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Gospel Ministry—Gift, Giver, and Getter
(2025-09-22)It’s easy to speak about the grace of God in an abstract, ethereal kind of way—it’s out there somewhere, because it’s everywhere – which is about as useful as saying – it’s nowhere. Rather than remain in ethereal, impenetrable ... -
Christ Has Instituted the Public Ministry To Bless the Church
(2025-09-22)Throughout history, it has been God’s will that there be a public ministry of spiritual teaching and oversight, through which God guides and blesses his people spiritually. In the NT era, we have the public ministry of the ... -
A Reaction to Prof. Thomas P. Nass’s “Christ Has Instituted the Public Ministry to Bless the Church”
(2025-09-22)Kenneth A. Cherney Jr.’s Reaction to Prof. Thomas P. Nass’s “Christ Has Instituted the Public Ministry to Bless the Church” (2025 WLS Symposium) reflects on why ongoing discussions between WELS and LCMS regarding the ... -
A Reaction to Pastor Matthew Scharf’s Essay “Gospel Ministry—Gift, Giver, and Getter”
(2025-09-22)In this response to Matthew Scharf’s “Gospel Ministry—Gift, Giver, and Getter,” Steven J. Pagels affirms an understanding of the ministry of the Word grounded in Christ’s incarnation and God’s giving of salvation through ... -
So, You’re a Pastor, a Lutheran Pastor, Serving Where the Lord of the Church Has Placed You: And I Thank God For You in My Prayers
(2025-09-23)A conversation hits the awkward zone because the listener doesn’t quite know what to do with this discovery. But this one is brave and asks, “What does that mean?” You wade in to help your neighbor think about it in a way ...