New Rice Trip in the Philippines - Pastor Palangyos Helps His People

 Pastor Palangyos is preparing for the next rice trip. They have $150 toward the $700 needed.

As many people know, the Philippines are one of many countries where rice is the basic food, the staple of life. We might have rice once or twice a year, but they build their meals around it.

Weather has been terrible this year and the crops thin. Pastor Palangyhos was able to start payments on a car to deliver the rice, which he takes to the mission.

They also have far more restrictions than we do about the Wuhan Flu (Corona) virus.

Some people give directly through PayPal. Others would rather send a check here, to the Bethany Lutheran Church account. When checks come earmarked for the Philippines, they are sent the same day on PayPal. Sending checks directly is expensive and cumbersome because of the exchange rate and bank complications.

 Jordan and Amabel Palangyos. They have two children.
They are bringing the Gospel and food relief to their own people, where they grew up.

The email for using PayPal is

amabelpalangyos@yahoo.com

Our address is:
Pastor Gregory Jackson
1104 Letha Drive
Springdale AR 72762-2727

One Sentence Teaches Us All We Need to Know

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

"Like many Fathers who seemed to be sound on the Godhead, Cyril promoted errors in other areas. He stressed the "real presence" in the communion elements, and the saving efficacy of baptism."

J. A. Moorman, Early Manuscripts, Church Fathers, and the Authorized Version, p. 344.

As many know, the Lutherans abandoned the King James Version long ago. WELS even kicked out pastors who questioned the NIV, but LCMS joined them in hugging the NIV like it was the answer to Biblical clarity...and all their problems.

The author is clearly a Calvinist, a Fundamentalist. He writes in favor of the traditional text and the most precise translation (KJV) but cannot abide certain "errors" in Cyril.

That is the beauty of the KJV, which is more accurately called the Tyndale, or - The English Luther Bible. Nothing is squelched because the KJV editors sought accuracy rather than dumbing down, altering, and rephrasing for those offended by the efficacy of the Word and the Sacraments.

That is all the difference between Luther and Calvin. The Geneva prophet pretended to agree with Luther (that is - agree with the Bible). Calvin removed the connection of the Holy Spirit with the Word (always) and made it a matter of God's fickle nature. The sermon might be effective on Sunday or not - depending on where the sovereign Spirit stopped by. 

Notice that Sovereign has a special meaning to Calvinists - the denial of the Spirit/Word connection, though that connection is clearly taught throughout the Bible, especially in Isaiah 55 and John 3.

I hope most people will see the doctrinal implications in these dark days, when most of the denominations fiddle while burning to join Rome.

The liberals and self-described conservatives believe the same thing, that the Spirit does not work through the Word. Therefore, the Bible is nothing more than a platform for their ideas. 

 St. Tony Morgan of Unstuck. He will show you the light.

St. Tony has all his Church Growth certificates and awards. He has the typical Calvinist approach of examining all the facts and figuring out a method for reaching yet another level of excitement.

That is why young Calvinists become old Unitarians. The same is true of denominations. The LCA embraced Bratten-Jenson's idiotic Christian Dogmatics, which was the last gasp of people speaking about God language. The clergy found comfort in planning smells and bells services - without the Word - and heading for Rome where they could take serving the Antichrist seriously.

Christian Dogmatics, in two expensive volumes, denies all the articles of faith found in the Creeds. But at least they are talking about God. Worth $90, you betcha.

By removing the Spirit from the Word, the Calvinist Lutherans have chosen to rely on numbers, marketing, gimmicks, and the latest fads. And they make people pay dearly for it.

You Need To Be Unstuck - The Latest Gimmick WELS Is Buying - Maybe LCMS/WELS Too?

Experience

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  Founder & Lead Strategist

  Company Name

  The Unstuck Group

  Dates EmployedApr 2009 – Present

  Employment Duration 11 yrs 5 mos

  LocationGreater Atlanta Area

  > Provided consulting services to over 200 churches across the country and in the United Kingdom, Canada and Costa Rica.
  > Started coaching networks to equip and encourage hundreds of church leaders.
  > Author of five books published through Group Publishing, B&H Publishing and Thomas Nelson.
  > Self-published six eBooks that have been downloaded and viewed over 100,000 times.
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  Pastor on Lead Team

  Company Name

  West Ridge Church

  Dates EmployedSep 2009 – Mar 2012

  Employment Duration2 yrs 7 mos

  LocationDallas, GA

  > Served with the Senior Pastor and four other pastors on the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The SLT provides ministry and spiritual leadership for the church.
  > Responsible for overseeing the multi-site strategy and the opening the second location in western Paulding County.
  > Led the church through a merger with Oak Leaf Church in Cartersville, Georgia to become a third campus.…
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  Chief Strategic Officer

  Company Name

  NewSpring Church

  Dates EmployedFeb 2007 – Apr 2009

  Employment Duration2 yrs 3 mos

  LocationAnderson, SC

  > NewSpring was identified by Outreach Magazine as one of America's top 100 largest and fastest growing churches with over 10,000 in attendance.
  > Serve with the Senior Pastor, Executive Pastor, and three other pastors on the Senior Management Team (SMT). The SMT provides ministry and spiritual leadership for the church.
  > Responsible for implementing a multi-site strategy and helping the church open new campuses in Greenville, Florence and on the Internet.
  > Developed the church's communications strategy and implemented a new web strategy.
  > Responsible for marketing strategies to promote the church's annual leadership conference.…
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  Pastor of Administrative Services

  Company Name

  Granger Community Church

  Dates EmployedSep 1998 – Jan 2007

  Employment Duration8 yrs 5 mos

  LocationSouth Bend, Indiana Area

  > Outreach Magazine identified Granger as one of America's top 100 fastest growing churches in the 21st century.
  > Served with the Senior Pastor, Executive Pastor, and three other pastors on the Senior Management Team (SMT). The SMT provides ministry and spiritual leadership for the church.
  > Helped provide leadership as church has grew from 1,400 to over 4,500 in attendance.
  > Responsible for overseeing these operational functions: facilities, grounds, technology, web strategy, communications, accounting, budget administration, office management, human resources, and business administration. Lead a paid staff of 26 and approximately 300 volunteers.
  > Obtained $15 million in financing to support four construction projects including two auditorium expansions, the new children's center, land acquisition, and office and café remodeling projects.
  > Launched WiredChurches.com, Granger's ministry to other church leaders in 2002. WiredChurches.com was equipping church leaders through an annual conference, workshops, newsletters, and other resources.
  > Led the development of the websites for both the church (GCCwired.com) and WiredChurches.com.
  > Helped initiate systems to streamline budget development, purchasing, staffing, facility scheduling, membership tracking, and ministry and small group connections.…
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  City Administrator

  Company Name

  City of Niles

  Dates EmployedJan 1998 – Sep 1998

  Employment Duration9 mos

  LocationNiles, MI

  > Niles was a community of 13,000 with a $20 million budget and 150 employees.
  > Initiated strategic planning retreat with the Mayor and City Council.
  > Initiated organizational study to review the consolidation of the City and Utility Department finance functions.…
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  City Manager

  Company Name

  City of Knoxville, Iowa

  Dates EmployedSep 1994 – Dec 1997

  Employment Duration3 yrs 4 mos

  LocationKnoxville, IA

  > Knoxville was a community of 8,500 with a $6.5 million budget and 50 employees.
  > Initiated application process for Knoxville to be named one of only 30 finalists in the 1995 All-America City competition.
  > Prepared three budgets that lowered the City's property tax rate from levels.
  > Completed the City's first budget document that was submitted to the Government Finance Officer's Association for formal review.
  > Moody's rating upgraded from A3 to A2 during tenure.
  > Completed the hiring process for the police chief, public works director and finance officer positions and appointed a new volunteer fire chief.
  > Reduced from 9 to 5 the number of departments in the organization by creating a consolidated public works department.
  > Oversaw the completion of several street, traffic signal, and sanitary sewer capital improvement projects.
  > Developed and implemented a formal goals and objectives program for the City Council.
  > Established the City's first five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) and a vehicle/equipment replacement program.
  > Developed a policy statement to use tax increment financing to promote residential development.
  > Coordinated City's emergency response to June 1997 windstorm that resulted in a Governor's disaster area declaration.…
• 

  Administrative Assistant to the City Manager

  Company Name

  City of Galesburg, IL

  Dates EmployedFeb 1992 – Sep 1994

  Employment Duration2 yrs 8 mos

  LocationGalesburg, IL

  > Galesburg was a community of 33,500 with 225 employees.
  > Coordinated all personnel functions including hiring, labor negotiations, contract administration (AFSCME, IAFF and police unions), training, policy development and ADA, FMLA and FLSA compliance.
  > Developed and helped implement the organization's TQM effort.
  > Responsible for development of $13 million personnel budget.
  > Developed financial trends analysis report to analyze financial position of the City and recommended financial policies for Council's adoption.
  > Negotiated 15-year cable television franchise agreement and responsible for cable rate regulation.
  > Assisted the City Manager with administrative duties, council support functions, developing and tracking council agenda items and special projects.…
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  Administrative Intern

  Company Name

  City of Northwood, OH

  Dates EmployedJan 1990 – Jan 1992

  Employment Duration2 yrs 1 mo

  > Northwood was a community of 5,500.
  > Assisted with preparation of budget, financial reports and grant applications.

From Facebook:

We help churches get unstuck.

THE UNSTUCK GROUP·FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019·

For 14 years, Tony Morgan served on the senior leadership teams of Granger Community Church, NewSpring Church and West Ridge Church. In that season, he started writing about leadership at tonymorganlive.com, while also authoring books and articles featured by Catalyst, Pastors.com and the Willow Creek Association.

His experience and writing often focused on having a clear strategy for ministry—a word few churches were embracing at the time.

In 2008, he started coaching pastors across the country. Through these coaching relationships, a theme became clear: Pastors felt stuck. In the following year, Tony was able to serve 10 churches, but more were requesting help getting unstuck than he could serve alone. So, he started building a team and developing a process that could help many more churches get unstuck.

Most organizations start, grow, thrive, lose momentum, decline and eventually end. We believe God desires that every church lives out its purpose at the pinnacle of sustained health. Our process is rooted in that belief, and we filter every aspect of our work through the lens of helping churches find health and effectiveness.

The Unstuck Group has served 300+ churches in the years since Tony first ventured out, and we continually work to refine and improve our process to serve churches’ needs better. It’s a spiritual endeavor of coming together as a ministry team to clarify where God’s called your church to go and how you’re going to get there. We walk with you through the process in four phases. Learn how our Unstuck Process helps churches get unstuck.

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GJ - I would be shocked to find him mentioning the efficacy of the Word. Or faith.

Readers may recall that Ski and Bishop Katie went to Granger, Indiana to discover the secrets lodged therein. One of the members of Granger, not exactly Lutheran, had been a member of St. Peter WELS in Freedom, Wisconsin. It is an easy transition when the home church has has already removed all evidence of Biblical, Lutheran doctrine.

Ski and Katie were all over the US, attending conferences, often with Tim (do you know who my uncle is?) Glende. The three amigos worshiped with Andy Stanley, the Babtist gay activist minister. WELS was well represented there.

Mark and Avoid Jeske seems to be the epicenter of Church Growth fads, women's ordination, and merger with ELCA.

We can expect great things from Unstuck - great embarrassments, great costs, great cases of amnesia after everything has blown up or collapsed.

Martin Luther College - the WELS School of Ministry.
This graduate posted a Satanic symbol on Facebook.