Transcript DISTRICT PRESIDENT’S REPORT

SPRING DISTRICT PASTORS’
CONFERENCE
DISTRICT PRESIDENT REPORT
Nebraska District
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
April 20, 2010
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
248 Congregations – 269 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
2 Center for Hispanic Studies vicars
4 Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology Sudanese vicars
New Mission Start
New Congregations
New Mission Start
• Cross of Christ Lutheran Mission – Aurora
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Pastor Kevin McReynolds of Saint Paul – Central City
New Congregations
• 1C Mission Church of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod – Columbus
– Vicar David Ficken supervised by Pastor Terry Timm
– Calling for a pastor
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Word of Life Lutheran Church – Lincoln
– Rev. Larry Oetting
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The Rock Lutheran Church – Seward
– Rev. Michael Meyer
Satellite Ministry Beginning
• Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church,
LaVista
– Establishing a satellite ministry at the former
Peace Lutheran Church site in Omaha.
– Rev. Tim Heupel
– First Worship Service in May 2.
Church Closures in the Nebraska
District
• Zion + Peace Lutheran Church – Omaha 2006
• Zion Lutheran Church – Rural Hoskins 2008
• 4 other LCMS churches are currently in
discussions about closure.
• Rich Boring and Mike Gruhn are serving as certified TCN
Consultants and Coaches
– Consultations conducted
• Atonement Lutheran Church – Omaha
• Trinity Lutheran Church – Lincoln
• St. Mark Lutheran Church – Omaha
• Modifications to TCN for Nebraska are resulting from pilot
experiences
• Pilot project is currently underway in the central area of the
District to test the process in a rural and small town
settings
Rural and Small Town Ministry
• January 19-22, 2011 Synod-wide Rural and Small Town
Ministry Conference at Nebraska City Lied Center
• National Rural and Small Town Ministry Missionary-atLarge to be called by LCMS Board of Mission Services.
Dr. Ralph Geisler is currently the Interim RST Missionary.
Contact Information
RST Mission Resource Center
205 S Main P.O. Box 719
Concordia, Missouri 64020
888-463-5127
www.spife.org
Dr. Ralph Geisler RST Interim Missionary
[email protected]
Nebraska District Pastoral
Calls
Pastoral Vacancies - updated 04-17-2010
Pastoral Vacancies - updated 03-04-2010
• 21 active pastoral calls
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12 sole pastor vacancies
0 senior pastor vacancies
2 dual parish pastor vacancy
6 congregations calling associate pastor
• 12 inactive pastoral calls
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8 non-calling sole vacancies
3 non-calling associate pastor vacancies
1 non-calling dual vacancies
• 14 permanent pastoral vacancies
PASTORAL VACANCIES IN
THE LCMS
• 6,123 LCMS Congregations
• 363 calling vacancies
– 279 congregations calling a sole pastor
– 36 calling a senior pastor
– 58 calling an assistant or associate pastor
• 561 non-calling pastoral vacancies.
– 219 temporary non-calling pastoral vacancies
– 342 congregations that are permanent non-calling vacancies
2010 Spring Placement of Pastors
Nebraska District
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Faith, Hastings
Associate pastor
Emmanuel, York
Associate pastor
Zion, Red Cloud, Grace, Franklin Vicar to sole pastor
St. Paul, Chambers and
Vicar to dual pastor
Our Savior, Bartlett
Trinity, Arapahoe
Vicar to sole pastor
First, Lexington
DELTO Vicar to sole pastor
Grace, Burton, Immanuel Jamison DELTO Vicar to dual pastor
Christ, Lincoln
EIIT Vicar to assistant
King of Kings, Omaha
EIIT Vicar to assistant
Iglesia Luterana Jesus Es el Senor, Omaha CHS Vicar to sole
2010-2011 Vicarages
Nebraska District
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Zion, Imperial
Good Shepherd, Gretna
Zion, Crookston
Grace/Trinity, Neligh/Elgin
Cristo Cordero de Dios, Grand Island
Trinity, Grand Island
Immanuel/Christ, Spencer/Lynch
Immanuel, Osmond
Good Shepherd, Lincoln
SPECIFIC MINISTRY PASTOR
TRAINING
• Concordia Seminary St. Louis and Concordia
Theological Seminary Ft. Wayne began classes in
September 2009. Thirty eight (38) students
enrolled.
• Interest has been demonstrated by four men in the
Nebraska District.
• No applications in Nebraska at this
time.
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
- Classes to be offered to help pastors train lay leaders for
congregational renewal are being developed.
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
Jesus Our Savior Lutheran Outreach
Winnebago
• Missionary Ricky Jacob continues Word and
Sacrament Ministry
• Jesus Our Savior Lutheran School Association
opened Jesus our Savior Lutheran School
• Preschool Teacher Jana Engelhardt continues
Preschool outreach
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%
MEMORIAL DAY WORK WEEKEND
Don't miss the great time together with your family and other
families from around Nebraska. Stay at camp, experience old
fashioned hot dog cook out, campfire devotions and projects for
campers of all ages. Go to work weekend for more details, call
or email the camp to make your reservations.
SUMMER CAMPS 2010
On-Line registration and payment by credit card are coming
soon! Check www.campluther.org after FEBRUARY 1st.
VBS 2010
Looking for Assistance with a Vacation Bible School
Camp Luther VBS Teams
Call 888-639-5809
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
Sandhills Ministries
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Bingham, Bingham
Swede Valley, Ashby
Faith, Hyannis
Grace, Merriman
Trinity, Thedford
Zion, Arnold
Zion, Crookston
Hispanic Ministries
• La Trinidad – Lexington
– Rev. Joel Hormachea
– Outreach to North Platte
• Cristo Cordero de Dios Iglesia Evangelica Lutherana
Hispana – Grand Island
– Vicar Juan Augliar
• Jesus Es el Senor Iglesia 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
Crete
Hastings
Nebraska District
Sudanese Ministry
• Sudanese Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Mission – Omaha
• Sudanese Mission at King of Kings –
Omaha
• Sudanese Missions at Christ, Trinity and
Messiah – Lincoln
• Sudanese Mission at Trinity – Grand Island
Stewardship
Faith Aflame Congregational Stewardship Culture
Transformation
– August 21
– August 28
– September 18
Norfolk
Lincoln
Kearney
• Led Synod Stewardship Executive Wayne Knolhoff
• District presenters will also be trained on
August 28 to conduct more Faith Aflame
training.
Missionaries coming to Mission Central
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Rev. Jim and Mabelle Bloker, Czech Republic - April 30th, 1:00 PM only!
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Rev. John Mehl - Area Director of Asia - May 7, 2010 at 1pm and 7 pm
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Donna Meyer - Guinea, West Africa - May 28, 2010 at 2pm
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Wasmund family – Taiwan - June 8, 2010 at 1pm and 7pm
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Rev. Claude & Rhoda Houge, Kenya East Africa - June 16th, at 1:00 and 7:00
PM
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Michelle Hoeppner Cangin - China - June 24, 2010 at 7pm
Mission Central is on Facebook- Check it out!
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Sudan
• Adoption Agreements circulating in the District
via WEB site:
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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
Malakal, Sudan Lutheran Church
Project
• Orphan Grain Train Shipment
– 3 shipping containers
• Tent for church, educational materials, medical
supplies, water lines & purification system, fencing,
generator & farming equipment
– Containers converted to:
• Medical clinic
• Guest house
• Storage
Lutheran Church
Malakal, Sudan
Lutheran Church
Malakal, Sudan
Reassembled Farm Equipment
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.
Nebraska District Budget
Reductions
• 2010 budget reductions
– District pledge to Synod reduced from $1.35 million to
$1.2 million
– Lay Leadership Coordinator reduced to 19 hours and no
benefits
– Support Staff for Church Worker Health & Planned
Giving reduced to 19 hours & no benefits
• This position is currently vacant and will be filled as soon as
possible
– Finance Office Bookkeeper reduced to 19 hours and no
benefits
Praying to the Lord of the Harvest,
LCMS World Mission, in collaboration
with its North American and worldwide
partners, will share the Good News of
Jesus with 100 million unreached or
uncommitted people by the
500th anniversary of the
Reformation in 2017.
—LCMS World Mission Purpose Statement
Nebraska District Fan into Flame 2008
ABLAZE MOVMENT GOALS
STATUS
National Mission Ablaze! Goals by 2017
• 100 million moments of faith sharing
– 50 million in the USA
– 50 million internationally
• 10,865,603 on 04-17-2010
– 2,000 New Mission Starts:
– 2,000 Revitalized Congregations:
– 600 Congregations to start new missions:
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Fan into Flame
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3 to 5 year pledges & gifts to support new
mission generating by the ABLAZE! movement.
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National update: $100 million goal
– $55,974,047 on 04-17-2010
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Nebraska District update: $6 million goal
$3,520,772 Gifts and pledges on 04-17-2010
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Congregation phase =
Major Gift phase =
$1,448,772
$2,072,000
Fan into Flame
Nebraska District
• Gifts returning to the Nebraska District thus far
as part of the Fan into Flame campaign are
$136,302.14.
• The gifts are being used for new work to help
revitalize congregations, provide loans for new
church starts, provide Lutheran education
scholarships, and assist the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Sudan. All praise to God!
Biblical Peacemaking Seminars
Nebraska District
Peacemaking Seminars
• May 22 — St. Mark, Omaha
June 12 — Heartland LHS, Grand
Contact: Rev. Mark Rockenbach
888-642-2961
[email protected]
Biblical Reconciliation Training
Nebraska District
Church Reconciler Training, November 7-12, 2010
Aurora Leadership Center
Equipping reconcilers for service in church-based reconciliation ministries
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
-Pastors
-Principals
-Congregational Members
-Teachers
-Directors of Christian Education (DCEs)
-Congregational Leaders
-Congregational Presidents
-Elders
-Congregational Board Members
Nebraska District
Lutheran Church Extension Fund
Nebraska District Delegate Caucus
June 19, 10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Heartland Lutheran High School – Grand Island
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
LCMS Structure and Governance
http://www.lcms.org/pages/default.asp?NavID=13795
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Regional Gathering Presentations, Videos, and Q & A
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Regional Gathering Survey Results
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The recommendations in the BRTFSSG Final Report have been summarized in a
brief, succinct summary document. A brief outline of the recommendations is also
available. A PDF copy of these resources is also available
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Brief Summary
Brief Outline
Synod Nominations from Nebraska
• Rev. Clint Poppe, LCMS Vice President #2 through #5
• Paul Pettit, LCMS Vice President for Finance and
Treasurer
• Virginia Von Seggern, LCMS Board for Mission Services
• Dr. Lee Schluckebier , Board for University Education
• Rev. Keith Grimm, Rev. Tim Gierke, Shirley Liesener,
Timothy Moll, Karen O’Dell, Jill Wild for Concordia
University Board of Regents
2010 International
Lutheran Laymen’s League
Convention - Omaha
• 93rd International Convention Lutheran Laymen’s League
July 22-25, 2010
• Family Night at the Strategic Air Museum
• Celebration of Pastor Ken Klaus’ ministry as Speaker of The Lutheran
Hour®
• The Lutheran Hour Celebration Event
• Thursday Luncheons: Men’s NetWork event & ladies luncheon
• Nebraska Prairie Fire Outreach Workshops
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
The Lutheran
Church—Missouri
Synod