When the whole ABC District debacle debuted in Jan 2105, depositors that'd trusted the Lutheran Church with their funds were treated rather shabbily - good information wasn't forthcoming, District officials misrepresented what had actually happened, District struck a Task Force to investigate what happened and when the task force issued its first report, disbanded the... Continue Reading →
Shepherds Village Ministries – Winding Up Order May 16, 2022
Every CCAA liquidation has a process - an application is made to the courts, the courts appoint a liquidator to be the courts eyes and ears, the liquidator works under the courts to sell assets, restructure the company, and possibly create a new company from the remains of the old company. When the liquidator's job... Continue Reading →
Shepherds Village Ministries Final Update – Apr 26, 2022 (Addendum)
In the original article I wrote that Shepherd Valley Ministry (SVM) was worth $12M at best. A sharp-eyed reader noted that the actual funds advanced to SVM was more along the lines of $17M and that $12M was what the CEF Board forgave SVM. Checking my prior archives (which I should've done in the first... Continue Reading →
Shepherds Village Ministries Final Update – Apr 26, 2022
One of the minor players in the CEF / DIL / Prince of Peace fiasco was a small development project known as Shepherds Village Ministries (SVM). Like the Prince of Peace village, this project was mostly about a seniors care / life lease type of development for older people to live. (You can read my... Continue Reading →
Twitter Quote of the Day – Feb 19, 2021
Peacemaking ministries whose theological frameworks were created w/o the input of oppressed and/or marginalized people aren't the ones you want when there's serious injustice or systemic abuse involved. Those situations demand a justice orientation, not a conflict resolution one. Sometimes conflict arises because equals disagree. They need conflict resolution. Other times, conflict arises because powerful... Continue Reading →
After Justice is Found
To date LCC has continued its policy of silence - acting like the events that led to CEF / DIL didn't happen or doing anything to console the victimes. Synod even allowed Pr Ruf - a convicted criminal - to receive a Call to another church. Ordinarily that's only allowed for clergy members in good... Continue Reading →
Diane Langberg Quote of the Day – Dec 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/DianeLangberg/status/1339918439188709379 If you'd like to read some of Diane's other tweets, her twitter feed is here: https://twitter.com/DianeLangberg
Diane Langberg Quote of the Day
https://twitter.com/DianeLangberg/status/1336792953512189952 If you'd like to read some of Diane's other tweets, her twitter feed is here: https://twitter.com/DianeLangberg
Diane Langberg Quote of the Day
If anyone tells a trauma survivor to 'get over it' .... it's not that easy. https://twitter.com/DianeLangberg/status/1334618665493409793
ANO / Lutheran Watch 