How far can the board go?
Spaude receives call as MLS president | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS): "On Sept. 9, the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Governing Board called Rev. Timothy Spaude, pastor at St. Jacobi, Greenfield, Wis., to serve as president of Michigan Lutheran Seminary (MLS), Saginaw, Mich., one of two preparatory schools operated by the synod.
A 1994 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Spaude also has served at Cross of Christ, Universal City, Texas.
“This call is to a very important position at a very important part of our worker training system,” says Spaude. “I will be praying a lot, asking a lot of questions, and listening a lot. Oh, and did I say praying a lot?”
Spaude, who had three uncles who served as MLS professors, requests prayers for MLS, for St. Jacobi, and for himself—“that the Lord lead me to know where he wants me to serve him.”
Rev. Paul Zell, a professor at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, returned the call as MLS president in August. The position has been vacant since Sept. 17, 2010, when Rev. Aaron Frey resigned the position. Dr. William Zeiger, vice president of MLS, is serving as president during the vacancy."
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5 comments:
Spaude, who had three uncles who served as MLS professors...
One might ask, "So"?
To which the governing board would answer: "What do you mean, 'So'? That's what qualifies him to be the president of that school. It's all about family ties in the WELS."
Ba-zingo, Acey.
Ba-zing-oo, Dr. Jackson?
To the contrary....
MLS is NOT closing....now or EVER...
BA-ZING-OO !!!!!
Maybe we might try opening the Presidency of MLS to a teacher. Many areas Lutheran high schools do not have a pastor as president. I see no reason why a Synod academy has to have an ordained minister as head. There are usually other pastors on staff.
Elementary - He is a legacy candidate, recognized by all the fraternities as a shoe-in, just like Frey. That does not eliminate being qualified. That is the meaning of being qualified.
The board will go as far as their conscience allows, Sherlock.
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