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Month: November 2018

President Harrison Broke the Relationship with Our Council of Presidents

A Broken Relationship = LCMS Loses

November 18, 2018 Congregations Matter Essays and Articles Leave a comment

The Constitution and By-laws of the Synod describe a very important working relationship between the Synod President and District Presidents.  Sadly, during the past eight years, President Harrison broke that relationship. It’s time for a change in Synodical leadership.

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Concordia College Selma was never meant to make it. President Harrison and the Synod Board of Directors voted years ago to close it.

The Fix Was In — Selma Never Had A Chance

November 5, 2018 Congregations Matter Essays and Articles, Synod News Leave a comment

President Harrison, Secretary Sias and the LCMS Board of Directors (BOD) shamefully hid from Synod their true intentions regarding Selma.  Newly shared documents and open records from Synod BOD minutes, convention records and the CCM opinions reveal their double-dealing. Selma never had a chance. Could this happen to a Concordia near you?

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Congregations Matter© is a movement within the LCMS that wants to restore the Synod to its historic role of providing congregations with advice, encouragement, and resources to carry out their evangelical role of teaching and baptizing in their communities, as they see best fit for their own circumstances.

Our Synod leadership has gotten away from its historic role, and is more focused on concentrating all authority, direction, and control in St. Louis. That is not healthy for our Church. The health of our Church is our local congregations.

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