Clergy Transfer:
What is the procedure for an Ordained Clergyman to transfer to the WELS?
Last Modified: 08/23/2004 13:17:22 |
Is every call the expressed will of God?:
Is every call placed by a congregation divine in that it is the expressed will of God? It seems that if this were true then a minister would not receive more than one call at ...
Last Modified: 05/02/2004 15:26:21 |
Differences of ELS:
I go to MVL in New Ulm. A majority of the students are WELS members but there is a large group of ELS students as well. Recently an ELS friend of mine and I were discussing the Div...
Last Modified: 03/10/2004 15:38:09 |
Women Pastors:
The doctrine of the public ministry seems to be a difficult topic to handle in our day and age. This is especially evident when so many Christians, and even "Lutherans," do not de...
Last Modified: 02/03/2004 08:38:00 |
Am I able?:
I have been a cop for 15 years and I am now 43 years old. I recently have asked God to please come into my heart and since then my life has changed alot. I was always active in my ...
Last Modified: 01/15/2004 09:04:29 |
The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
I have some concerns about the 'divine call' of a pastor to seminary. Is the call for me? I haven't done anything to encourage going to seminary, but some doors have recently opene...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
I have a question about the Divine Call where a pastor is called to serve a WELS parish and then accepts an additional call to serve a distant duel WELS parish vacancy, and then la...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
I am a member of an ELS church and a former member of the WELS. I recently heard that in WELS pastor and teacher track schools you are going to rescind calls in an effort to save m...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
Call or Job offer? I know that the WELS "calls" people to public ministry positions. I know that my pastor and anyone else I have known in the ministry prayerfully considers these...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
My question concerns a "divine call." Why are so many calls sent to pastors in the outlying districts? We have more than our share of vacancies. The Midwest seems better equipped t...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
Hello, I just love your website. I have it bookmarked, and read the new questions every few days. Anyway I now have my own question. Can a call for a pastor, a divine call, for som...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
Please define the call issued to a pastor. Is this a divine call or a congregational call under the authority of the office of the keys?
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
A couple of days ago a friend of mine asked my what my experience with the Divine Call had been. I told him what I knew, how I felt about the Call, and told him that I would consul...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
What are the biblical references that describe the divine call that is used to call our pastors and teachers for service to our congregations. I have noticed the areas in Paul's wr...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (01):
I know WELS frequently uses a temporary or limited call to fill vacancies and cover situations that arise (maternity leave and such). I was wondering what proof passages are used t...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (02):
I found this on the CLC website: http://www.clclutheran.org/library/jtheo_arch/jtsep99.html Excerpt: When the WELS finally suspended fellowship with the LC-MS in 1961, the questi...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Divine Call (02):
Recently, I was informed that one of my colleagues was going to receive a "Divine Call" from another institution. This did in fact occur two weeks later. I imagine that institution...
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