The Church Is God’s Mission

Thomas Zehnder 2004 Daystar Mission Conference Jesu Juva Is it a well-known fact that the Division of Missions in February of 1963 produced a study document titled “Proposal for a Mission Self-Study and Survey with a Full-Time Study Director”? This proposal was subsequently adopted by the mission agencies and the Board of Directors of the…
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The LCMS Mission Affirmations of 1965–Then and Now

Edward Schroeder (The original article can be read here: https://www.crossings.org/the-lcms-mission-affirmations-of-1965-then-and-now/) Reprinted by permission of Crossings.org Colleagues, Contrary to popular perception the LCMS is not a monolithic entity. Nor was it ever. Some say they were squabbling about doctrine before they even got off the boat in 1839. And it continues today even after the sweeping purge…
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The Whole Church Is Christ’s Mission

Robert Schmidt Daystar Mission Conference, January 2004   The Mission Affirmations of 1965, what happened to them? Why didn’t they get off the ground? They were solidly Biblical, drawn on the experiences of missionaries all over the world, attuned to both the church and the world. What happened to them? Some might blame those folks…
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The Church is Christ’s Mission to the Church

Donald Muchow The Church is Christ’s Mission to the Church On the Mission Trail INTRODUCTION The Lord be with you…. Many thanks for the privilege to address you…and for material shared Clear … I love this LCMS…connected me to the Gospel I have struggled to get my head and heart around this Mission Affirmation: too…
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Lord, Bless This Mess, Please!

Reflections on the Baptism of Our Lord DayStar Conference Eucharist Stephen C. Krueger 1. What a mess! Tonight we DayStars are gathered as the community of faith around Word and Sacrament because we as a church are in a mess and we come from a synod that does not do well with mess (maybe that’s…
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Conflict, Confession, and Unity

Conflict, Confession and Unity: Addressing Doctrinal Issues Faithfully and Fraternally for the Sake of Christ’s Mission Rev. Dr. David H. Benke, Presenter PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DISTRICT 2004 ANNUAL THEOLOGICAL CONVOCATION February 16–19, 2004 Suncoast Hotel, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada The Practice of Theology, Prayer and Worship in the 21ST Century or How Do Churches and…
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