AC V has left a new comment on your post "Holy Word (sic) Changes the Name of Their School":
"They deny however that this is in any way marketing."
Then why? Tell me! Why? Give me the surveys, statistics, and expert opinion that "Christian Academy" is an improvement over "Lutheran School."
What's the agenda? Give it to me in plain English.
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GJ - John Lawrenz, a Church and Changer, must have touched the Blarney Stone, because he has the gift of blarney. He said in 1987 that Missouri had degenerated to recruiting anyone for their schools, while WELS could keep their own as parochial schools.
The Christian Academy idea comes from the WELS consultants. They demand thousands of dollars from the parish to advise the congregation to adopt Fuller marketing methods. The idea, AC V, is to open up the school to everyone, to make it a generic private school, with a sentimental attachment to the Christian faith, so no one is offended by Lutheran doctrine.
"Rev. Figwhistle, if I enroll Buffy and Sparky in your school, will you force them to learn Lutheran doctrine?"
Obviously, the Lutheran name is a terrible burden, truly a cross to bear.
School is a bit annoying, too, implying lessons to be learned. Academy is more like Plato's Academy and has a nice ring to it.
The LCA had very few parochial schools. In fact, I never knew of one, and I was in many of their congregations. The ALC had some parochial schools. Missouri was known for its school system.
Long ago, every WELS congregation seemed to have a school attached, from the start. It may have been tiny, but it was there. The church sign said, "Salem Lutheran Church and School. WELS," the only variation being the name of the church.
Robert Schuller advocated dropping the denominational label on churches. His Garden Grove Community Church is bankrupt.
Paul Kuske, Roger Zehms, and Floyd Luther Stolzenburg started Pilgrim Community Church in Grove City, Ohio. Attendance was three (3) on one Sunday, and the folly collapsed to the sound of laughter all over the Michigan District. Paul, Roger, and Floyd were the experts in Church Growth in the district.
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Scott E. Jungen has left a new comment on your post "Holy Word (sic) Changes the Name of Their School":
My experience says that "Christian Academy" means taking in anybody from anywhere also long as their tuition checks don't bounce. Usually it's done because "if we didn't do it we couldn't keep the school open". So much for Lutheran education.
Scott E. Jungen
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This is what happens when LESs and LHSs become "outreach" oriented. True story: Because area LCMS high school has enrollment of 40% non-denom students, the High School Association of LCMS congregations is considering admitting to the Ass. the non-denom church with greatest number of students enrolled in said LCMS-HS in order to give policy voting rights.
'nother factoid: Students required to attend religion classes. So as not to offend non-denom students, test questions are worded thus-ly:
"Agree or Disagree: Re the Lord's Supper, the Lutheran tradition teaches the Real Presence." (There is a conscious effort to avoid saying "The Bible teaches...." so as not to put sacrament-denying, non-denom tuition-paying students on the spot.)
Thank you.
Typical WELS. It's just like in worship. Never feed the flock with pure Lutheran Doctrine. Just teach them how to make the flock larger. Then more people can come in and they can starve, too!
Looking for the "more people" NorCal. They must be No-See-Ums.
One used to be able to call this 'bait and switch'...What do you call it when there is nothing to switch with?
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