The following is the letter that I asked to be read at Immanuel Lutheran Church this morning: June 29, 2008 Mr. Wayne Schroeder, President Immanuel Lutheran Church and School Alexandria, Virginia Dear Mr. Schroeder, Greetings in Christ! I pray that this day finds you well and in good spirits, as we await the coming of […]
Sept. 29, 2008 at Redeemer, Ft. Wayne Theme: Preaching in the Midst of Holy Things Keynote Address: Dr. Fabrizius will lead the participants into a deeper appreciation of the rhythms, emphasis, and context of preaching in the midst of the Divine Service, with practical suggestions both about how to preach and how to hear. Workshop […]
This past weekend I had my head elder read the following letter to the congregation: June 17, 2008 Dear friends and fellow redeemed at Messiah Lutheran Church, This past week at their voters’ assembly service, I received a divine call to serve as associate pastor and principal of Immanuel Lutheran Church and School in Alexandria, […]
This little volume, recently republished by Lutheran Legacy Publishing, is a delightful resource for churches and pastors that use the historic lectionary. It’s 141 pages, and costs only $15. There are two pages on each Sunday of the Church Year. In it he takes a doctrine that the Sunday proclaims, has 20-30 Scripture references in […]
If you were to peek your head into a pastor’s conference, one of the things you would find a common topic of conversation is all of the “non-pastoral†work that pastors end up doing. Things like shoveling the walk, mowing the grass, lights, fundraising, organizational administration, even (gasp!) working on the church computers. Pastors, being […]