Transcript Matthew 28:18-20

Matthew 28:18-20
All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey
everything I have
commanded you.
“To the Jew first”…
What does this mean?
I am not ashamed of the gospel,
because it is the power of God
for the salvation of everyone
who believes: first for the Jew,
then for the Gentile.
Romans 1:16
Where have we been…
and where are we going?
• The History of Jewish Missions in the
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
• Presented by the Rev. Kevin Parviz
When was the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod founded?
On April 26, 1847, 12 pastors from 15
congregations formed The German
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri,
Ohio and Other States.
This Synod became the Lutheran
Church--Missouri Synod in 1947.
How long was it after our founding that
we called our first missionary to the
Jewish people?
Only 34 years! From early on we
had a zeal to share the gospel with
Jewish people.
Jewish missions begins
in the LCMS
• 1881 Convention
• 1882 Daniel Landsmann in Springfield
• 1883 Sent to Lower East Side of
Manhattan
• 1896 37 Jewish people brought to faith
by his ministry.
• One of them was Rabbi Nathaniel
Friedmann
Jewish missions continues
in the LCMS
• 1896-1941 Nathaniel Friedmann
(Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• 1930-1934 Isadore Schwartz (Chicago)
• 1930-1934 Kenneth Frankenstein (St.
Louis)
• World War II changes everything!
Our voice is stilled for a time
• Holocaust
• Two covenant theory--Franz Rosenzweig
• Luther’s 1543 booklet “On the Jews and their
lies”
• Luther’s 1523 treatise “That Jesus Christ was
born a Jew”
• Luther’s final sermon, February 15, 1546--three
days before his death.
“We want to act in a Christian way toward
them [the Jews] and offer them first of all
the Christian faith, that they might accept
the Messiah, who, after all, is their kinsman
and born of their flesh and blood and is of
the real seed of Abraham of which they
boast… We still want to treat them with
Christian love and to pray for them, so that
they might become converted and would
receive the Lord.”--Luther, 1546
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
• 1973 Convention--St. Luke’s
Philadelphia, Rev. Bruce Lieske
• Referred to Dr. Erv Kolb, Evangelism
• 1974 First meeting of ad hoc committee
on Jewish evangelism
• 1975 First edition of “Witnessing to
Jewish People” by Rev. Bruce Lieske
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
• 1976 The American Jewish Committee
led by Rabbi James Rudin
• Moishe Rosen--Jews for Jesus
• 1976 Steve Cohen--lay missionary for
Jews for Jesus and member of ALC
Church
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
• The Committee on Witnessing to the Jewish
People is moved from the Board of Parish
Services to the North American Missions
Board
• 1981 Lutheran Institute for Jewish
Evangelism, Rev. Bruce Lieske
• 1988 Rev. John Perling, Beverly Hills
• 1988 Milt Kohut--first full-time missionary as a
result of 1973 resolution!
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
• 1981-1993 Rev. Bruce Lieske (Philadelphia)
• 1993-2005 Lutherans in Jewish EvangelismOrlando, FL
• 1988-1990 Milt Kohut (Los Angeles)
• 1988-2008 Marc Danzis (NYC- Beth El
Messianic Lutheran Church).
• 1990-1991 Dave Tengbom (LA)
• 1992-1996 Darla Schmidt (Chicago)
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
Board for Mission Services no longer
includes Jewish Missions.
The Apple of His Eye Mission Society
1996--Steve Cohen, Jennifer Krupp and
Kevin Parviz, Missionary Training Center
Inaugural Service, September 22, 1996
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
• 1996-Present Rev. Kevin Parviz (St. Louis)
• 1998-Congregation Chai v’Shalom
• 1999-Lutherans in Jewish Evangelism
Branch in Detroit.
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
• Summer 1999 Outreach Event--4 new
missionary candidates.
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1999-2003 Rev. Don Peymann (Houston)
1999-2005 Ted Martin (LA)
1999-2006 Gary Timm (NYC)
1999 Alan Butterworth (volunteer)
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
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2001-2007 Alan Butterworth (Missionary trainee)
2007-2010 Alan Butterworth (S. FL)
2001-2008 Rev. Marc Danzis (NYC)
2003-2007 Rev. Jay Klein (Houston)
2004-2005 Rev. Ted Martin (LA)
1999-2006 Rev. Gary Timm (NYC)
• 2005-Bruce Lieske retires, Rev. Kevin Parviz
becomes the new Executive Director for Lutherans in
Jewish Evangelism.
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
• 2005-New branch of LIJE opens in St. Louis.
• 2008-South Florida Branch opens in Miami.
• 2008-First non-geographic branch of LIJE opens
(CrossPollination Ministries, Rev. Brad Aldrich)
• 2008-Rev. Randall Wilken and Rev. David Corson called
by LIJE to begin a new ministry in St. Louis (Acts 1:8
Mission Society, and The Rock)
• 2009-Acts 1:8 receives RSO and Wilken and Corson are
released from LIJE
• 2010-New branch of LIJE opens in Atlanta.
• 2010-New worker called to Orlando, Rev. Kermit
Rickenberg-- “Books for Missions”
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
The Apple of His Eye Mission Society identifies,
recruits, trains and deploys full-time professional
missionaries.
Lutherans in Jewish Evangelism is an umbrella
ministry for new missions that share our ministry
goals, and works with congregations to develop
branches that intentionally participate in the Great
Commission, especially to Jewish people, through
our church body.
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
Status as of Dec. 2010…
Lutherans in Jewish Evangelism--Rev. Kevin Parviz,
Executive Director, Branches in Orlando (Rev. Bruce
Lieske), Detroit (Mary Lou Temple & Suzanne Hall), St.
Louis (Rev. Kevin Parviz), S. Florida (Alan Butterworth)
and Atlanta (Tom & Sharon Boeck).
Two non-geographic branches: CrossPollination Ministries
(Rev. Brad Aldrich) and Books for Mission (Rev. Kermit
Rickenberg).
Future-Branch of LIJE in every city with significant Jewish
population.
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
Status as of Dec. 2010…
Apple of His Eye Mission Society--Steve Cohen, Founder
Modern Jewish missions
in the LCMS
Status as of Dec. 2010…
Beth El Messianic Lutheran Church--Forest Hills, NY
(vacant)
Congregation Chai v’Shalom--St. Louis, MO
Lutherans in Jewish Evangelism
Prayerfully consider whether God may
be calling you into short-time volunteer
or full-time ministry among Jewish
people.
There is (or will be) a branch of
Lutherans in Jewish Evangelism near
you. Will you help?
Call Rev. Kevin Parviz at
(314) 645-4456
Or e-mail him at
Rev [email protected]