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Re: Shrinking membership

Dave Speers — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:11:46 GMT

Well, the case in CID, a very rural district, by and large. No large cities, comparatively speaking. Had more baptisms than any other district for a number

Re: VP recommends Closing Sems

Rev. Roger Sterle — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:18:05 GMT

Thanks, I did not get it the first several times--old eyes I guess :-) Pr. Sterle ... From: khering57 To: LCMS-ISSUES@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11,

Re: VP recommends Closing Sems

khering57 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:11:40 GMT

... From: Rev. Roger Sterle ... Glad you asked, Pr. Sterle. I'd be most happy to oblige--especially since it was you who asked. The purpose of synod according

Re: VP recommends Closing Sems

Rev. Roger Sterle — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:04:36 GMT

would you mind saying one more time :-) Sterle ... From: khering57 To: LCMS-ISSUES@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:54 AM Subject: Re:

Re: Shrinking membership

khering57 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:22:44 GMT

... From: Larry Camp ... Really! Matthew 16:18 seems to challenge your conclusion. This is precisely the the vane and sinful assumption driving the Purpose

Re: VP recommends Closing Sems

khering57 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:56:29 GMT

... From: Mark Sell, Friends of Mercy ... A) Send missionaries, meaning pastors to proclaim the gospel and start churches. < Thanks for an important post, Pr.

Re: Shrinking membership

David McDonald — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:43:31 GMT

I'm in a rural community and the 10 churches in my circuit all have the same problem, few young people. Rev. David McDonald Trinity Brewster St. John's

Re: Shrinking membership

jameskusko — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:28:38 GMT

We can decide if "we want the church to survive." but there is nothing that we can do to make that happen. We like to think that we can, but that is not our

Re: ELCA

Rev. Roger Sterle — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:47:10 GMT

Brother Wollenburg, I could not agree more--Montana and Wyoming need to keep trying and so do all of us. Iowa East passed a resolution asking them to bring a

Re: Bible

Norm Fisher — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:35:59 GMT

Please check out the following pages talking about the soon-to-be shipped (October, 2009) The Lutheran Study Bible (TLSB) from CPH The ESV study bible v.s.

Re: Shrinking membership

Larry Camp — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:26:50 GMT

I have found that in most of the rural churches of the synod, the young people remain committed, especially if there are generational family ties. Our problem

Re: Introduction

Don Whitbeck — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:13:37 GMT

Welcome Roger! ... From: roger.sayre Subject: [LCMS-ISSUES] Introduction To: LCMS-ISSUES@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 6, 2009,

Re: Introduction

Steve Schlund — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:13:31 GMT

Roger, Welcome. Good to have another Montanian on this list!! Steven R. Schlund Pastor Peace Lutheran Church, Great Falls, MT Christ Lutheran Church for the

Progressive liberalism

roger.sayre — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:13:11 GMT

One of my biggest concerns about the LCMS is that one day it will fall to progressive liberalism like the ELC. IT will start with progressive bible theology,

Shrinking membership

roger.sayre — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:13:10 GMT

While I'm posting topics for dicussion I might as well post my next biggest concern. The shrinking membership of the church. This is perhaps a bigger danger