Mark Jeske defies ecclesiastical authority
and the murmurs of the hoi polloi.
The Intrepids are intrepidly waiting for an answer. The WELS Conference of Pussycats (not to be confused with the Missouri Council of Pussycats) has begged, pleaded, or cajoled Jeske and Ski to withdraw from the Seibert Foundation shindig the boys helped plan.
A total of twelve (12!) WELS pastors have signed the letter against this event. That is prit-near 1% of the entire WELS ministerium. In other words, 99% do not care.
Jeske is the biggest gasbag of the bunch, so he is the main speaker.
Ski is valued for his ability to copy and paste Groeschel sermons, download Groeschel graphics, and dance to Groeschel's music. Except for Tim Glende, no one has attended more religious conferences of more denominations than Ski.
If I did not have pressing duties, like ironing my alb, I would be there to listen to both of them.
Let me see what else this opportunity affords.
A Missouri Synod pastor, Jeff Meyer says on the brochure (not making this up, mind you):
"It is my personal vision to become the Lord's master fire-starter."
No, that is not a mistake. The same claim can be found on his blog.
Also from Pastor Jeff:
My daily focus is to:
Fix my eyes on Jesus,
Ignite a passion for Jesus,
Renew hearts and lives, &
Empower each person to be a healthy, productive leader.
He digs Visioneering, by Andy Stanley, closet Babtist.
Plenty of diligent research will uncover the fact that it is a Missouri Synod church.
the Church is a ministry associated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. We are firmly committed to the mission of connecting people to life in Jesus. As we do, Jesus is transforming us into people who are living a connecting lifestyle. What is a connecting lifestyle? It is a life that is lived on purpose, attempting to connect others to life in Jesus by sharing the love of God and the message of Jesus Christ. It’s not a program or event, it’s a way of life!
Rev. Jeff Dorth has this illiterate paragraph on his beliefs page:
Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is active among us today bringing conviction when a person has done wrong and creates the desire for ones (sic) forgiveness in Jesus Christ. He regenerates their (our?) heart and lives within them. His ongoing work is to guide, instruct and empower the believer (another change of person) to Godly (sic) living.
The same confusion can be found at another LCMS church here. Verbatim! Whom copied whom, as they say in Mequon. Neither congregation shows a whiff of Lutheran doctrinal knowledge. Both are feathered with Schwaermer language.
Line Up for Gay Marriage
Since Thrivent is involved, ELCA was not neglected. Rev. Ken Wheeler has an urban congregation in Milwaukee, Cross Lutheran. I wonder how they announce "The Cross Lutheran Ladies will meet on Tuesday" etc.
Cross is a Reconciling in Christ congregation.
The stated purpose of this all-synod (except the ELS) conference is - to rescue Lutheran congregations from catastrophic decline. Thrivent did the same thing 18 years ago with the lavishly funded Membership Initiative, which also involved all three synods.
This reminds me of a passage in Hitchhiker's Guide, where the use of the Babelfish allowed all civilizations to understand perfectly what the others were saying. That unleashed the bloodiest war in galactic history.
Likewise, all three synods declined even faster after the last Thrivent rescue attempt.
Can you envision anything here except massive egos, false doctrine, and begging for grant money?
The "conservative" Lutheran congregations are now so bankrupt that they have to steal members from the Enthusiasts by being Enthusiasts, hiding the Word and Sacraments, driving away the last remaining confessional members.
Most of the clergy do not give a rip, because their own leaders have been in on this scam for about 40 years.
John C. Zimdars is a very big deal in insurance, estate planning, and investments. He is involved with Wisconsin
Here I am, doing your homework, finding the links.
