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July 2001
Volume Five, Number Three
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Who Is the 'Perfect' Pastor? By the Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe, Professor of Exegetical Theology and President, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. How can our students become "perfect" pastors? The Scriptures and our Lutheran Confessions have rightly resisted portraying the pastoral office as "above" the laity or possessing a special grace. |
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Recovering Christian Spirituality for the Family By the Dr. Beverly Yahnke, Executive Director of Christian Counseling Services, Milwaukee, Wis. The media have profiled the decline of the American family with heart-breaking trend lines and graphic video portraits. The media, however, have missed the point. The well-kept secret is that the postmodern family is in spiritual crisis. |
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The What and Why of Lutheranism By the Rev. Prof. Lawrence R. Rast, Assistant Professor and Chairman of Historical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. Was Luther a conservative or radical reformer? This conflict is at the heart of what divides American Lutherans. Lutheranism in America is like a bowl of alphabet soup: ELCA, LCMS, WELS, ELS, and others. |
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The Church in the World By the Rev. Matthew Harrison, Executive Director of Board for Human Services, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, St. Louis, Mo. The church in the world reaches out to the lost, the perishing, the weak, and the poor in body and spirit as a result of the very incarnation and atonement of Christ. |
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In the Field: By Monica Robins Featuring the Rev. Scott T. Porath, Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Eagle, Neb. |
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Tornado Coverage Read about the devastation to the seminary campus and the experiences of those on campus when the tornado struck. |
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