Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Boomer ELCA Church - From 1,600 Members to Closing

 

Paul Calvin Kelm's WELS mission tossed him out and asked for a LCA/ALC mission developer. WELS made Kelm an expert on Church Growth!

Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, sold their building to the U. of Chicago and sold a similar pipe organ to a Roman Catholic parish. "Whatever we own, owns us."


How many like Larry have made a life-changing bike pilgrimage to a holy man? I am biting my lip to keep from sobbing, tears of laughter shorting out my keyboard.


 Valleskey and Maxwell as authors! I heard Maxwell speak live - he almost made me barf.

Larry Olson, DMin Fuller, denied he went to Fuller Seminary, where he earned a prestigious DMin. "Prove it!" I read his sleep-inducing essay at  Martin Lutheran College library.
Valleskey taught WELS that they were "spoiling the Egyptians" by studying at Fuller Seminary. I pointed out that the Israelites took the valuables, not the garbage. And WELS still loves the garbage.




Staff at the Closing Church

Synod Staff

Our Guiding Statement: Trusting in the Spirit, we are journeying together with God's people so that all may discover and participate in what God is doing among us through Jesus.​ ​

Shared Values:​ Spirit-led and Christ-Centered​ | Justice, Equity, and Belonging | Becoming and Equipping​

Our ​Priorities:​ Connection​ | Organizational Infrastructure | ​Spirit-Led/Christ-Centered Movement


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WELS did a lot more damage for a lot less money than ELCA. They worked with LCMS and ELCA for their big Thrivent evangelism debacle.