tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post1272133647854007685..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The Vanishing Lutheran University...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-55331556515789679492011-12-04T12:15:20.100-06:002011-12-04T12:15:20.100-06:00Another shout out for BLC!! I'm not sure how l...Another shout out for BLC!! I'm not sure how long ago BrotherBoris was there, but I just attended the Christmas at Bethany conert/service, and I was again astounded at the talent and skill of the musicians. (How many organs in our Lutheran churches today are as authoritative as Trinity Chapel's organ?) I was only gone for seven months (class of 2011), but it was long enough to make me not fully remember the excellent musical quality of this school. The opportunity for the nourishment (and planting) of the Christian faith is still plenteous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-14568257329547427422011-12-03T03:36:57.499-06:002011-12-03T03:36:57.499-06:00I attended Concordia St Paul, in the early 60'...I attended Concordia St Paul, in the early 60's. The campus was home to both Concordia Academy and Concordia College. <br /><br />Morning Chapel was well attended. It was short Monday through Thursday, with the organists being students with varying degrees of expertise. <br /><br />Ah, but then came Friday! There was a sermon, preached by one of the clergy/professors. The organist was either the late Dr. Paul Manz or Dale Fisk. What wonderful music flowed from that pipe organ when either was at the console!<br /><br />The building was made the chapel in 1953, having been built in 1911, as the gymnasium. The online picture of the chapel, today looks like some generic "worship" center. Line the floor and it looks more like the gym of old than a Lutheran chapel. <br /><br />I know a recent graduate who stated to me that the school is not diverse enough. I felt so sad. I felt that there is very little about Concordia St. Paul, today that is Lutheran, and students want it to be even less so. <br /><br />Lutherans at CSP would do well to attend Sunday services at University Lutheran Chapel, about seven miles away. OH! Wait!! The MN South District has chosen to abandon that great congregation.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186384126211612393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-44560128230438468012011-12-02T18:13:20.748-06:002011-12-02T18:13:20.748-06:00The name "Lutheran" is so misused and st...The name "Lutheran" is so misused and stands for little. The telemarketers for the various pentecostal/evangelical things from youth events, concerts, to Bible class materials to fundraising call our Lutheran church. I've asked the last 3, do you call Roman Catholic churches too? They say no because Catholics disagree with the theology. I wish 'Lutheran' had that type of 'branding', so I don't have to continue to tell them that "we are not interested in what they are promoting because the theology/teaching disagrees with the historic Christian church and thus the Lutheran church too, thank you, bye." Apparently Lutherans out there are buying this junk or they would see "Lutheran" and not call in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-19140601125758314602011-12-02T14:55:48.157-06:002011-12-02T14:55:48.157-06:00What good is it for a Valpo or Concordia student t...What good is it for a Valpo or Concordia student to be required to take two or three watered-down theology classes. Have such classes resulted in any conversions to the LCMS? The majority of students remain non-Lutheran. The LCMS should sell all of the Concordias and make them agree to strip the name Lutheran from their names. The LCMS would be better served by opening confessional campus Lutheran centers within walking distance of public universities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-15542617704778285512011-12-02T14:22:29.399-06:002011-12-02T14:22:29.399-06:00As a graduate of Bethany Lutheran College in Manka...As a graduate of Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, I have to say it was really focused on its Lutheran heritage, but without being legalistic or making non-Lutherans feel unwelcome. We had chapel every day and it was always well attended. Sometimes you had to hunt for a seat. Yet chapel attendance was not mandatory and no roll call was ever taken. On most days chapel was just a hymn sandwich with a short scripture reading and brief homily (and I mean really brief, maybe 5 minutes.) But on Wednesday we did Matins in full, and everything was chanted, even the prayers, and we sang the Te Deum. Most of my friends commented that we really liked Matins. On Wednesday nights we had Vespers with a full sermon. Vespers was always poorly attended by only a handful of people. There was NEVER any "contemporary Christian music". The fine Dobson pipe organ we had supplied all the music we ever needed and the chapel organists were fantastic. I have very pleasant memories of Bethany.BrotherBorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-38527347042906456302011-12-02T09:51:37.362-06:002011-12-02T09:51:37.362-06:00In the 1950's and 60's the major
corporati...In the 1950's and 60's the major<br />corporations like Dow Chemical, <br />General Motors, Caterpillar Inc.<br />recruited Valpo for the moral<br />quality of their students as well<br />as their potential in engineering.<br />At that time Valpo was a shining<br />beacon with Midwest values.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-10826587671887319282011-12-02T09:45:32.167-06:002011-12-02T09:45:32.167-06:00Our LCMS Concordia College system
was designed to ...Our LCMS Concordia College system<br />was designed to prepare teachers<br />and pastors for our parishes. When<br />they all became Universities their<br />appeal was to offer other vocational<br />choices to students. For example<br />Concordia University Wisconsin<br />recently added a new Pharmacy program<br />with a new mult-million dollar<br />building. In the meantime our<br />pre-ministerial program has become<br />extremely watered-down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-55928957275067626692011-12-02T07:52:00.272-06:002011-12-02T07:52:00.272-06:00I regret to agree with you about Valpo. As a membe...I regret to agree with you about Valpo. As a member of the National Council of the School of Arts and Sciences I have raised the importance of Valpo having a distinct Lutheran identity otherwise it becomes just a good small liberal arts college in the Mid West. At the same time I’m concerned with those in the LCMS arguing to pull the only LCMS pastor from Valpo’s chapel because the Chapel Dean is a woman.Rich Kauzlarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435925743346936088noreply@blogger.com