Our church offers two services each Sunday. Both are liturgical. We have two services because we have too many people for one service.
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Our church offers two services each Sunday. Both are liturgical. We have two services because we have too many people for one service.The congregation that I am hoping to visit soon (LCMS), has two Sunday morning services; Are many Lutheran churches like this, where they offer a more traditional service and then a more contemporary service, or am I mistaken about why they have two services in the morning? Why is this done?
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[FONT= "Book Antiqua"]I will not be apart of contemporary crap when I am called to a congregation. I've heard the congregation interviews you along with your call, and I would make it known that I would not. Hopefully the seminary knows this and can guide my call to a confessional congregation.
I will not be apart of contemporary crap when I am called to a congregation. I've heard the congregation interviews you along with your call, and I would make it known that I would not. Hopefully the seminary knows this and can guide my call to a confessional congregation.
The only one's I know of who were interviewed prior to their first call from seminary were those who were engaged in some special ministry situation. The fact is that we have no say and no idea where our first call will be until Call Day when they call your names and hand you your first call. And it is strongly inadvisible to turn down your first call because you may not get another one. You really have little to no say in the matter. And don't even think about saying "I don't want such and such" because you are likely to get just that.
And I'm still curious as to why you have a monstrance next to your CF character.
And he's pretty awesome. He reigns from heaven above with wisdom power and love...Just a thought. Perhaps God wants to call you such a congregation for the purpose of consistently teaching and leading them (over a period of years) to appreciate the liturgy.
You have time to think this through, but remember that it is God's call, not yours.
... from one who has learned over the past 35+ years that God can do things through circumstances that we never would have asked for nor expected. He is a pretty big God.
I remember when I first started seminary, many of us couldn't understand the facial expressions of the fourth year guys. We didn't know whether or not the seminary experience was responsible for their apparent perpetual scowls. But once we returned from vicarage, we understood completely!
Let me guess... You come back from Vicarage all pumped up and really wanting to get into your own parish, but instead you are stuck here in school for another whole year. Is that close?
Let me guess... You come back from Vicarage all pumped up and really wanting to get into your own parish, but instead you are stuck here in school for another whole year. Is that close?
So LCMS sends the student back to school after vicarage? How long is your vicarage?
In the ELS, the student vicars for 1 year - that is their last year of seminary, and then they get their first assignment as a pastor (for 1 yr) - they have no choice as to where they will go, I don't believe - the Seminary tries to put them where they feel will be the best 'fit'.
It's just I have seen my Pastor struggle for years to get weekly communion at a pretty confessional church. I could handle that, but having to show people that a contemporary service is bad...that would be years upon years. I guess if you have to accept the call even if the parish does have a contemporary service, I would. It seems like it would be crushing to go through so much education to be a Pastor and end up with a praise band. I'm gagging right now just thinking about it. Oh and the monstrance looks cool, just assume theres nothing in itThe only one's I know of who were interviewed prior to their first call from seminary were those who were engaged in some special ministry situation. The fact is that we have no say and no idea where our first call will be until Call Day when they call your names and hand you your first call. And it is strongly inadvisible to turn down your first call because you may not get another one. You really have little to no say in the matter. And don't even think about saying "I don't want such and such" because you are likely to get just that.
And I'm still curious as to why you have a monstrance next to your CF character.
It's just I have seen my Pastor struggle for years to get weekly communion at a pretty confessional church. I could handle that, but having to show people that a contemporary service is bad...that would be years upon years. I guess if you have to accept the call even if the parish does have a contemporary service, I would. It seems like it would be crushing to go through so much education to be a Pastor and end up with a praise band. I'm gagging right now just thinking about it. Oh and the monstrance looks cool, just assume theres nothing in it.
It's just I have seen my Pastor struggle for years to get weekly communion at a pretty confessional church. I could handle that, but having to show people that a contemporary service is bad...that would be years upon years. I guess if you have to accept the call even if the parish does have a contemporary service, I would. It seems like it would be crushing to go through so much education to be a Pastor and end up with a praise band. I'm gagging right now just thinking about it.
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