Lutheran Spokesman

“I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!” (SIXTH IN A SERIES)  Pastors Answer Frequently-Asked Questions Why Can’t Non-Members Be Soloists At Weddings Or Funerals? May someone who is not a member of a congregation in the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC) sing or be an accompanist in, for example, a wedding or funeral conducted by one of our Read More

“I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!” (FIFTH IN A SERIES)  Pastors Answer Frequently-Asked Questions

Why Can’t CLC Members Join the Lodge? The constitutions of congregations within the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC) include a statement declaring that in order to hold communicant membership, an individual Read More

Before you ask who can serve as a sponsor for your child’s Baptism, there is another, more important question to consider: Should you have sponsors at all? The use of sponsors, or “Godparents,” is a church custom that is neither commanded nor forbidden by Read More

Written by: Frank Gantt pastor of St. Luke’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Lemmon, South Dakota. “Since it has pleased Almighty God in His good providence to call this brother out of this present life, it is proper for us, before committing his body to the earth, to hear in our bereavement the admonition and comfort of God’s Read More