Like Martin Stephan with LCMS, Randy DeJaynes Is Ignored as the First Bishop of ELDONA

 

This is the only DeJaynes graphic I could find - on the obit page -  all the others had photos.  I later found a Bishop DeJaynes photo, which is at the bottom of this post.

 Lutheran Confessional Synod Trade Mark

Randy L. DeJaynes

Jan. 10, 1951 - Aug. 18, 2021

FORSYTH - Randy L. DeJaynes, 70, of Forsyth, Illinois, died Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Randy struggled for two weeks with a COVID-19 infection that resulted in pneumonia.

Born on January 10, 1951, in Macomb, Illinois, to Roy E. and Joan (Martin) DeJaynes, Randy grew up in the Plymouth, Augusta, and Bowen villages and graduated from Bowen High School in 1969. He met his wife, Arlis White, in 1973, and they were married January 18, 1975, in Quincy, Illinois. He later earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees (summa cum laude) from Western Illinois University in Macomb, where he taught at the university for several years. Later, he earned his M. Div. degree from Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, and he served as pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Decatur for sixteen years.

Randy and Arlis were blessed with two sons, Adam John and Christopher Nicholas, who were the lights of his life. Both sons reside in Decatur. Randy is survived by his devoted wife of forty-six years, Arlis: his sons: Adam (Sarah Hayes) DeJaynes and Christopher (Sara Hammann) DeJaynes, all of Decatur; his beloved grandchildren: Noelle (DeJaynes) Malkamaki, Christian DeJaynes, Caley DeJaynes, Avery DeJaynes, Mary Margaret DeJaynes, and Ella Smith; one brother, Roger (Gretchen) DeJaynes of Blandinsville, Illinois; one sister, Rhonda DeJaynes of Santa Rosa, California; numerous in-laws, 22 nieces and nephews, and his beloved Corgis, Huey and Taffy.

Randy was a simple man who loved simple things like his many flower gardens, fruit trees, his dogs, and his baking. He owned Daily Bread Bakery for several years. More than anything, he loved his family and being around them.

Services for Randy L. DeJaynes will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 23, 2021 at Sacred Heart Church, part of St. Katharine Drexel Parish, with a private family visitation preceding service. Burial will be at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in rural Illiopolis, immediately after service with a family luncheon at Grace United Methodist Church, in Decatur, Illinois after the burial. Memorials in Randy's honor may be given to Sacred Heart Church in Springfield or to his grandchildren's education fund c/o CEFCU.

The family is being served by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois.

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day." -- St. Paul's 2nd Letter to Timothy

Condolences and memories may be shared with the family in care of Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes at www.brintlingerandearl.com.

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GJ - You may read  - from the link - the charges against Bishop DeJaynes, who was working with the future Bishop Jim Heiser, STM. Heiser started Repristination Press there - an odd name for the odd couple to use. 

They started the Lutheran Confessional Synod with the help of Jay Webber and Kincaid Smith (DMin, Church Growth). So much to confess, yet they never told anyone why the ELS and WELS declared fellowship with this character, whose wife preached for him when he was away. Heiser, Webber, and Smith came from Concordia, Ft. Wayne, so there is also a common bond of Objective Justification fanaticism in the mix.

The ELS/WELS declared fellowship with DeJaynes (sniffle, can't help it, that touches my heart-strings), as reported by Presiding Bishop, ELS, John Moldstad.

The Lutheran Confessional Synod (LCS) was a Confessional Lutheran church, characterized by a strict interpretation of the Lutheran Confessions and a historical liturgy. Organized in 1994, when Christ Lutheran Church in Decatur, Illinois, broke away from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, it initially declared doctrinal agreement with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod,^[1][2][3] but broke fellowship with those two synods on June 14, 1997, because of differences in the doctrine of the ministry and the Lord's Supper.^[1][4] The LCS organized the Johann Gerhard Institute (a denominational publishing house) and St. Anselm Theological Seminary in 1996.^{[1] The LCS - Wiki.}

The LCS - Wiki 

The LCS' first bishop was the Rev. Randy L. DeJaynes, consecrated to that position on October 7, 1994.^[3][5] As of 2009, stating a "desire to return to the Apostolic faith," some former LCS clergy were chrismated in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, while others entered the Roman Catholic Church.^{[citation needed]} At least one is now a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America. By 2012, it was reported that the church body had disbanded.^[6]

 Repristination Press, Decatur, Illinois - The Right Reverend Jim Heiser, STM.

Bishop Randy DeJaynes ordained his son.

Questions about Publishing Gerhard and His Books

 Some of us remain confused about anyone publishing Gerhard
and lying down with the UOJ dogs.
They are always going to get up with fleas.

Someone gave me a volume of the new Concordia Publishing House series on Gerhard. At $40 per volume on an EZ-pay subscription, that should cost at least $1,000.

Bishop James Heiser began Gerhard years ago with Bishop Randy DeJaynes and Repristination Press, which moved into ELDONA after Heiser returned to the LCMS long enough to snag a congregation's property. Nice work!

Wiki:

Lutheran Confessional Synod (LCS) was a Confessional Lutheran church, characterized by a strict interpretation of the Lutheran Confessions and a historical liturgy. Initially, it declared doctrinal agreement with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.[1] LCS was for a brief period in fellowship with WELS and ELS [Jay Webber, Kincaid Smith], but broke with those two synods because of differences in the doctrine of the Ministry, and a possible difference in the doctrine of the Lord's Supper.

As of 2009, stating a "desire to return to the Apostolic faith," some former LCS clergy were Chrismated in the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, while others entered the Roman Catholic Church. At least one is now a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America.

CLC:

Lutheran Confessional Synod (LCS) The Lutheran Confessional Synod (LCS) was organized in Decatur, Illinois in 1994 by one pastor and one congregation. This small synod at first declared itself in doctrinal agreement with the ELS and the WELS. But now it claims that it disagrees with the WELS and the ELS on the doctrine of church and ministry. The LCS has been designed to attract pastors and congregations and groups of members who wish to leave the ELCA because of the false teaching and practice of that large church body. 

 Bishop James Heiser, Founder of the Mars Society.

 Stealth mode - no robes, no fish hat.
ELDONA is the smallest sect in America to adopt the mitre.

 Why did some LCS priests leave for Eastern Orthodoxy?

So Heiser and DeJaynes were printing Repristination Press books, with an eye toward pleasing Walther fans, praying with the ELS and WELS.

Heiser broke with DeJaynes and went back to the Missouri Synod. Heiser's parents once joined a WELS congregation and his brother is Lutheran Brethren, though communing with WELS. Heiser stayed in the LCMS until he was vested in their deluxe pension plan. Lay not up for yourselves...

Rolf Preus, like Heiser, returned to the LCMS.
The Little Sectarians returned to the Little Sect on the Prairie.
UOJ is a great divider, eh?

Heiser expressed dismay over UOJ when he read - and sold - Thy Strong Word. But he worked with Higher Things (UOJ) and met jointly with the Rolf Preus Synod.

Methinks selling books through CPH had something to do with Heiser's loyalty to UOJ, since McCain expressed fulminating enthusiasm for the dogma of Halle, Stephan, and Walther.

But now there are no Heiser books or Repristination Press books at CPH.  I used the search button and got "no return on your search. You must not be from around heah parts."

Heiser has been heard to say, "I have a license with CPH. That is illegal to ban my books."

That is the trouble with being too clever, drawing from the bottom of the deck and hoping no one sees.

Heiser worked with Dinda, who translated Gerhard for him. Ft. Wayne graduates are not known for their language skills. CPH saw that many clergy were buying Gerhard, so they bought up the Dinda rights for $80,000, which is less than McCain and Harrison spend on diet soda each year.

So Heiser and his stable of writers are banned from CPH. Perhaps McCain has not had a chance to vet the titles. That can take a long, long time.

A few have learned their lesson, "Do not feed the mouth that bites you." They like having obscure titles made available in English, but why is Heiser's business against using Kindle e-books? One can be retro without being Medieval. Some people like to read my books in the doctor's office or in the back of their limos.

With Kindle Unlimited, someone can download all the books for the first month's $10 fee. Holy Mammon - I give mine away - but I am truly a non-profit.

St. Ignatius Theological Seminary,
after remodeling.

Heiser began his Center for the Study of Lutheran Orthodoxy
with an ELCA board member.
"I had to - he bought so many books."
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth...

Works from the Age of Lutheran Orthodoxy by Johann Gerhard

Works from the Age of Lutheran Orthodoxy by Johann Gerhard:

After being out of print for nearly two years, Johann Gerhard's "An Explanation of the History of the Suffering and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1622) is back in print!

Originally published in 1998, Gerhard's "An Explanation" has been one of our best selling volumes over the years, but finances delayed a reprint for two years while several other new titles were added to our inventory. 

Gerhard's concern as a theologian was, above all, pastoral, and this concern is reflected in his numerous devotional books and sermon collections. Gerhard's "An Explanation" leads the reader through many types and prophecies in the Old Testament pointing forward to Christ's suffering and death.

The work is divided into two introductory sermons and five 'acts' (I. In the Garden, II. At the Home of Caiaphas, III. Before Pilate, IV. Christ's Crucifixion, and V. Christ's Burial) for a total of 24 sermons. 

Gerhard's knowledge of Holy Scripture and his ability to connect the Old Testament types with their fulfillment in Christ combine to make this a profound book. 

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