tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post2236783733285306666..comments2024-01-02T16:09:57.364-07:00Comments on Intrepid Lutherans: Impressions from My Visit with ELDoNA at their 2013 Colloquium and Synod – PART IIIntrepid Lutheranshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867580862562801804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-4871223098604636812013-06-19T07:42:19.081-07:002013-06-19T07:42:19.081-07:00Thank you for your well written part II.
You gave ...Thank you for your well written part II.<br />You gave me a better understanding of the thinking of ELDoNA pastors and congregations.<br />Is that the "best" for non-Christian visitors and new members? Maybe, maybe not. But, I understand your view better.<br />P.S. I grew up with TLH and for 40 years did not know of anything else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314080476382907548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-75658468946396504142013-06-18T13:45:49.443-07:002013-06-18T13:45:49.443-07:00Douglas,
The reverance you refer to in your impre...Douglas,<br /><br />The reverance you refer to in your impressions is like a breath of fresh air after "experiencing" churches with an ever diminishing reverance in worship. I had that "breath of fresh air", moving from a WELS church that prided itself in being an "innovator" regarding worship, to a WELS church still using, by and large, the liturgical service. It doesn't take long to see that what happens in the service soon influences what happens around the service. Disruptive chatter and loud laughter in the sanctuary was the norm at the beginning of the service at the innovator church; a quiet contemplative reverence in the sanctuary is the norm in the liturgical church. The difference between the two is stark. In the innovator church, the attention at the start of worship, whether intentional or not, is drawn to and focussed on the people who are present. In the liturgical church, the attention at the start of worship, with intent, is directed to and focussed on the cross. And one can't help but wonder how the two approaches that are so fundamentally different can coexist in a synod that claims unity in doctrine and practice.<br /><br />I recently had the opportunity to be at a non-denominational community church when their "service" let out. My impression was one of seeing people leave a professional sporting event rather than leaving a worship service. And seeing the pastor of that church as he exited with the others, I was left with the impression that he seemed intent in his manner and attire to be most concerned with being "of the world".<br /><br />That being said, I strongly encourage anyone interested in this topic of the worship practices of non-denominational community churches as compared to the practices of liturgical churches to read Pastor Andrew Bauer's book "A Lutheran Look at Megachurches". The book speaks strongly to the pratices becoming commonplace in WELS churches that mimic the non-denominational community megachurches of our day. If you have had growing concerns about the practices in the worship service, please read the book. It will open your eyes. <br /><br />It seems from Mr. Lindee's impressions of the ELDoNA that they are still discerning in their practices and how they pertain to Scriptural teachings. Good for them!<br /><br />Vernon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-79238783851344848602013-06-18T12:53:16.463-07:002013-06-18T12:53:16.463-07:00I loved the comment 'heavenly' about the l...I loved the comment 'heavenly' about the liturgy. You see symbols and liturgy all over the book of Revelation, don't you?Joe Krohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675123326627773329noreply@blogger.com