The South Central District

Pastor-Teacher-Delegate Conference Reports, Essays, and Minutes now available!

southcentralsec — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:06:08 +0000

All printed reports have now been received and so you can now read, learn, and inwardly digest the essays, reports, and minutes from the 2012 Pastor-Teacher-Delegate Conference held at St. Mark on January 19-20.

Go to Minutes, Reports, and Essays, Papers, Presentations to read the most recent additions.

The 2012 District Dues payment form has also been added at the Forms/Misc. page.

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January PTD Minutes Available

southcentralsec — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:27:05 +0000

The minutes from the Pastor-Teacher-Delegate Conference hosted at St. Mark (Duncanville) on January 19-20 are now available online to read and download. Go to the “Minutes” page.

Next year’s PTD Conference will be January 17-18, 2013 at Camp Shiloh.

UPDATE (Jan. 22): Reports and essays will be posted when they have all been received by the District Secretary. That should happen some time this week.

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Lone Star Grant Applications now being accepted

southcentralsec — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:11:14 +0000

The application period for the Lone Star Grant began on January 1 and runs through April 1.

Lone Star Grants are awarded to students from the South Central District of the WELS attending one of our ministerial education schools (MLS, LPS, MLC, WLS) or attending an area Lutheran high school and actively considering entering the ministry or already applied to MLC.

Guidelines and applications have been sent to the pastors of all congregations and are available for downloading here.

Filed under: News and Notes Tagged: Lone Star Grant, Ministerial Education

South Central District Convention — Dates and Location

southcentralsec — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:08:30 +0000

The South Central District will meet in Convention on Monday-Tuesday, June 4-5, 2012 at Calvary Lutheran Church, Dallas, Texas.

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October Conference Materials Coming Online

southcentralsec — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:47:30 +0000

The pastors of the South Central District are now home again, which means the annual fall pastoral study conference is over. Minutes, reports, and essays are coming on line.

Right now (Wednesday, October 19) you can read the minutes, some of the reports and one of the essays (comparing how the various NIV’s have handled some OT Messianic prophecies). The other reports and essays will be uploaded when electronic copies are received, hopefully in the next couple of days.

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Revised conference agenda

southcentralsec — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:59:10 +0000

With the departure of Pr. Daniel Voigt, who accepted a call to serve a congregation in Minnesota, the agenda for our October pastoral study conference had to be revised slightly.

Prof. Thomas Nass, a member of the Translation Evaluation Committee, who was planning on attending the conference anyways, has consented to fill Pr. Voigt’s slot to cover issues regarding translation philosophy.

Also, please note, members of the District Council, there will be a meeting of the District Council on Tuesday, following the adjournment of the Conference.

You can find the revised agenda here.

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Fall Pastoral Study Conference Info and Agenda

southcentralsec — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:47:06 +0000

The information and agenda for the fall pastoral study conference is now available to read and download.

Risen Savior (Austin, TX) hosts this year’s conference. All five essays for this conference will deal with the topic of Bible translations, especially focusing on the discussion being had in the Wisconsin Synod over what translation to use in our official publications now that the NIV1984 will be removed from the market.

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Supplemental Materials for 2011 Synod Convention

southcentralsec — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:06:30 +0000

Unpublished Memorials and Supplemental Reports

Click the link above to access reports and memorials which were not available or finished when the Book of Reports and Memorials was published. As new items come, this page will be updated. Included at this page as of right now (6/8/2011):

COP Recommendation regarding Lutheran Schools
Synodical Conference priorities in the case of increased funding
The report of the ad hoc committee on the doctrine of the divine call
NIV 2011 Supplemental materials

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Hebrew Review in Houston

southcentralsec — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:54:36 +0000

From Pastor Nate Buege, our district’s adult discipleship coordinator:

“Basic Hebrew Review continuing education class on Thur/Fri, August 4/5. at Abiding Word, Houston. Thursday the schedule is 9-4; Friday the schedule 8-3. Prof.Paustian is the instructor. The class starts with the ABCs and ends with Bible translation. Cost = somewhere between $50-75. That’s a bargain, folks! If you took the class at MLC it would be a whole bunch more.

“To register – contact Mark Tiefel at tiefelmw@gmail.com or 262-224-5744. Mark T is the contact man and the host for the class. He also hopes for some Gemutlichkeit at his house within walking distance of the class, as long as we don’t wake the baby…

“Here’s a link to the brochure for the MLC version: https://www.mlc-wels.edu/home/administration/offices/specialservices/sum11/11RvwBroch/

“I am going to be there and I am excited for the chance to brush up on the Hebrew. I hope many of you will be there to help me brush up. It’s too large a task for Paustian to handle alone! God bless you this summer as you hold out the word of life to many. God-willing, I’ll see many of you at AW in August, if not sooner.”

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June Pre-Synod Convention Meeting Reports and Memorials are coming!

southcentralsec — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:22:53 +0000

On Monday, June 6, the South Central District met for a pre-Synod Convention. The purpose of this meeting of the District was to go over the materials for the upcoming Synod Convention, to inform our delegates to Convention of our District’s will and opinion on certain matters, and also to give us the opportunity to offer resolutions and memorials to the Synod in Convention from our District.

Currently posted are the minutes of this meeting and the memorial prepared and passed by the body regarding the NIV2011.

Coming soon are the reports of the District President, Home Mission Board, and the Convention Preview Powerpoint.

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