This is such an important issue. Thank you for laying out the elements so well. The Brookfield overture sounds like a very good step in the right direction, and a return to, dare I say, sanity, in our application of God‘s Word, the Eighth Commandment, and the true meaning of Confessional authority on the matter. Too many people still do not correctly understand the distinctions you’ve reiterated here, and in recent years, conventions have pushed, and tried to establish dispute resolution procedures which ultimately contradict our Confessions, without many lay people even realizing it. A return to truth will help protect everyone, and the church at large, so I do hope and pray, all those involved in this year‘s convention, are wise enough to proceed in the direction of the Brookfield resolution, and not be misled by the Southeastern District’s attempts to push the LCMS even further down the road of corruption.
Thank you for this elucidation! We need more transparency in our Synod, not less. "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." (Eph. 5:11)
Thank you for the clear explanation of the overtures. Hopefully we will decide to be open and transparent in all of our district and synodical actions going forward. Those opposed to the exposure of the truth almost always have something they wish to hide.
I am so sick and tired of politics in LCMS congregations. The laymen are hungry for good news, but nothing noticeably good has happened since Matt Harrison was first elected as synod president.
What are the chances that the Brookfield overture will pass?
We need to be fair in recognizing that change is slow, but there have been tremendous changes across the board. Some of it is due to Harrison, some of it Harrison + circumstance, some of it circumstance alone. CUS is in a vastly better place. The seminaries are more confessional and orthodox. CPH's catalog is considerably better. The majority of districts are working to address open communion and a lack of reverence in distribution. More congregations are using the hymnal. Some terrible theological hangovers from decades past will be stopped, overturned, or reversed at the 2026 Convention. It appears that a consensus is developing on pastoral formation.
We will never be able to point to a date on the calendar and say, "This is when the change happened." Nevertheless, change is happening, and it is strongly counter-cultural to even the LCMS of 1988.
This is such an important issue. Thank you for laying out the elements so well. The Brookfield overture sounds like a very good step in the right direction, and a return to, dare I say, sanity, in our application of God‘s Word, the Eighth Commandment, and the true meaning of Confessional authority on the matter. Too many people still do not correctly understand the distinctions you’ve reiterated here, and in recent years, conventions have pushed, and tried to establish dispute resolution procedures which ultimately contradict our Confessions, without many lay people even realizing it. A return to truth will help protect everyone, and the church at large, so I do hope and pray, all those involved in this year‘s convention, are wise enough to proceed in the direction of the Brookfield resolution, and not be misled by the Southeastern District’s attempts to push the LCMS even further down the road of corruption.
Thank you for this elucidation! We need more transparency in our Synod, not less. "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." (Eph. 5:11)
The "Brookfielder"
Thank you for the clear explanation of the overtures. Hopefully we will decide to be open and transparent in all of our district and synodical actions going forward. Those opposed to the exposure of the truth almost always have something they wish to hide.
Man, THIS is what bring a Lutheran in America is all about!
I am so sick and tired of politics in LCMS congregations. The laymen are hungry for good news, but nothing noticeably good has happened since Matt Harrison was first elected as synod president.
What are the chances that the Brookfield overture will pass?
We need to be fair in recognizing that change is slow, but there have been tremendous changes across the board. Some of it is due to Harrison, some of it Harrison + circumstance, some of it circumstance alone. CUS is in a vastly better place. The seminaries are more confessional and orthodox. CPH's catalog is considerably better. The majority of districts are working to address open communion and a lack of reverence in distribution. More congregations are using the hymnal. Some terrible theological hangovers from decades past will be stopped, overturned, or reversed at the 2026 Convention. It appears that a consensus is developing on pastoral formation.
We will never be able to point to a date on the calendar and say, "This is when the change happened." Nevertheless, change is happening, and it is strongly counter-cultural to even the LCMS of 1988.