The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
5. How would you help to explain this situation to ex-LC-MS people who believe this practice in the WELS is going down the same slippy slope that has now entangled that church - an...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
I like your website. Where are your colleges and seminaries located? I have an 18 year old son who was rejected by Concordia after he told them he feels called by God to become a p...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
I am a member of a new and small mission Church with about 50 or so communicate members. Our typical Sunday service sees about 60 people coming to worship God. Our Church is led b...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
what the WELS view on a pastor dating/courting a member of his own congregation would be? Is this looked at as unacceptable? Are a pastor's guidelines for dating and courtship the ...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
Recently, a notice was put into the bulletin which stated that a change to our church's constitution was proposed. It was suggested that the pastor be put in charge and become the ...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
Is it true that the Pastors of our WELS churches prefer not to make visits to a person (who is sick or dying) that is not of the Lutheran faith, even when it has been requested by ...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
I read in your Q&A that there was a District President who was also a Parish Pastor. My question is this, are all of the WELS District President also Parish Pastors?
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
I have a BIG concern in my WELS church concerning our pastor's preaching and teaching. This pastor has been in our church about 5 years now and I always knew something was "differe...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (06):
What can be done about a called worker (principal) who has taken a call to a nearby WELS church/school and consistently speaks bad about his former call at another WELS church? I'v...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (07):
I am a member of a LCMS church but your Q & A is so helpful and there is so much commonality between the two Synods that I have taken the liberty to use your forum. We have a...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (07):
How do Lutheran pastors explain why they get married and their role as a husband and a minister to a Catholic Priest, who claims he is married to the church and cannot devote himse...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (07):
Throughout the years, I have known about called workers who resigned their call to a specific congregation (or were asked to resign their call), not their calling, because of vario...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (07):
I was writing in hope that you could help clarify a question for me. I am, Lord willing, coming to be joining a WELS congregation in the near future. When I was in an LCMS church a...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (07):
Wwhat is the difference between an "annointing" (as in King David), and a modern day pastor being "called"?
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