Discord in church:
There is so much anger and division in our church that it is almost impossible to worship there anymore. How do you know when it's time to transfer to another church? Should a p...
Last Modified: 12/22/2005 11:33:33 |
Confirmation:
This past semester I have been attending a WELS church with two of my friends. About a month ago, I decided that I might like to confirm. I spoke with the pastor about it last we...
Last Modified: 12/22/2005 11:31:09 |
We need a church:
We moved from Plymouth MI.We now live in Crossville,TN. We have been going to an LCMS church. They changed their bylaws so a women is now the Vise President. We need to find a c...
Last Modified: 12/06/2005 12:51:22 |
Prerequisites for Church Membership:
If an adult or young married couple wishes to join our church, and is from another denomination, do they need to be instructed in the small catechism and be examined (asked questio...
Last Modified: 11/09/2005 15:42:05 |
Converting to WELS:
I was baptized and confirmed in an ELCA church, and my husband was raised WELS (we were married in my hometown church). We have been attending services regularly and are ready to j...
Last Modified: 10/16/2005 13:51:29 |
declining numbers:
With more than a decade of declining numbers in Sunday School, Lutheran Elementary Schools, and over all congregational membership, are the leaders of our synod re-examining how we...
Last Modified: 10/10/2005 14:55:53 |
Re-engaging inactive members:
I am a newly elected church president and have been struggling with how to re-engage our seemingly large inactive member list. I would like to reconnect with this group in a meani...
Last Modified: 10/03/2005 16:23:32 |
Coming Back - Leaving Eastern Orthodoxy:
I was confirmed WELS as an adult and left it one year ago to join the Eastern Orthodox. I believe that I made the wrong decision. What process do I need to follow to come back to W...
Last Modified: 09/21/2005 15:40:54 |
Bible Instruction Class:
I recently began attending my church's Bible instruction class for new members. I have been a member my whole life, but I thought that it would be a good refresher class. One of ...
Last Modified: 06/06/2005 13:47:23 |
dereliction of chuch disciple:
It is my understanding that Lutheran parishes have a great deal of autonomy and that the responsibility of administering church discipline rests with the individual congregation. M...
Last Modified: 06/03/2005 13:19:26 |
area church location:
i am going to the University of Wisconsin Eau Clairethis next fall, and I am looking into what churches are in the area that I can become a member at. I will not have a vehicle, b...
Last Modified: 05/24/2005 12:00:46 |
church:
As a WELS Christian, I would like to know how to respond to a WELS Christian teenager who makes the statement: "You don't have to go to church to be a Christian".
Last Modified: 05/16/2005 06:04:39 |
church discipline:
Please explain and point out differences between calls to called workers, calls given to people like Sunday school teachers, the call given to all Christians to share Christ's mess...
Last Modified: 04/25/2005 16:51:27 |
church discipline:
When is it biblically correct to confront what appears to be consist legalistic behavior from a called worker? How would this issue be confronted in a biblical manner? When is it...
Last Modified: 04/25/2005 16:41:04 |
church discipline:
What is a Biblical definition of slander as well as libel? Does the actual name of the person being slandered or libeled have to be included or is it still libel or slander if the...
Last Modified: 04/25/2005 16:37:35 |
church discipline:
Please explain what is meant by the verses in 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 and how those verses would be applied to deal with slander in a church and how to avoid falling into that same si...
Last Modified: 04/25/2005 16:34:51 |
church discipline biblical procedures:
What are the biblical guidelines for dealing with concerns about possible false teaching and how to admonish a brother in biblical ways with hopes of turning him about, using the c...
Last Modified: 04/25/2005 16:26:12 |
covenants:
A friend of mine is involved in a church of a different denomination that has asked all its members to sign a covenant with, not only God, but also with that individual church. I k...
Last Modified: 04/04/2005 14:56:39 |
Antichrist:
Is the Antichrist the pope? I am just wondering because in Bible study we were talking about it.
Last Modified: 03/25/2005 11:13:14 |
Historical perspective of membership:
From a historical perspective, when did it start to become common practice within the Christian church of the concept of being a member (accepted by the Council or Voters) in a con...
Last Modified: 03/25/2005 10:47:35 |