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Ablaze was a program that the LCMS started several years back to encourage members to tell people in their lives the Gospel and to invite them to church. What was originally was good thing, has become something that has had many repercussions. We saw an increase in very contemporary worship services and some hiding that they are Lutheran. They did this to try to be more "relevant".

The LCMS elected a new Synodical President last summer who is much more confessional than the previous one and I notice that we are hearing a lot less about Ablaze. It is good to see things beginning to swing back to being more confessional. It will take time though.

Many young people are returning to the more liturgical services which is a good thing.
 
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If one evangelism effort is abandon, are we to expect the new presidents' substitute program?



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seajoy, thanks for the clarification on STudeclunker.

Thank you for the welcome Tangible, Aibrean, and goldbeach!

Aibrean, I am from northeast Ohio, near Akron. I remember the Xenia tornado. My great aunt & uncle lived in Spring Valley. My oldest son went to Miami of Ohio, if you know where that is.

QuiltAngel, thanks for the explanation regarding Ablaze.

Blessings, Beth
 
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CaliforniaJosiah said:
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I was answering Beth's question regarding Ablaze. I don't think this thread is the place to get into a discussion/debate about it.
 
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QuiltAngel said:
I was answering Beth's question regarding Ablaze. I don't think this thread is the place to get into a discussion/debate about it.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to do that (I didn't know it was debated). I only wondered what it was being replaced with - if anything.

I'll "butt" out....


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