Otten To Speak at Concordia, Mequon.UOJ Champions To Meet at Free Conference

Pastor and Mrs. Herman Otten.
Grace is from Mankato, Minnesota.

High Profile Figure in the Lutheran Church to Speak and Answer Questions During Upcoming Visit

Thursday, January 6, 2011
On February 3, 2011 Concordia University Wisconsin will host Rev. Herman Otten who will speak and answer questions on contemporary issues facing the Lutheran Church. The event will take place on Concordia’s campus at its new Center for Environmental Stewardship beginning at 7 p.m.

Rev. Otten is a Lutheran pastor and editor-publisher of the weekly Christian News of New Haven, Missouri. He is considered, by some, to be one of the most powerful and controversial figures within The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) in the last 50 years. His commentary has been often labeled as provocative.
“Concordia is a place where dialog, discussion, and debate are encouraged,” said President of Concordia University Wisconsin, Rev. Dr. Patrick T. Ferry. “We look forward to an opportunity to hear from Rev. Otten and to engage him on topics of mutual interest and concern.”

A panel, made up of CUW faculty, staff, and board members, will have the opportunity, as well as audience members, to ask Rev. Otten questions. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information on this event, contact Dr. James Burkee, associate professor of History and Economics at 262-243-4463 or James.Burkee@cuw.edu.

Founded in 1881, Concordia University Wisconsin's main campus is located on approximately 200 acres of beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline at 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive, Mequon. The university and its 17 Concordia centers and classroom locations are home to 7,178 undergraduate and graduate, traditional, as well as non-traditional students from 44 states and 26 foreign countries. The university offers 60 undergraduate majors, 14 master's degree programs, doctoral degrees in Pharmacy, Physical Therapy and Nursing Practice. There are also a variety of adult learning opportunities.

The university is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and is a member of the Concordia University System, a nationwide network of colleges and universities. For more information on Concordia University Wisconsin, contact the university at 262-243-4300 or visit their web site at www.cuw.edu.

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GJ - The too-tight underwear crowd looks for hidden meaning in my format changes. I highlighted Otten's name so people would notice it when speed-reading. The original headline suggests that the college crowd does not know the history of the Missouri split. That is a fair assumption.

Otten promoted Concordia, Mequon in a recent issue of Christian News. Mark and Avoid Jeske is one of the confessional Lutherans who has spoken at that school.

I noticed that Mrs. Ichabod, LI, and I were pictured in the new issue of CN. Otten is one of many conservative Lutherans who put me in the deep freeze, without warning or explanation. I know the Trinity, Bridgeton congregation withheld funds because Otten still published my articles. The Trinity members and pastors were ga-ga over UOJ.

However, CN still sells Catholic, Lutheran, Protestant. Every so often I appear again. I seem to be the only Lutheran writer who does not practice Pietistic shunning.

I have had several experiences where I said hello to people who know me very well. They pretended not to know me and to see right through me. I made a point of shaking their hands and forcing the issue. They survived, but I wonder if they needed a ritual bath afterward, so the Sadducees and Pharisees would know they were clean again.

The UOJ Stormtroopers were furious that I began exposing their Pietistic Enthusiasm. Like the Intrepids, they refused to engage the issues.

Also -

"Presidents Harrison, Schroeder, and Molstad have all committed to attend. This will be historic as it will be the first time all three of the Presidents of these synods will be attending a public church meeting together (Snowbird was private, I think, wasn’t it?) since the break-up of the old synodical conference.

Supposed to be in Portland, OR, the first week in May, 2011. I don’t know the precise location – whether a church or more “neutral” site. Maybe various cities even competed for the honor!"