A Discussion of Fellowship Montana District Pastoral Conference Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod October 8–10, 2002 Stephen C. Krueger Thank you for the honor of your invitation to address your pastoral conference on the matter of church fellowship. I look forward to our dialogue within the boundaries of the Sacred Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions. 1. A…
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Stephen Krueger (with input from Matthew Becker and David Benke) Principal Author’s Note: I, SK, do not see this statement to be in any final form until members of the church (e.g., participants from the Daystar online conversation) have a legitimate, honest crack at critiquing it. First, I am better appreciating the awesome task that…
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The Whole Church Is Christ’s Mission Women in a Man’s World: Observations on Ministry in the LCMS Ruth N. Koch Introductory Remarks Before I begin let me define my presentation at this conference. What I am going to say today has not been approved by anyone but me. I have not submitted this manuscript to…
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Ruth Koch Daystar Free Conference · Mundelein, Illinois · 31 October 2000 Copyright Ruth N. Koch. Permission to publish in full or in part in any publication requires permission of the author. I have been asked to address the topic of leadership—both lay and clergy leadership in our church body. This poem by an…
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Harold Kitzmann Editorial Note: Harold Kitzmann relates some of his personal ecumenical experiences as he seeks to fathom the depth of the LCMS’s opposition to fellowship with other Christians. After graduating from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 1964 and later returning there for his S.T.M., he received his M.Th. in 1979 and his Ph.D. from…
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Alston Kirk Editorial Note: Pr. Alston Kirk is a retired naval chaplain who here reflects on the opportunity to welcome all of Christ’s people to the mission of the church. Not only does this refer to lay people around us but it also includes those from different Christian traditions. From 1966 to 1994 Captain Al Kirk…
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Ronald Jones Editorial Note: Pastor Jones serves Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Raritan, New Jersey, having returned to the parish in 2002 after thirty years in academic, campus ministry and social ministry settings. His doctorate is in higher education (Texas Tech), and he holds master’s degrees in classics (Washington University) and New Testament (Concordia, Saint…
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J. J. Johnson Leese Portland Free Conference, Portland, Oregon January 17, 2000 On the occasion of Martin Luther King Day A Man who had a dream, spiritual discernment and courage. He saw and proclaimed the intentions of his great God to the world of his day. Introduction There is perhaps no doubt that a great…
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Arnold J. Voigt III. A FEW SELECTED PASSAGES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT PERTINENT TO THE DISCUSSION AT HAND WHICH SPEAK TO THE MANNER IN WHICH OUR HOLY GOD DESIRES WOMEN TO EMBRACE THE GIFTS HE HAS GIVEN THEM IN THE SERVICE OF MINISTRY IN THE NAME OF HIS SON ▬ Women “In Authority” in the Old Testament ▬ Genesis 21:12:…
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Arnold J. Voigt Excursus: “The Order of Creation” or “The Orderings of the Creator”? □ “…because it is a woman…” [emphasis added] (CTCR-WIC, 36) □ “The Order of Creation” paragraph is followed by the words “the concepts which these terms denote are of long-standing importance… Luther for example…” (CTCR-WIC, 21). The purpose of this Excursus…
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