tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4937213960491619703..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Thematic lectionary. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-45292818435017017572019-05-02T21:12:31.025-05:002019-05-02T21:12:31.025-05:00I remain unsure what to think of the WELS. Some s...I remain unsure what to think of the WELS. Some say it is more sectarian than Missouri. The WELS is smaller, stricter, and is much more centralized than the congregational polity of the LCMS, so I don't understand why there would be discord. They appear much more unified regarding the adoption of non-denominational worship and study materials.<br /><br />I do sense a general bitterness about them that I cannot quite pin down. WELS people often lament publicly about the demise of the Synodical Conference 51+ years ago. The problem is that most non-WELS people do not know that what the "Synodical Conference" was. If all Lutheran church bodies in the USA are experiencing declining membership, would a revived Synodical Conference even matter?<br /><br />Will the new WELS lectionary use the 2011 NIV bible or the new WELS bible translation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-79001220755559564972019-05-02T14:22:43.040-05:002019-05-02T14:22:43.040-05:00Wisconsin seems to be even more sectarian than Mis...Wisconsin seems to be even more sectarian than Missouri.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-62983445049670417452019-05-01T12:10:02.627-05:002019-05-01T12:10:02.627-05:00Many churches in the WELS are adopting a “sermon s...Many churches in the WELS are adopting a “sermon series” type approach to preaching. So if I am understanding this correctly, this type of lectionary would fit that kind of mold. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-37765603501296322402019-05-01T10:59:40.786-05:002019-05-01T10:59:40.786-05:00I don't have an issue with a thematic organiza...I don't have an issue with a thematic organization for the lectionary or pericope. I think this could be a useful tool in the hands of a pastor. That being said, I think it would be a mistake to make this the only allowable means. I tend to like what the LCMS has done in this regard (offering both the one year lectionary and three year lectionary as options) and think that WELS could do the same. There is something to be said for having a unified message within the divine service, but there is also something to be said for preaching the whole counsel of God. Both have their place in the use of the Church.Sean https://www.blogger.com/profile/05296843294586556686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-83302436475414739672019-05-01T10:50:11.480-05:002019-05-01T10:50:11.480-05:00@ Anon 10:18 -- Opposing membership in the Boy Sco...@ Anon 10:18 -- Opposing membership in the Boy Scouts is a good thing since it has lost its way. <br /><br />When I was a member of the LCMS (quite a few years ago), women were not allowed to vote on anything. Has this changed? I'd be really amazed to learn that it has.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-42383131252403610312019-05-01T10:18:43.466-05:002019-05-01T10:18:43.466-05:00The Wisconsin Synod lives on Fantasy Island when i...The Wisconsin Synod lives on Fantasy Island when it comes to working<br /> on practical matters with other Lutheran denominations like the LCMS.<br /><br />They see military chaplains as a violation of the separation of church<br />and state.<br /><br />Women are not allowed to vote in congregational meetings.<br /><br />They oppose membership in Boy Scouts due to its oath.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-11399772836648110612019-05-01T09:37:44.270-05:002019-05-01T09:37:44.270-05:00The WELS is in decline and has only 147,000 person...The WELS is in decline and has only 147,000 persons in worship on any given Sunday. They have always felt a need to be idiosyncratic with their texts, for instance, eliminating Luther's Catechetical instructions for making the sign of the cross, using the de novo "fully human" in their translation of the Creed and a really quirky hymnal "Christian Worship" which thankfully is being replaced. I'm not surprised by this announcement of a WELS "take" on the lectionary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com