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| When Wayne Mueller denied Church Growth in WELS, everyone knew that was a confirmation. Lying in WELS means, "That is the way it will be, so stifle yourself." |
"Pastor Jackson,
Recently, I came across a printout from an Ichabod post of approximately ten years ago. It consisted of various comments made by Church Growth adherents within the LCMS and WELS from the time frame of the late 1980's. Once again, I was appalled by how smug and secure they were that this was really going to make a difference within their respective synods. The chickens have come home to roost. The membership numbers continue to decline. There is no accountability to those who foisted it upon members. The methods are Kelmed from the business world. Even there, their effectiveness can be limited and will last only as long until the next grandiose plan comes along. Recently, it was posted on Ichabod some of the previous articles about the rotten to the CORE in Appleton. I had completely forgotten about the rotten to the CORE. It makes you wonder about Thrivent being in Appleton and if their was some loose connection between them and the rotten to the CORE. Just on the surface, the rotten to the CORE showed that Baby Boomers that want to act like millennials end up looking like total buffoons.
Meanwhile, more doctrinally sound material continues to be made available through Ichabod. An entire generation can now learn what sound doctrine is, at minimal expense. No more do they have to be concerned what the latest, trendy methods are. No more wasting time and money on conferences and seminars. There was something that really caught my eye from that old Ichabod post that I discovered. It had to do with that queasy unsettling feeling that you had after a member from the Columbus congregation offered to pay your way to a Church Growth conference.
Concerning those pilgrimages to Rome, Luther said that you came back home "with a bad conscience, a ruined stomach, and an empty purse".
In Christ,
WELS Member"
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| Note that Kelm, from the photo above, confirmed the saturation of Church Growth in WELS. DP-in-Waiting Mueller promoted it while teaching at Mordor, as head of Perish Services, and as Synod First VP. |
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| Christian News piously and erroneously prayed for me to teach their OJ - I never did. But like I said, OJists always lie - their dogma fuels Church Growth. |
