So I’m working on a bible study for the Circuit Winkel Bible Study Series. My topic is “Shepherding Through the Contradictions.” As I am thinking through this project, I would love some input. What are the contradictions that a pastor faces every day? What are the contradictions his people face every day? How are they [...]
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Shepherding Through the Contradictions
January 25, 2012
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Task/Project/Time Management and the Pastor
June 9, 2011
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I recently had the opportunity to gather together with a small group of DOXOLOGY alumni to discuss ways of improving the DOXOLOGY program, how to reach more pastors, and the like. One of the topics which came to mind was the question of time management. I thought y’all might appreciate some of my thoughts on [...]
+Pastor Ted+
May 20, 2011
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My predecessor here at Messiah died in Christ this morning. Pastor Gundlach (as we formal Fort Wayne types would call him) or Pastor Ted as his flock called him, served here at Messiah for 21 years, from 1978-1999. Prior to that, he served congregations in Oshkosh, Janesville, and briefly in Watertown. Prior to that, he [...]
You don’t need to have children to have a marriage…
April 21, 2011
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This post by my cyberfriend Pastor Hans Fiene encapsulates so much of my own thinking on missions, outreach, and the place of buildings and such, I thought that I had actually written it in my sleep and morphed it into his brain. Okay, that’s a really weird sentence, but you get the idea. Districts are cutting [...]
Christmas Pastor Widows
December 24, 2010
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Every Chirstmastide I am struck by how much I “check out” during the month of December. It seems like once Thanksgiving sets in, I am just not there for my family. Some Advent and Christmastides are better than others, of course, but it is always true. All of which makes me more and more amazed [...]
On Calls in the LCMS Today
May 5, 2010
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the situation of pastoral calls in the United States today. For those who do not know, this past week was Call Week at both of our LCMS seminaries. The LCMS Joint Seminary Fund recently put out their little PDF file listing where everyone is going, if you’re interested (with some tragic [...]
13 years and counting…
February 24, 2010
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Thirteen years ago today I was ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry. It was an odd day, frankly. I was ordained, along with a dear friend of mine, at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne. Stiegemeyer and I were being called as admission counselors at CTS. It was in the early months of [...]
My memory of Pastor Ness
February 5, 2010
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I spend a lot of time with children in my daily work as a pastor. A lot of that comes from our congregation’s joint school, Christ Lutheran Academy. We also have a pre-school, Little Lambs Learning Center, and I have first communion/confirmation instruction for 4-7th grade. Plus I do things on the side for Higher [...]
Forgiveness (Quasimodo Geniti, Easter 1/2)
April 19, 2009
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Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Quasi-modo Geniti (Easter 1 – April 19, 2009) John 20:19-31 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “Forgiveness” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this Sunday is the Gospel of John [...]
The ESV Study Bible and John 20:19-31
April 16, 2009
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We are seeing an explosion of Study Bibles right now. The ELCA recently released a study bible, we have the new Orthodox Study Bible, the older Concordia Self-Study Bible, and the new ESV Study Bible. Of course, we also have THE Lutheran Study Bible. I’m very interested in study bibles, since they are so influential [...]
