Transcript DISTRICT PRESIDENT’S REPORT

FALL PASTORS’ CONFERENCE
REPORT
Nebraska District
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
October 27, 2009
The LCMS Mission
Statement
In grateful response to God’s grace and
empowered by the Holy Spirit through Word
and Sacraments, the mission of the LCMS is
vigorously to make known the love of Christ by
word and deed within our churches,
communities, and the world.
NEBRASKA DISTRICT - LCMS
MISSION
The mission of the Nebraska District LCMS is to
resource congregations, leaders, and related
organizations in their mission of discipling the
saved and proclaiming Christ to a lost and
changing world.
NEBRASKA DISTRICT – LCMS
VISION
All congregations and schools of the
Nebraska District are passionate with a
Gospel-focused mission to reach all people
with the good news of Jesus.
2006-2009
Jesus said, “I tell
you, open your eyes
and look at the
fields! They are ripe
for harvest.”
John 4:35
2009-2012
Be wise in the way you act
toward outsiders; make the
most of every opportunity.
Let your conversation be
always full of grace,
seasoned with salt, so that
you may know how to
answer everyone.
Colossians 4:5-6.
Nebraska District - LCMS
247 Congregations – 276 clergy with 231 in congregations
106,742 Baptized Members
81,829 Communicant Members
36 Preschools
39 Elementary Schools
4 High Schools
441 Teachers
- 243 Rostered
– 33 Synodically trained, but not rostered
– 165 Others
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23 Directors of Christian Education
1 Lay Minister
1 Deaconess
10 vicars & 2 DELTO vicars
1 Licensed Deacon
New Mission Start
New Congregations
New Mission Start
• Cross of Christ Lutheran Mission – Aurora
– Pastor Kevin McReynolds of Saint Paul – Central City
– First Service will be November 1, 2009
New Congregations
• 1C Mission Church of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod – Columbus
– Vicar David Ficken supervised by Pastor Terry Timm
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Word of Life Lutheran Church – Lincoln
– Rev. Larry Oetting
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The Rock Lutheran Church – Seward
– Calling for a pastor
Nebraska District Pastoral
Calls
Pastoral Vacancies - updated 10-22-09
• 26 active pastoral calls
– 16 sole pastor vacancies
– 5 senior pastor vacancies
– 5 congregations calling associate pastor
• 16 inactive pastoral calls
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10 non-calling sole vacancies
3 non-calling associate pastor vacancies
3 non-calling dual vacancies
• 9 permanent pastoral vacancies
PASTORAL VACANCIES IN
THE LCMS
• 309 calling pastoral vacancies
– 247 sole pastors
– 31 senior pastors
– 31 associate pastors
• 130 temporary non-calling pastoral vacancies
• 309 permanent pastoral vacancies
• 748 total pastoral vacancies
SPECIFIC MINISTRY PASTOR
TRAINING
• Concordia Seminary St. Louis and
Concordia Theological Seminary Ft. Wayne
began classes in September. Thirty eight
(38) students are enrolled.
• Interest has been demonstrated by four men
in the Nebraska District.
• No applications in Nebraska for 2009.
Lay Leadership Program
– Classroom and on-line training by Concordia University
professors and District pastors for those who have been
identified by their pastors to assist their pastors in
specific lay roles:
• Youth ministry, new member assimilation, visitation, outreach
organization, etc.
– Pre-Specific Ministry Pastor class
preparation to apply for the Seminaries’
programs
NEBRASKA DISTRICT
LUTHERAN SCHOOLS
Number of Lutheran schools and enrollment in the Nebraska
District
Early Childhood Centers:
36 -
2322 students
Elementary Schools:
39 -
3307 students
High Schools (grade 9-12):
4 -
536 students
TOTAL:
79 - 6165 students
16 schools have increased in census
25 schools have decreased in census
1 new Lutheran school at Winnebago opened this Fall
Lutheran School Mission Field
Overview
Ethnicity of Students
• Native Amer.
.5%
• White
93.1%
• Black
3.2%
• Hispanic
1.7%
• Asian
1.4%
• Other
.3%
Open your eyes and look at the fields . . .
Student Church Affiliation
LCMS Operating Congregation
53.1%
Other LCMS Congregation
10.9%
Other Lutheran Church
4.2%
Non-Lutheran Church
23.4%
Un-Churched
6.3%
Campus Ministries
• University Lutheran Chapel, Lincoln
– District Ministry
• University Lutheran, Kearney
– Holy Cross – Kearney & District
• Lutheran Campus Ministry, Omaha
– Pacific Hills – Omaha & District
• Lutheran Student Center, Wayne
– Grace – Wayne & District
Open your eyes and look at the fields . . .
Sandhills Ministries
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Bingham, Bingham
Swede Valley, Ashby
Faith, Hyannis
Grace, Merriman
Trinity, Thedford
Zion, Arnold
Zion, Crookston
Open your eyes and look at the fields . . .
Jesus Our Savior Lutheran Outreach
Winnebago
• Missionary Ricky Jacob Continues faithful
Word and Sacrament Ministry
• Jesus Our Savior Lutheran School has been
opened by a school association.
• Please pray for this mission endeavor.
Hispanic Ministries
• La Trinidad – Lexington
– Rev. Joel Hormachea
– Outreach to North Platte
• Cristo Cordero de Dios Iglesia Evangelica Lutherana
Hispana – Grand Island
– Colloquy Candidate Juan Augliar
• Jesus Es El Senor Iglesia
Evangelica Lutherana Hispana
– Omaha
– Vicar Obdullio Felix
Nebraska District
Hispanic Ministry
• Hispanic Ministry Opportunities
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South Sioux City
Columbus
Fremont
Lincoln
Madison
Norfolk
Schuyler
Omaha
Nebraska District
Sudanese Ministry
• Sudanese Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Mission – Omaha
• Sudanese Mission at King of Kings –
Omaha
• Sudanese Missions at Christ, Trinity,
Messiah and Holy Savior – Lincoln
• Sudanese Mission at Trinity – Grand Island
Revitalization
Transforming Churches
Network
• Rev. Rich Boring and Rev. Mike Gruhn have completed
TCN consultant and coach certifcation.
• Modifications to TCN for Nebraska are being made
through pilot testing.
• Atonement in Omaha and Trinity Lincoln have each tested
the TCN consultation weekend.
• Next test will occur among rural and small town
congregations.
Rural and Small Town Ministry
• November 5-7 Synod-wide Rural and Small Town Ministry
Conference was conducted at Nebraska City
– Good ideas for the future of rural and small town ministries.
Special focus on multiple parish ministries.
• National Rural and Small Town Ministry Missionary-atLarge to be called by LCMS Board of Mission Services
• LCMS World Mission has formed a
National Rural and Small Town Missions Committee.
Stewardship
• District Stewardship Committee is at work.
• Surveyed District congregations and pastors to
learn current stewardship activities and needs.
• Provided 3 Regional Fiscal Conferences in August
• Will provide stewardship resource
information throughout the District.
Missionaries coming to Mission Central
- Ed Strohschein - November 12th, 2009 at 1pm
• Business manager for the mission work in Asia
– Ivan Rasch family - November 17, 2009 at 7pm
• Teachers at Hillcrest School in Jos, Nigeria
– Rev. Jim and Mabelle Bloker - November 24, 2009
• Missionaries in the Czech Republic
– Mike Rodewald family - December 15, 2009 at 7pm
• LCMS Regional Director for Africa
– Sharon Owens - July 17, 2010
• Director of ESL Outreach in Macau
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Sudan
• Adoption Agreements circulating in the District
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Radio Africa Communication Project
Church Roofs
Hands of Mercy Center
Malakal Church Fence
School Uniforms for Lutheran School students
Scholarships for Lutheran School students
Roofs for Lutheran School classrooms
in Upper Nile (Shilluk Kingdom)
– Medical Clinic water system
at Malakal
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Sudan
• Orphan Grain Train Shipment has arrived
and will be installed after Thanksgiving
– 3 shipping containers
• Tent for church, educational materials, medical
supplies, water lines & purification system, fencing,
generator & farming equipment
– Containers will be converted into
• Medical clinic
• Guest house
• Storage
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Sudan
• Nebraska District Missionary at Large for
African Immigrant Ministry Rev. John
Deang
– Vacancy Pastor at Sudanese Ev. Lutheran
Church in Omaha
– Returning to Sudan after Thanksgiving to assist
with installation process in Malakal
– Will Work with ELCS leaders and pastors and
American team
– Please pray for him and this process
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Sudan
• LCMS and ELCS Coordination Consultation in
Omaha December 13-15 at Sudanese Ev. Lutheran
Church in Mission & King of Kings
– ELCS Acting Bishop & Assistant to Bishop and Upper Nile
Region Representative
– LCMS World Mission
• LCMS Districts working in Sudan
• LCMS RSO’s working in Sudan
• LCMS Mission Agencies working
in Sudan
LCMS Operation Barnabas Project
• A joint effort by LCMS World Relief and Human Care and
LCMS World Mission--Ministry to the Armed Forces to
equip congregations to support National Guard and
Reserve Military personnel.
• The LCMS is one of the first national church bodies to
address the role congregations can play in
helping reserve soldiers with their
return from war.
• Nebraska based Navy Chaplain
Mike Moreno is Operation
Barnabas Project Manager.
Concordia University Nebraska
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1717 undergraduate and graduate students from 43 states and several foreign countries.
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Concordia is a leader in preparing professional workers for The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod. 25% of all LCMS professional workers.
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Nearly 90 percent of Concordia’s health professions and pre-law graduates are accepted
by medical and law colleges
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Concordia's student/faculty ratio is 14:1
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Concordia has more than 50 undergraduate programs and numerous pre-professional
programs from which to choose -- majors range from art to education, chemistry and
theology, and many other disciplines in-between
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Nearly 98 percent of Concordia’s students receive financial assistance
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Recently opened a degree completion and graduate program at a Lincoln Concordia site
in the Fallbrook development.
Spring Pastors’ Conference
• Dates:
April 12, 13, 14, 2010
• Times:
1 p.m. on April 12 to
11:00 am on April 14
• Location:
TBA
• Topic:
Unity–Diversity–Harmony
64th Regular Convention of
The
Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
July 10-17, 2010
Houston, Texas
“Forgiving one another, as God in Christ
forgave you” (Eph. 4:32).
Important Dates
7/10/08 – Solicitation of nominees for boards and commissions
begins
10/10/09 – Nominations due to Committee for Convention
Nominations
10/10/09 – Election of delegates completed
3/6/10 – Convention reports and overtures due
3/10/10 – President and vice presidents nominating ballots due
Floor Committee Meetings
FLOOR COMMITTEE WEEKEND
• May 21-24, 2010, International Center, St. Louis, Missouri
• Begin Friday, May 21 at 6:00 pm
CONVENTION: Closed Meetings
• Committee 8 - July 8, 2010, 1:30-9:00 pm & July 9, 9:00 am-12 noon
• Other Committees - July 9, 2010, 1:30-9:00 pm
CONVENTION: Open Hearings
• Committee 8 - July 9, 2010, 1:30-6:00 pm & July 10, 9:00 am-12 noon
• Other Committees – July 10, 2010, 9:00 am-12 noon
Convention Information
DELEGATE ORIENTATION
• Saturday, July 10, 2010, 1:30-3:00 pm
• One session for all delegates – GRB Convention Center
OPENING CONVENTION WORSHIP
• Divine Worship with Holy Communion
• Saturday, July 10, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm
• Location: GRB Convention Center
DELEGATE CONVENTION MEAL
• Saturday, July 10, 2010, 6:30-9:00 pm
• Location: Hilton Americas – Houston Hotel
64th Regular Convention of
The
Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
July 10-17, 2010
Houston, Texas
www.lcms.org/convention
2009-2012
Be wise in the way you act
toward outsiders; make the
most of every opportunity.
Let your conversation be
always full of grace,
seasoned with salt, so that
you may know how to
answer everyone.
Colossians 4:5-6.