A Response to Pr. Mueller on LCMS Exceptionalism, by Pr. Todd Wilken

With all due respect to Pastor Mueller, I don’t think he could have misunderstood my address any more than he did. He seems to have heard the very opposite of what I actually said. As I said in my address (see below), the myth of LCMS Exceptionalism is the belief that the LCMS is more or less immune from serious error. [podcast]/mp3/BJS_-_4_-_The_Myth_of_LCMS_Exceptionalism.mp3[/podcast] The myth of LCMS Exceptionalism has led to, among other things: Confessional ...

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Thoughtful Challenge from Pr. Charlie Mueller Jr. to Wilken's Presentation on LCMS Exceptionalism at the BJS Conference

I have just finished listening to Wilken’s presentation on "The Myth of LCMS Exceptionalism." As always in rhetoric, he who defines the issue wins the argument. If I understand his point, Pastor Wilken suggests an error in our denomination that allows us to take "non-Lutheran" and perhaps pan-Lutheran sources and "lutheranize" or "Missouri" them to utilize the best of their content among us to the detriment of the proclamation of the pure ...

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Great Things Found on the Web -- Straight Schlueter

I happened on this from Pastor Schlueter's blog, Straight Schlueter. Contemporary Worship and the Gospel of Relationship by Rev Paul Schlueter I recently had the opportunity to attend the LCMS Model Theological Conference on Worship. During the conference there were a schedule of worship services that were intended to be examples of different styles of worship; the first was entirely ...

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Is Promoting Bands with Heterodox Music Doctrine or Practice? By Pr. Rossow

The LCMS national youth gathering organizers have scheduled bands to play at the gathering that are heterodox in theology (i.e. they mix false theology with Biblical theology). President ...

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LCMS Youth Gathering Praise Music Now Comes with a Theological Disclaimer, by Pr. Rossow

We thank a BJS reader for alerting us to this troubling development. Here is a disclaimer on the bottom of the website promoting the bands that will be playing at this summer's LCMS national youth ...

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Great Stuff Found on the Web: Pastoral Meanderings on "Lutherans and Evangelism"

I've posted several items from Pastoral Meanderings from Pastor Peters and found the following today. I'd caught the article he refers to about Why Lutherans Can't Evangelize earlier, and Pastor ...

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LCMS World Relief and Human Care - Chile Earthquake Relief

The following came in on the LCMS World Relief and Human Care enewsletter this morning. To subscribe to the list, type your name below and click the submit button. To read more about LCMS WRHC ...

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Great Stuff Found on the Web: March 18th MoneyBomb for Issues Etc

March 18th is the second anniversary of the cancellation of Issues, Etc. I've found on at least two places on the web a request for people to drop a "Moneybomb" on them that day. We at BJS have ...

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Nothing says Lutheran like "PE worship," am I right? (UPDATED)

Next week is Lutheran Schools Week. Lutheran schools across the country will be celebrating in various ways. From a recent Reporter, we learn: "National Lutheran Schools Week is a chance for ...

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Comprehensive Analysis on the Blue Ribbon Proposals Part 10 – Recommendation #7: To What Extent does your Congregation Actually Need and Use District and Synod? by Pr. Rossow

This is Part 10 of a continuing series analyzing the final report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Structure and Governance (BRTFSG). All posts in this series are listed here. Here is ...

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Wyneken wisdom

A few months ago my family had the pleasure of attending a lecture on Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken, the second president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. LCMS World Relief and Human Care ...

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