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John Emery
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- Fond Du Lac, WI
- United States
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East Central Synod of WI
24 members
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Eastern Lay School of Mi…
14 members
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2009 Churchwide Assembly
18 members
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Interesting post, Bobbie. I just finished reading The Shack and it touches on many of the points you make about God's love for, and desire for relationship with, all of His children. Categorizing people, and making rules in order to determine who is…
The East Central Synod of WI is located in Appleton, WI which also houses the Resource Center. It is a great place to discover tools for ministry, share ideas, and network. A Place for Ministry to equip leaders to build up the body of Christ!
For current students, alums, teachers, staff and those who are curious about the Lay Schools of Ministry in the East Central Synod of Wisconsin
I am the Vice President of the East Central Synod of Wisconsin, and so an ex officio voting member for my synod. I also serve on the Churchwide Council. This will be my fourth CWA.
I come from a long line of Methodists, but became a Lutheran in hig…
From my layman's point of view (and also from my recollection of our discussion within the Churchwide Council in March) respecting the bound conscience of others grows out of an acknowledgement that people may, in good faith, interpret scripture in…
This will be my 4th CWA and in my experience the lobbying is pretty typical. Once the names and addresses of voting members become a matter of public record those with an agenda to promote start showing up. In the past, some groups have even sent ou…
My wife and I are both voting members. My younger daughter (age 20) will be attending as a visitor. My older daughter is a seminarian at Luther in St. Paul, so probably will be in the neighborhood.
A place to meet before we meet at Churchwide.
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- What is the name of your congregation / organization?
- Ascension/ East Central Synod of WI
- What is your role in your congregation / organization?
- Synod VP/Churchwide Council member
- What is most challenging about engaging in Scripture?
- Wrestling with passages that don't easily reconcile with each other and accepting that in many instances there aren't alot of obvious "right" answers.
- Share a Bible passage that is especially meaningful to you.
- "Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving make your requests known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Phil. 4:6-7
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