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WELS, Missouri, and the ELS are chasing Evangelical-Pentecostal apostasy, but WELS is easily the worst of a bad lot.
WELS is a good example of the problems created by a hierarchy, where a few people have too much power
and not enough brains. As one layman said recently, "We have good pastors and members, but the bad ones are in control." The WELS leaders lack brains and integrity, and they make sure their minions are worse. As they say in business, "A's hire A's, but B's hire C's."
The July 29th WELS convention will fake making a decision about the NNIV, but the decision has already been made. There might be enough of a fuss to block an immediate Halleluia Chorus endorsement of the NNIV, but the Sausage Factory has already decided. Mequon and the Church and Changers love the NNIV, and they control everything.
WELS pastors do not have enough spine to fight the Twelve Apostate District Presidents and the Changer management team.
The inevitable fallout will be:
1. Far less trust of the seminary than ever before. They have earned a bad reputation on this issue.
2. Catastrophic loss of business at NPH.
3. Additional pruning of WELS as the plum parishes dry up and turn into Evangelical-Pentecostal training camps.
