The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (04):
The Lutheran Confessions speak of equality of bishops. Based upon the WELS understanding of Church and Ministry (namely the Wauwatosa theology spawned by August Pieper, John Schall...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (04):
I read in our church newsletter that WELS will no longer be ordaining teachers, just ministers. Why is this? I don't have an opinion on the issue; I'm just curious.
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (04):
If a church allows a pastor to be the leader rather than the shepherd of the church, how can a person get the church back on the right track? The pastor is there to serve the congr...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (04):
Is it possible for a celibate homosexual, who knowing what God's Word says, committed to abstenance his whole life, able to be ordained in the WELS? Looking at the history of many ...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (04):
I had understood from my early training at DMLC that there were three reasons for a called worker to be asked to resign: 1) Persistant and unrepentant sin 2) Inability to teach...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (04):
I have questions concerning the concept of Divine Call, and the seminary's policy to have the assignment committee assign students to their first call. The policy of the Wisconsin ...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
I just had a question regarding our practice of the divine call. I know of a large church that has continually called workers from neighboring schools, and has even called a qualif...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
Regarding Called Worker Retirement - How does a called worker determine when it is the right time to retire? Does Scripture give any guidelines regarding the retirement of a called...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
Can single men be pastors of churches? I went to a few Christian websites and they basically said that singles shouldn't be pastors because they wouldn't be as effective as married...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
Could you state the importance of a pastor to pick a topic for his sermon and search the Scriptures to bring the word of God to his flock. If a pastor has all of his sermons writte...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
What is the WELS position on the recent "troubles" with the Catholic's? What reference in the Bible refers to their practice of not being able to marry? If a WELS pastor were to co...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
Some have said that it's not a good idea for Pastors to stay with one church for more than 10 years (or a certain number of years). Is there any general consensus about this? Are w...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
A church council is at odds with their two pastors concerning ministry. This would include Bible study and church government. How much authority do the pastors have in these areas?...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
Would you please share your thoughts on the subject of Performance and Development reviews for a Pastor? I get these at work quite often, then use the information to build on and b...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
I have been studying the differences between the WELS and the LCMS and I am confused as to the differences and the scriptural support to understand the office of ministry between t...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
I have trouble with this: Why did paul give up after praying three times for relief from his infirmity?
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
Our congregation is involved with using a woman staff minister. There are several concerns to which I would like the Bible's answers: 1. We have the policy of letting only boys s...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
2. In the world where "Lutherans" (they're not really Lutherans) are already getting the identity of being the church of allowing female pastors, aren't we in danger of doing more ...
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
3. Finally, isn't there even a great danger of giving the impression to our own congregation that this woman staff minister is in a position of authority?
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The Church and Its Ministry - Called Worker (05):
4. Would you suggest that the title of "Deaconess" might be better perceived than "Staff Minister" because of the way most people understand the term "minister?"
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