs to be used in education," he said. "If you ask a student to write a song about civil rights they'll learn more than you could ever teach them. We need to attract our youth and young people back to the church."

During the sermon, Roskam spoke about what hip hop means to her and the message that it conveys. "I had always been aware of hip hop but I've learned so much about it from this neighborhood," she said. "The best of the hip hop tradition is love, pride and respect. Jesus taught us to love our enemies. We need to preach the whole word of Jesus, and that is to love everybody. Love wins in the end and that's where our victory is."

The Master Mix and Master Missal, written, adapted and arranged by members of Trinity's congregation and people drawn from the community, translated sections of the Book of Common Prayer into a more colloquial representation of hip hop culture. One of the leading lights of the translation effort is Lamont, a teenager from St. Paul's Church in the Bronx, who wrote the Pontifical Hip Hop Blessing to conclude the mass. Lamont said the mass is a great way to meet new people and show off the best of hip hop culture in the Bronx.

Other highlights included versions of the 23rd Psalm, adapted by Ryan Kearse, and the confession, adapted by Tom Mercer.

The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is all that, I need
For nothing
He allows me to chill.
He keeps me from being heated
And allows me to breathe easy.
He guides my life so that
I can represent and give
Shouts out in his Name.
And even though I walk through
The Hood of death,
I don't back down
For you have my back.
The fact that you have me covered
Allows me to chill.
He provides me with back-up
In front of my player-haters
And I know that I am a baler
And life will be phat
I fall back in the Lord's crib
For the rest of my life.

Confession and Absolution
Merciful God
We confess we have sinned against You and our Neighbor.
We have not done right by You.
We have not done right
by other people.
We are sorry.
We want to change.
Remember Jesus, Your Son.
Have mercy and forgive us.
From now on may we try to do what you want,
To the glory of Your Name. Amen.

It's Cool.
God has forgiven you.
It's a done deal!
The Bronx outreach follows other hip hop ministries in Episcopal congregations, notably at St. Stephen's, Hollywood, California, among others. Friday hip hop masses run 5-8 p.m. until July 23 at East 166th St and Trinity, South Bronx.
--Matthew Davies is staff writer of Episcopal News service


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GJ - All things considered, most would prefer polka!

ELCA Hampered in Its Spread of Apostasy by Lack of Funds

Mark Hanson is straight -
He was featured on BadVestments


ELCA BLUES SERVICE
August 6, 2010
ELCA Churchwide Organization Details 2010 Budget Reductions


CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Aug. 4 actions by the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to reduce the 2010 current fund spending authorization for the churchwide organization affected a variety of ministries, especially those administered by the five program units of the church.

The council reduced this year's churchwide current fund spending authorization by $4.2 million to $65.1 million, a reduction of 6.1 percent from the previously authorized $69.3 million. The council is the ELCA's board of directors and interim legislative authority between churchwide assemblies.

There were no staff reductions in this revised spending authorization, said the Rev. M. Wyvetta Bullock, ELCA executive for administration.

Nearly three-fourths of the churchwide organization's funding is assigned to its five program units. Funding in those units reduced by the council action is as follows:
+ Evangelical Outreach and Congregational Mission, $400,000
+ Global Mission, $448,000
+ Multicultural Ministries, $94,870
+ Church in Society, $131,000
+ Vocation and Education, $592,000

Specific ministries and programs affected by the reductions in these units were international scholarship grants, the elimination of some unassigned funding for starting new congregations, significant reductions in grants to colleges and universities, and smaller decreases in seminary and campus ministry grants, Bullock said. Other reductions include decreases in program activities, general office, administrative costs, and position vacancies, she said.

Other churchwide units, including the Office of the Presiding Bishop and subunits, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Treasurer and subunits, plus the service units, Communication Services and Development Services, were reduced a combined total of nearly $627,000.

Other reductions were $1.7 million from the general treasury and $200,000 in a strategic initiative fund.

Nearly all of the reductions came from a decline in mission support funds, which are provided by congregations through synods to churchwide ministries, said Christina Jackson-Skelton, ELCA treasurer. She reported that through June 30 mission support income declined about $3.7 million or about 15 percent from the same period in 2009. By the end of 2010, Jackson-Skelton said she expects mission support income to be about $51 million, nearly $9 million less than what was remitted in 2009.

Reasons for the decreases in mission support income were attributed to economic instability that continues to affect all parts of the church, compounded by some unfavorable responses to the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly actions on sexuality.

Bullock explained that ELCA churchwide organization leaders have been spending below approved levels and have engaged in ongoing financial contingency planning. That process will continue to identify further reductions if needed.

In a related but separate process, the churchwide organization is involved in an organizational redesign process announced earlier this summer, a response to continuing declines in income. A committee of the churchwide organization, working with outside consultants, the Church Council executive committee, the Conference of Bishops and the Living Into the Future Together (LIFT) task force, is creating a plan to restructure the churchwide organization to align its work with anticipated income. Details of the redesign process are expected to be announced toward the end of September.