Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Wisconsin Lutheran College Shows Off the WELS Agenda -
To Reward and Promote Church and Changers Like Jeff Gunn.
Ask DP Jon Buchholz about His Four-Year Study of Gunn

Academics

Wisconsin Lutheran College:



2012 Leadership Conference Agenda

Church and Change Conference Agenda

Friday, June 8 (morning)

Opening Worship
Plenary Session Presentations: "Leadership Roles and Relationships in the Church"
  • Pastoral Leadership, a biblical and practical overview
    Dr. Allen Sorum of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
  • Lay Leadership, a biblical and practical overview
    Mr. Mark Massman, South Atlantic District representative to the WELS Synodical Council
  • Issues of Tension and Opportunity, led by a panel of WELS leaders
    Lay Leaders Matt Trotter, Dave Schoeneck, and Kris Metzger, with Pastor David Kehl

Friday, June 8 (afternoon)


Seminar Sessions: "Leadership Skills for a 21st Century Church" (choose three)
  • Defining Current Reality so that People Get It
    Pastor Elton Stroh of Crossroads Consulting
  • Establishing a Vision for the Future, with Buy-In
    Pastor Jeff Gunn of Cross Walk Church in Phoenix
  • Strategic Planning: Getting from Here to There
    Mr. Mark Wrightsman, President and CEO of PaR Systems in the Twin Cities
  • Recruiting and Mentoring Volunteers
    Mr. Bill Meier, Director of WELS Kingdom Workers
  • Team Building
    Mr. Rick Loewen, Director of Cross Train Ministries
  • Dealing with Disagreement
    Pastor Charles Degner, Minnesota District President
  • Assessment and Accountability
    Pastor Mark Henrich and Mr. Al Greschner of Atonement Lutheran Church in Milwaukee
Parlow, Jeske, Kelm, Patterson -
WELS doctrinal discipline at work:
reward the heretics.

Friday, June 8 (evening)

Networking fellowship, sharing common problems and successes, according to the size or situation of congregation

Saturday, June 9 (morning)

Opening Worship
Plenary Session Presentation: "Jesus' Mission in my Situation," introducing the importance of implementing leadership principles in a congregation's specific ministry context.
Pastor Jon Hein of Beautiful Savior Lutheran in Summerville, SC and chairman. of the WELS Commission on Congregational Counseling
Workshop Sessions: "Processing Principles – How Leaders Address Areas of Ministry" (choose two)
  • Community Outreach
    Pastor Matt Vogt of Water of Life Lutheran Church in Las Vegas
  • Children's Ministry that Connects
    Mrs. Cindi Holmen, WELS Coordinator for Early Childhood Ministry
  • Leading the Lutheran School through a Time of Change
    Mr. Phil Leyrer, Principal of Siloah Lutheran School in Milwaukee
  • Connecting Adults through Small Groups
    Bob and Karen Zastrow of Grace Lutheran Church in Milwaukee
  • Ministries of Compassion for Hurting People
    Pastor Paul Kelm of Wisconsin Lutheran College
  • A Fresh Look at Financial Support
    Pastor Ken Fisher, Director of Mission Advancement at Wisconsin Lutheran High School
  • Leading Worship for the People You Want to Serve
    Pastor Aaron Christie of Trinity Lutheran in Waukesha, WI and member of the WELS Commission on Worship
Wrap-Up Open Forum (Quo Vadis) and Closing Devotion

Kelm uses the self-contradiction so popular among WELS deceivers.
Someone told me he was retiring, but I do not find that on the call report.


'via Blog this'

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Someone asked: How long will this "retirement" last...a retirement upward to an even more well-funded position, a consultancy perhaps?


09/24/12             WISCONSIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD              8:17 am 
                     P A S T O R   C A L L   R E P O R T 
                       09/18/2012  through  09/24/2012 

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    Ziemer, Rev Carl W         Commission on Specia - Milwaukee WI  11/30/2012 
    Kelm, Dr Paul E             WLC - Milwaukee WI                   12/31/2012 

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GJ - And yet - that call report does not show at this point in time, and it is the 25th. Did the retirement only last six hours? Does someone have the report before the rest of the public?

Someone gave me a link to another call report which parallels the one posted on WELS.net. Some of the entries were the same. Some were different. Mystery solved  - except why have two different but similar lists?