Minnesota Pastoral Conference
Place: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Dates: Tuesday-Thursday, October 26-27, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on
Tuesday
Agenda:
* Old Testament Exegesis, Obadiah -- Pastor Wayne Eichstadt
* New Testament Exegesis, 2 Thessalonians 1:6ff -- Pastor Stephen
Kurtzahn
* A study of issues related to dying which could be assembled into
pamphlet form -- Pastor Norman Greve
* A Homiletics "Booster Shot" (Essayist's choice) -- Pastor Theodore
Barthels
* Studies in Luther -- Pastor Paul D. Nolting
* At what point does questionable practice in an element of a church
body become divisive of fellowship? -- Pastor John Ude
* Group discussion to review the study on the American Legion (1999
CLC General Pastoral Conference) [1998 CLC Convention Resolution,
p. 95] -- Moderator, Pastor Paul Fleischer
Chaplain: Pastor Roland H. Gurgel
–Rick R. Grams, Secretary
West Central Pastoral Conference
Date: September 14-16, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (CDT) on Tuesday through
noon on Thursday.
Place: Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Ipswich, South Dakota
Agenda:
1) New Testament Exegesis: Romans 8:1-11 -- Rev. George Dummann
2) Old Testament Exegesis: Genesis 9:1-7 -- Rev. John Johannes
3) A Study of 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 and Application of These Verses
in Present Day Circumstances -- Rev. Michael Schierenbeck
4) Balancing the Value of Sermon Preparations with Other Pastoral
Obligations -- Rev. Peter Reim
5) A Study of Key Reformers Who are Less Familiar -- Rev. Timothy
Wheaton
6) Does Scripture Speak of "Degrees of Glory" in Heaven? -- Rev. James
Naumann
7) Devotions for Sick Calls -- Rev. Andrew Schaller
8) Matthew 12:1-13 and the Application of Moral Principles to Practical
Cases -- Rev. Steven Sippert
9) A Study of the Qualifications for Membership Commonly Used in Our
Constitutions -- Rev. Michael Wilke
10) Book Reviews:
a) Reviewer's choice of an ancient Church History resource (carry-over)
-- Rev. David Fuerstenau
b) Making Love Last Forever by Gary Smalley -- Rev. Frank Gantt
11) Discussion of the American Legion
Conference Chaplain: Rev. John Hein
Conference Speaker: Rev. Michael Roehl
–Rev. Michael Schierenbeck, Secretary
Installation
In accord with our usage and order, Stephen Sydow, who was called by Grace Lutheran Church of Live Oak, Florida to be its pastor, was ordained and installed on July 11, 1999. Pastors John Schierenbeck Karl Stewart assisted.
–Pastor Paul Larsen
Eligible For Call
John M. Cobb of Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, successfully passed the colloquy and is declared eligible for call into the ministry of the Church of the Lutheran Confession.
–Daniel Fleischer, President
Clarification
The inclusion of the name of Michael Wagnitz in the clergy roster in the CLC Directory was in error. The recent report in the Spokesman of his installation implied that he was installed as pastor of Resurrection congregation of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was installed as vacancy pastor as part of the colloquy process. The process was not completed and he is no longer serving.
–Daniel Fleischer, President
Time Of Service
Holy Cross Ev. Lutheran Church in Phoenix has changed its time of Sunday service to 9:30 a.m. year around. Bible Class and Sunday School follow the service (Sept.-May).
–Pastor Delwyn Maas
Change Of Address
Pastor John H. Johannes 1784 Will Wages Rd. Dacula, Georgia 30019 Phone (678) 376-9948