More WELS By the Numbers

The Wisconsin Synod is shutting down mission congregations, terminating world mission calls, and cutting positions at prep schools (two left) and the college.

Perish Services is facing the chopping block.

Congregations are starting to eliminate positions too, and there was already a shortage of calls.

In the midst of all this, The Appleton group spent (my estimate) $5,000 of someone's money to attend a Babtist worship gathering, but they revealed another set of four who also attended. Let's say $10,000 was spent.

By the way, Andy Stanley charged as much for Drive 09 as I paid for a business conference.

The Church Shrinkers are the ones who spent WELS into the financial hole, only to have WELS discover that a deep recession was sinking the entire world in an equity meltdown.

ELCA and Missouri will be facing similar catastrophic cuts but they probably have more cash available.

The WELS Shrinkers borrowed designated funds and further depleted the WELS coffers.

There are two budgets proposed for the WELS convention. One will take $1 million from education and give it to missions.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More WELS By the Numbers":

Don't members see how they are being played or used?

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More WELS By the Numbers":

To Anon of 6:41 PM -

I do.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Lo, How Honest the Church and Change Pastors Are":

I was not at the conference. I know some of the attendees and I am confident that there was not a violation of fellowship.

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JR has left a new comment on your post "Lo, How Honest the Church and Change Pastors Are":

Well, since "Anonymous" knows some of the attendees and s/he is confident that there was not a violation of fellowship, then that settles it! Let's shut this site down now; it obviously isn't needed. GJ has been barking up the wrong tree.

Forgive me if that doesn't provide compelling evidence.