Feedback on a Call to Serve as Missionary:
I read the posting today with the heading of QUESTION ABOUT THE CALL TO SERVE AS MISSIONARY. This is purely a question. I do not have any personal agenda in this regard. Mark ch9...
Last Modified: 12/06/2005 13:03:09 |
Who has the call to instruct this confirmand?:
I had private confirmation classes for 1 1/2 years for my son, and now a new pastor has come. We only have five months left to confirmation. Can I continue with the retired pasto...
Last Modified: 12/05/2005 07:24:02 |
Question about the Call to serve as Missionary:
Would it be God pleasing for a man, without being called by the church to do so, to move and live among those that have never heard the Word in order to preach it to them? In other...
Last Modified: 12/02/2005 07:48:29 |
Becoming a pastor:
How does one know that he is called to become a pastor? I've been thinking about becoming a pastor for 4 years now and in my senior year of high school my pastor actually told me t...
Last Modified: 10/01/2005 08:12:27 |
called?:
Our WELS church has a WELS lay member who is a retired LCMS Pastor. Is it OK, according to WELS/biblical pulpit fellowship and called pastor doctrines, for him to preach his own s...
Last Modified: 09/22/2005 14:31:58 |
The Time It Takes for A Call Decision:
I have noticed that most pastors will take 2-4 weeks to decide whether or not to accept a call. It seems that they spend a great deal of time weighing the pros and cons of the new...
Last Modified: 08/09/2005 15:03:08 |
WELS Call System:
My congregation's pastor has made a decision to accept a call from another WELS congregation. He was not looking for a call and to my knowledge was happy and was certainly appreci...
Last Modified: 08/01/2005 12:15:59 |
Limited Length calls:
I attended MLC's call service this year, and was surprised by the number of "limited length" or "one-year" calls. Is there a concern that this is getting to become a way for congr...
Last Modified: 06/13/2005 12:18:35 |
Apostolic Succession / Transmutation Authority:
Doesn't Acts Chapter 1 suggest the requirement that a 'laying of hands' is part of the methodology that the Apostles used to select a replacement for Judas and all other future min...
Last Modified: 05/03/2005 07:13:08 |
divine call:
With all of the recent news of the Pope and the Catholic church, I'm wondering if Catholic priests and the Pope have divine calls as leaders of congregations of Christians?
Last Modified: 05/03/2005 06:59:16 |
Seminary requirements WELS vs ELS:
I am asking this question on behalf of my son. Even though we (WELS) are in fellowship with ELS, I understand there are some differences in the requirements for entering the semin...
Last Modified: 03/24/2005 07:21:54 |
Church/Pastorial Discipline:
In a reply to a question submitted on conflict between pastor and congregation you referenced using the book by Richard Lauersdorf "The Doctrine Of The Call With Special Referen...
Last Modified: 03/03/2005 14:07:23 |
Call day:
This is my question. Today president Gurgel was at school and presented us with an interesting note that married or engaged students could not get a call because we are limiting G...
Last Modified: 02/12/2005 12:36:49 |
Ordination:
As you are aware, the ELCA's study on sexuallity is about to be released. I for one believe that a lot of ELCA congregations will "Break" from the ELCA. I have been asked many t...
Last Modified: 01/19/2005 07:51:56 |
son considering the ministry:
My teenage son is in his last year at a WELS High School and is planning to attend MLC and hopes to become a pastor. I have been supporting him in his choice of going ito the minis...
Last Modified: 10/25/2004 11:22:10 |
Teaching a Bible Class:
I have friends in the Missouri Synod who believe that the Bible teaches that only called and ordained Pastors should teach Bible class. They point to 1 Tim 2:12 to say that women s...
Last Modified: 10/06/2004 11:59:54 |
How the call works:
How does a pastor/teacher receive a call?...and...How do they decide the call?
Last Modified: 09/29/2004 09:51:48 |
pastor request call:
Can a Pastor request to be put on a call list?
Last Modified: 09/18/2004 09:17:55 |
pastor:
Can a Pastor request to be put on a call list, or does he have to wait until he is put on a call list?
Last Modified: 09/13/2004 08:52:27 |
divine call:
My question has to do with the divine call and my concern that WELS is starting to seriously blur the distinction between the call to public ministry with the gospel ministry that ...
Last Modified: 08/28/2004 07:06:36 |