Doing the Business of the Church
Part 1 of this series discussed the Synod BOD's "request for comments". Part 2 is one member's response to that request. To: Mr. Arnold Drung Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Church Canada From: Rev. Robert Clifford Pastor of the Hanover, Kincardine, Southampton, Ontario tri-parish It was good to see you the other weekend... Continue Reading →
Or, should I say "tweets of the day"? Good stuff. https://twitter.com/wad3mullen/status/1075866218572251136 https://twitter.com/wad3mullen/status/1075866219465576452 https://twitter.com/wad3mullen/status/1075866220493238273 ...which is why I use a pseudonym - you can't privately oppress what you cannot find. https://twitter.com/wad3mullen/status/1075866221885698050 ...and if I ever find myself in a meeting to "discuss" purported "issues of concern" I'm recording it in the off-chance it turns out to... Continue Reading →
Following is a clip of the 2017 Synod convention passing Resolution 17.03.06 to Decline to Discuss CEF from Committee 3. Committee 3's proposal confined itself to how the ABC District's CCAA proceeding was being overseen by the courts and left out the ecclesiastical aspects (namely telling people their money was safe when they knew it... Continue Reading →
Excerpted from an article on Philanthropy.com: Nonprofits, like other organizations, often follow a commonly held view about the best way to handle an attack: If you ignore it, the public will forget and move on. The media thrive on controversy, so don’t discuss it and don’t highlight it in any way and journalists will move... Continue Reading →
This is a follow-up to Update #2 where I discussed the implications of the convention delegates being separated by clergy and lay status. I wrote that article on the basis of what I believed was a report by an convention attendee. I have since gotten confirmation that the separate seating did not happen and the... Continue Reading →
(insert drum roll here....) And the West Regional Pastor is.... https://www.facebook.com/lutheranchurch.canada/photos/a.448431991922194/1771854376246609/?type=3&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARD5uWlljFMZ_MRr79z8dnxT6jMRqTJ1HkjabISbyVAEu1newGBc031UNWDDwGc4lWfTPiwx1OYLA3G3elI_2o-aFMY_8W9uC11CVjWzU0mwODiLPq-q3ROXRXdVCNJPNjSIJjGhRS-sO3ZGbA0o8HfLt0DRoM550Al-N0AW5MpZU79KPbzVP_Sm1FuE3XANuloyUSEmFsgYKAneocxQ9Dd81VQ&__tn__=-R
It has also been reported that convention allowed the Board to not get its books audited with the purported reason being "the Monitor won't allow it" due to the CCAA proceeding. First - I would want to hear that directly from the Monitor and preferably in writing so I would have someone to sue if the gov't... Continue Reading →
Update 2018-10-21: I wrote this article on the basis of what I believed was a report by an convention attendee. I have since gotten confirmation that what I alleged happened - namely the separation of delegates by clergy and lay status during the convention - did not happen. That means that I accused President Schaeffer... Continue Reading →
The information I'm getting about the convention is a mixed bag. First - there's still no audited financials for the last term and no apparent consequence for this failure of execution. Second - the new bylaws still want to give the BOD the right to amend the bylaws w/out a confirmation vote by the membership.... Continue Reading →
Update 2018-10-18: Christopher Pelletier, LCC's Director Communications, left a comment on this post indicating that ping-backs have been restored. I've verified that such is the case and I thank Chris for his prompt action. I've been writing this blog for a while, and per my usual practice of citing the sources of my material, I... Continue Reading →
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