Doing the Business of the Church
Synod is continuing its march towards a restructured future with elections to the various Synodical positions taking place at the three Districts (1). Following the results of the restructuring vote at the 2017 convention, on March 14, 2018 the Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE) sent out a call for nominations with a submission deadline of... Continue Reading →
This article is reviewing a letter by District President Schaeffer to the members of the ABC District. Part 1 covered the introduction and the three major points of the letter, Part 2 covered the closing part of the letter, and this article will have some closing thoughts. Another small fact this letter leaves out is that the District President and... Continue Reading →
A major role organizational leaders play is to set the standard example of behavior. Whether it is congratulating someone on an accomplishment, announcing routine business, taking a hard issue head-on, avoiding dealing with the elephant in the room, what leadership models publicly tells to the rest of the organization what they really value and believe.... Continue Reading →
After the ASC posted it's notice of hearing against the ABC District's CEF / DIL leadership, it was only a matter of time before the major news media got hold of the story and ran with it. This evening CTV News posted an article Lutheran Church accused of securities violations. The article covers the same points I... Continue Reading →
When you sell investments to the general public, there are rules you must follow to ensure that people make informed decisions with their savings and that what they buy is what they get. When you don't follow the rules, tell them one thing when the reality is something else, and deprive people of their investments... Continue Reading →
From the Canadian Lutheran: WINNIPEG – Congregations of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have voted to approve Synod’s amended constitution by a large margin. Of the 300 congregations eligible to vote, 222 sent in ballots with 206 voting for adoption, 12 voting against the changes, one abstention, and three late ballots. Secretary of Synod, Grace Henderson announced the... Continue Reading →
(This article is a bit dated as it was originally written in early 2018 and then got shelved until April 2018). With the somewhat-drawn-out conclusion of winter and the start of spring we're in the season of fresh beginnings. New Year resolutions may last a few weeks but a new Synodical structure - that'll last... Continue Reading →
Yes, I've been off the air for a while. No, I'm not leaving this blog. Things I can bill customers for have come to the fore and I like having a roof over my head, food in my tummy, and time to blog on things like this. Never fear though - I have a fair... Continue Reading →
Installation Service - Rev. Timothy Teuscher and LCC Board of Directors 3 P.M. (CST) Sunday, January 28, 2018 Live streamed from Saint James Lutheran Church, Winnipeg You can watch the livestream here: http://synod2017.lutheranchurch.ca/lcc-presidents-installation/ The Canadian Lutheran article is here. This is the Facebook Live recording: https://www.facebook.com/lutheranchurch.canada/videos/1455539891211394/?hc_ref=ARS8kJ8OCM-SgdiQg1bD3kDHipvZInDLV-sFAclXioEfgEv_E_JSOpnnafII1ZF2ckc&fref=gs&dti=117026825048861&hc_location=group
