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How many WELS services have you been to? What's up with all the WELS bashing?You're leaving the LCMS over liturgical issues, I've always heard that the WELS have quite low church services, even with some pastors just wearing the black graduation robe thingys. Sorry I guess the proper Mass is one of my pet peeves.
Low church services aren't bad...they're just not for me. No WELS bashing here.How many WELS services have you been to? What's up with all the WELS bashing?
Yes, but there's been no pastor at the local congregation for several months now and I assume someone needs to be notified we've transferred, right?
As I've stated before the ELCA may be your best bet if they don't start ordaining gay non-celibate people. If they do then WELS would be perfect for your situation.
This sounds bizarre to me, too. What happens if the LCMS congregation refuses to release his membership? Can they, in effect, hold his communion status hostage?
Thanks for some sanity in this thread, filo.
No, they can't. They may want to talk with the person. But they can't hold the person hostage. He is not under discipline, so they can't use that either.
It may look bad from the Ablaze perspective by "losing a member." But in reality the congregation has already lost Stude.
0, the closest congregation is like 70 miles away, if you are non WELS you cannot commune nor pray, so are non WELS even allowed at a WELS church? When would I get the chance lol?You still didn't answer my question. How many WELS services have you been to?
0, the closest congregation is like 70 miles away, if you are non WELS you cannot commune nor pray, so are non WELS even allowed at a WELS church? When would I get the chance lol?
WELS cannot commune in an LCMS church either. Are you ELCA? If so, you are not allowed to have your opinions in this part of the forum. You are very welcome in a WELS church, and I take offence to how you are treating my Synod.0, the closest congregation is like 70 miles away, if you are non WELS you cannot commune nor pray, so are non WELS even allowed at a WELS church? When would I get the chance lol?
I would assume whoever is handling the vacancy should be able to do that, or at least someone at Cambridge should know.
No, they can't. They may want to talk with the person. But they can't hold the person hostage. He is not under discipline, so they can't use that either.
It may look bad from the Ablaze perspective by "losing a member." But in reality the congregation has already lost Stude.
There isn't an official vacancy, just an absent pastor in training.
Honestly, I don't think my ELCE pastor is too worried about things on this end. He has our baptism and confirmation certs. and that seemed to be good enough.
I have communed WELS visitors before.
You're leaving the LCMS over liturgical issues, I've always heard that the WELS have quite low church services, even with some pastors just wearing the black graduation robe thingys. Sorry I guess the proper Mass is one of my pet peeves.As I've stated before the ELCA may be your best bet if they don't start ordaining gay non-celibate people. If they do then WELS would be perfect for your situation.
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