Called Worker Classification:
Recently our pastor informed us that the only called workers are pastors--everyone else is hired, not called any longer? Is this correct?
Last Modified: 12/10/2005 15:11:29 |
Terminating Calls for Financial Reasons:
Our church council is recommending our congregation terminate two teachers because our church is looking at a budget shortfall for 2006 (not because of declining student numbers). ...
Last Modified: 12/05/2005 07:32:07 |
Parsonage vs. Housing Allowance:
Recently our pastor has pushed the idea of wanting to purchase his own home, which would force the church to sell the parsonage he currently lives. Why do I say "force"? Becuase t...
Last Modified: 10/13/2005 08:10:59 |
Minister of the gospel:
Could you please tell me what specifically it is in the IRS's definition of a minister of the gospel that prevents WELS from allowing female teachers this title so that they can be...
Last Modified: 10/05/2005 15:01:44 |
Question about pastoral practice:
Is it right for a Lutheran pastor to tell you that you you are not a good Christian because you have to have surgery? (i.e., a C-section or gall bladder surgery?)
Last Modified: 10/03/2005 16:34:50 |
District President:
What is the role of the district president?
Last Modified: 09/13/2005 09:57:08 |
Pastor Retirement & Housing:
Our church recently inherited a home adjacent to the church. Our current parsonage is also next to the church. We are a small, rural congregation with one pastor and he is nearin...
Last Modified: 08/27/2005 07:37:49 |
Bible encouragement to give joy to pastors:
The other day, my wife vaguely remembered a passage which she believed was from Scripture. She did not remember the exact wording, but it said in effect that we are to be a joy to...
Last Modified: 08/01/2005 16:16:40 |
Follow up to question about Sem training regarding visits:
It seems as if I may not have been as clear as I should have been with my first question regarding the training pastors receiving about sharing information with members of the Chur...
Last Modified: 07/06/2005 15:24:30 |
Resignation of a called worker:
How does WELS view the resignation of a called worker, and how do you define it? I noticed in the call reports that many called positions are noted as resigned. What constitutes ...
Last Modified: 06/23/2005 14:29:54 |
Pastoral Practices:
When a man is at the Seminary studying to become a pastor, what is taught at Sem regarding what information the pastor should share with the members of the Church Council or Elders...
Last Modified: 06/16/2005 16:31:17 |
Relationship with Pastor:
Recently you have been recommending that questioners speak with their pastors concerning their problems, issues, etc., and before we moved to this area our pastor would have been t...
Last Modified: 06/02/2005 16:23:23 |
Former priests who are Lutheran pastors:
I was listening to a radio program on a EWTN station and I noticed that they have two programs that feature hosts who were once Protestant ministers who converted to Roman Catholic...
Last Modified: 05/24/2005 11:52:33 |
Ordination & Tax Status:
I recently read in the WELS Q & A section of the website that "at the 2001 WELS Convention, the practice of ordaining male teachers was officially overturned. It was argued that it...
Last Modified: 05/06/2005 15:07:00 |
Lay Led Bible Study:
Our Spiritual Growth team recently surveyed members and a few responses included the comments "Bible study should be done only by a pastor or reverend or one who is trained to do s...
Last Modified: 05/04/2005 11:38:34 |
Pastors Duties:
What are the actual duties of a pastor? In regard to the ministry at hospitals, shut ins, etc. what are his responsibilities? I am trying to remember all that was said in my daught...
Last Modified: 05/02/2005 09:32:44 |
Called Worker:
My sister Debbie has been a teacher with the LCMS for the past @15 years. Her school has downsized on staff due to budget limitations. She is an excellent teacher who feels called...
Last Modified: 04/12/2005 15:40:21 |
Tent Ministry:
A group of WELS Christians are investigating the possibility of growing a body of believers in California, South of San Jose. We saw the WELS Connection video some months back abo...
Last Modified: 04/12/2005 15:36:15 |
Definitions:
Please define: call called called worker congregation edify Thanks
Last Modified: 03/21/2005 08:52:26 |
Accountability:
In a recent question to this forum, the issue was raised concerning accountability of our pastors. The answer given in response to this inquiry was quite troubling to me. The line ...
Last Modified: 03/14/2005 08:22:11 |