 |
| E12 is another gimmick, not exactly secret. |
Get this! A friend of mine was put on this email list by pure chance. He
belongs to a conservative WELS church which is fighting against the systemic rot
within the WELS. Notice that the WELS only sends some information to some people. (I highlighted the text to which
I'm referring.) Am I too cynical to suggest that whoever sends these emails is
selectively sending the more Enthusiastic transmissions to the more Enthusiastic
churches??? NO! I am being realistic. The WELS continues to play Stalin-type
games with their information--a key reason why the overwhelmingly
conservative-leaning laity are continually losing ground in the fight against
pentacostal-baptistalicious-happy-clappy-hipster-dufus-good-times-rock 'n roll
Theology.
But do not worry. The power of the Spirit in the Word is greater than the
machinations of the WELsian idiots who are Enthusiastic. The Truth will
continue on. The real challenge for the Orthodox WELS congregations lies in the
necessity to leave the WELS should it become too goofy. It is rapidly becoming
too goofy.
(Don't transmit my name or moniker in any way: My employer
prohibits me from participating in WEB 2.0. My job has nothing to do with
theology but regardless they don't want me posting
anywhere...)
----- Forwarded Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:38
PM
Subject: Fw: E12 Program--
For Ichabod- note how not everyone gets everything they are sending- I told them
I would be the graphics guy- ha!
----- Original
Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:58 PM
Subject: E12 Program
|
|
Welcome to E12
Grace and peace to
you, my Christian friends.
If you are receiving this, then you have been
registered to participate in E12, a worship-outreach-leadership program that
focuses on Easter Sunday 2012.
E12 is offered by the WELS Commission for
Congregational Counseling (CCC). The stated purpose of the CCC is “to assist
WELS congregations to assess and evaluate ministry, review biblical teachings
and principles that impact ministry, develop plans to adjust and expand ministry
in appropriate ways, and carry out their plans over a period of time.” The E12
program is designed to do just that.
- …assist WELS congregations to assess and
evaluate ministry…– E12 will help congregations look at the way they are
approaching two key areas of ministry: worship and outreach. These two
important tasks are different, yet are united in that both proclaim the promise
of God’s grace in Christ Jesus.
- …review biblical teachings and principles
that impact ministry... – The E12 program will include articles and studies
drawn from both God’s Word and the Lutheran Confessions for both personal and
group study.
- … develop plans to adjust and
expand ministry in appropriate ways… – E12 will provide a variety of resources
and ideas which can be used to enhance your worship and outreach efforts. E12
will also provide leadership training in these areas in order to better equip
the saints for Kingdom work.
- … carry out their plans over a period of
time… - E12 will run for four months providing ongoing encouragement and
resources, with the focal point being Easter Sunday 2012. It will also provide
modules to help churches to plan and duplicate their E12 efforts on their own in
future years.
At the
time of this writing, there are individuals from close to 500 congregations
receiving E12 materials. There are over 2600 registered e-mail recipients:
pastors, teachers, lay-leaders, etc. If you know of an individual or
congregation that would like to register for E12, they may still do so by
sending an e-mail to welseaster12@gmail.comor by going to www.easter12.com.
Please
note, in the coming weeks, not everyone will receive every e-mailing. So do
not be alarmed if someone says they received something, but you did not.
Materials for worship planners will go only to them, outreach materials to
outreach personnel, etc. Pastors and church presidents will be copied on
everything. Thus, E12 is meant to illustrate how various areas of
ministry can cooperate and coordinate with each other, all in service of the
Gospel. People with varied gifts and different responsibilities will be
working toward one common goal – to proclaim the risen Lord boldly. Every
member of the congregation will have something to do (at the very least, pray)
in these efforts. We make these efforts, not because Christ needs them. We
make them, because Christ privileges and empowers us to do so. It is an honor
to be fellow workers with Christ and with one another in this great
mission.
It is also an honor to serve you, Christian friends. We on
the CCC pray that through this program, Christ would bless you in all your
Easter efforts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AC V has left
a new comment on your post "Under
the Radar a Bit, But Not Completely Stealth....":
WAY
too formulaic and Church Growth Method speak, i.e. "Do this = get that." If "Do
this = get that" does not work for you, YOU are the problem.
