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Texas DP Newman Publishes a 7-03 Related Investigation Report of the Synod and CTX Process

Texas DP Newman Publishes an Investigation Report of Synod and CTX

July 26, 2023 Chuck Mueller Jr. Resolutions, Synod News Leave a comment

Texas DP Newman’s “Observations and Recommendations” Ecclesiastical Investigation report of the CTX controversy places blame on all “sides.”

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Talk or Fight -- Which Will Win At Convention?

Talk or Fight — Which Will Win at Convention?

July 15, 2023 Chuck Mueller Essays and Articles, Overtures Leave a comment

Leaders and delegates coming to our Milwaukee convention will have to decide if they want to talk, listen, and reconcile — or fight, denounce, and condemn. 

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Advice on Resolution 7-03

Resolutions 7-03  (Today’s Business 1, Pages 139-141). To Call Concordia University Texas Leadership to Repentance

July 10, 2023 Chuck Mueller Jr. Overtures, Resolutions Leave a comment

7-03 calls for CTX to repent. After hearing the story from both sides, delegates should vote for everyone to repent and resolve the CTX issue.

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Open and Public Conversation Outside of Executive Sessions Help the LCMS

Open and Public Conversation Will Help the LCMS

December 27, 2022 Chuck Mueller Jr. Essays and Articles, Synod News Leave a comment

Our Congregations — Our Synod applauds the COP’s open session conversation about CTX. Synod’s BOD could learn from this. Executive sessions don’t build understanding, support of Synod members, and trust. Transparency does.

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Texas DP Newman reports CTX leaders are committed to the confession of the LCMS

Newman: CTX Leaders are Committed to the Confession of the LCMS

November 29, 2022 Chuck Mueller Jr. Essays and Articles, Synod News Leave a comment

Newman reports the CTX leaders are committed to the confession of the LCMS. Their recent vote is about governance, not leaving.

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More Synod Control Creates More Ascending Liability

Synod, Universities, and Ascending Liability

November 22, 2022 Chuck Mueller Jr. Essays and Articles, Synod News Leave a comment

Can Synod have national control of Concordias when times are good and local control when Concordias struggle to avoid “ascending liability?” You can’t have it both ways.

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We Are A Synod Together and We All Have Standing

We Are A Synod Together And We All Have Standing

November 21, 2022 Chuck Mueller Jr. Essays and Articles, Synod News Leave a comment

In the Nov. 11 statement, Synod leaders questioned the “standing” of CTX BOR to vote for improved local governance. The truth is we all have standing.

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