Debunking Governance Myths in the LCMS
Preview Lore Rather Than Law A Litany of Lore and Myth The Inversion Why Missouri Law Is Church Business What Missouri Corporation Law Says Closing Lore Rather Than Law After…
Pastoral Formation Reports Made Legible (Unauthorized Seminaries and SMP)
Pastoral formation is an important matter to be addressed at the convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in July of this year. The Convention Workbook contains much material about it.…
Fox Guarding the Henhouse at Concordia University Texas
On November 8, 2022, a majority of the Board of Regents (BOR) of Concordia University Texas (CTX) purportedly made that board self-governing and self-perpetuating in complete independence from the Concordia…
Annotated Large Catechism: Two Speeches to Floor Committee 5
Below are two speeches that I am planning to give to Floor Committee 5 of the 2023 LCMS convention about Resolution 5-14 on the annotated Large Catechism. The first addresses…
Supporting the CTX Rebellion: Is Congregations Matter Sleep Walking?
Today “The Ephesians 4 List” of endorsements for LCMS convention elections by Congregations Matter arrived in my postal mail. To evaluate it, I turned to their endorsements for regents of…
The Sovereignty of Nebulous Ethos at Concordia Texas
Introduction On or about November 8, 2022, a majority of the Board of Regents of Concordia University Texas (CTX) purportedly made that board self-governing and self-perpetuating in complete independence from…
Crunch-Time: Electing Concordia University and Seminary Regents
Outline Introduction Concordia University Texas Other Concordias and the Seminaries Endorsement Lists Introduction On November 8, 2022, a majority of the Board of Regents (BOR) of Concordia University Texas (CTX)…
Two Simple Questions about Concordia Texas Throwing Off the Bylaws of the LCMS
Introduction On November 8, 2022, a majority of the Board of Regents (BOR) of Concordia University Texas (CTX) purportedly made that board self-governing and self-perpetuating in complete independence from the…
Concordias, Catechisms, Confessions & Corporations: 2023 LCMS Convention
Introduction Delegates to the synodical conventions of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod later this month have a duty to be conscientious. This includes a duty to study the reports and overtures…
Watershed in Missouri
There is a geological feature called a “watershed.” A watershed is an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. Watersheds exist all over the…