Steadfast Lutherans » When Vision Becomes Reality:
The advocates of “Missional Leadership” in the LCMS like to make their visions into reality.
The missional leadership of the Minnesota South District of the LCMS has succeeded in implementing its vision for campus ministry and for the congregation of University Lutheran Chapel. ULC was a Christian font, altar and pulpit on the doorstep of the University of Minnesota. The vision of the District’s missional leaders was to sell ULC’s font, altar and pulpit (and the building that houses them) and use the proceeds to fund campus ministry without fonts, altars or pulpits.
Conventions are unpredictable. The MN South District convention obviously didn’t “catch” the vision its missional leaders were “casting.” The convention directed $2 million of the estimated $3.25 million proceeds to go to the congregation of ULC to pay for the relocation the sale of the property will require. Oops.
Still, the missional leaders’ vision has become reality. What does it look like?
1) an unnecessary forced relocation of a faithful congregation;
2) a pointless waste of time and money;
3) an unneeded division and breech of trust.
I’m sure that’s not the reality the missional leaders of the MN South District envisioned. But, it is the reality they created.
What has been gained? Nothing –except proof of the lengths to which missional leaders will go to make their visions our reality.
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GJ - Confidential to Todd and Company. I disagree completely with Minnesota South, but you are in no position to complain. Everyone who supports UOJ - as you do - is in same sleeping bag as the missional/church growth people. In fact, there is no difference between you and ELCA. You are complaining about a vote you lost - not about doctrine. You agree in doctrine.
