+ Information for Confess And Teach For Unity's eList Subscribers + Christ Lutheran Church in Hutchinson Kansas is hosting it's annual Lectures on Lutheranism June 18-19.
http://www.christlutheran-lcms.org/lectures_2011.html Lectures on Lutheranism 18-19 of June 2011 Christ Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, Kansas “Call and Keys; Pastor and President (District): Just How Are These Related?” Lutherans have a sense for and use of the words call, keys, pastor and district president. A local pastor takes a call and the congregation gathers to call a new pastor. The congregation seeks advice from a district president. The pastor who accepts a call is installed by the district president who asks the pastor if he will perform his duties according to Scripture and Confessions. Among other things, the pastor is to exercise the office of the keys (forgiving and retaining sins). Seems simple enough. Not so. There are plenty of call/keys - pastor/president issues which have been debated and still are debated. Can a call be given to one outside the Holy Ministry? Are the keys just for pastors? When district presidencies were formed in 1854, all district presidents were pastors of congregations. Now, not so. Should presidents be local pastors? President Brian Saunders, district president of Iowa District East-LCMS will lead this year’s Lectures on Lutheranism on Saturday, exploring the relationship between call/keys and pastor/president. He will also lead the Sunday morning Bible Class and preach at the Divine Service that morning. Plan to be the guest of Christ Lutheran Church on the weekend of June 18-19. Call 620-665-8513 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 2011 Lectures on Lutheranism Schedule SATURDAY - June 18 12:30 p.m. Divine Service (Pr. Brockman) 2:00 p.m. President Saunders 3:00 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. President Saunders 4:45 p.m. Vespers (Pr. Hoppe) 5:20 p.m. Brat/Beer Supper SUNDAY - June 19 9:00 a.m. Bible Class lead by President Saunders 10:15 a.m. Divine Service (Pr. Saunders) The Rev. Brian Saunders has been a pastor in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod since 1990, and is currently serving his first term as president of the Iowa District East. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1990, after having received a BA from St. John’s College (Winfield, Kansas) in Biblical Languages in 1986 (he also found time to coach the SJC Johnnies baseball team!). Rev. Saunders has served two parishes: Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Ft. Wayne, Indiana (1990-1992) and Our Savior Lutheran Church in Muscatine, Iowa (1992-2009). In addition, he has served our Synod as circuit counselor, district vice-president, Synod reconciler, and PALS coordinator. -- Curt Engelbrecht [email protected] + + + Confess and Teach for Unity <http://www.CAT41.org> + + + The preceding is a message from the Confess and Teach For Unity List Administrator; you are receiving it because you are *or have been* a subscriber to one or more email lists run by Confess and Teach for Unity (CAT41.org). If you are no longer on any CAT 41 list and do not wish to receive such periodic mailings regarding new mail lists and other services, please send ANY note to: [email protected] NOTE: if you are on a CAT 41 list or resubscribe to any CAT 41 list, you will be re-added to this list, as this list is the venue for necessary system notices, etc. To Subscribe, send ANY note to: [email protected] Unless otherwise noted, posts from this list may be forwarded and/or republished via other media, provided they are not altered and list subscription information is included. For any further information or problems in unsubscribing, please contact the list administrator by writing to: MoM [at] lists (dot) cat41 <dot> org
