Resources for Ministry
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54 – Who does the preaching and administering of the Sacraments in the church?
Dr. Schulz explains and connects the role of minister to the early church and further explains the roles of pastors, teachers and church structure in…
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28 – Does recognizing the distinction between the realms apply to giving?
Dr. Biermann explains that giving to the church is law because it is for the support of the church building, pastor and your neighbor.
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40 – What do the various contemporary terms used to refer to church bodies mean?
Dr. Schulz looks at the different types of churches and why we have a synodical structure in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
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37 – Where does the word church come from and what does it mean?
Dr. Schulz explains the history for the word church and reminds us that it is not a building.
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47 – What do the Lutheran Confessions say about the church?
Dr. Schulz explains what the Augsburg Confessions say about the church and how to recognize it.
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63 – What differences exist among Lutherans with respect to polity?
Dr. Schulz explains the different ways a church body can be organized.
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33 – How does the practice of closed communion fit into church discipline?
Dr. Biermann explains that closed or close communion is part of the pastor’s responsibility to not give the Lord’s Supper to an unrepentant sinner.
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61 – How important is the laying on of hands at an ordination?
Dr. Schulz explains the tradition of the laying on of hands at a pastor’s ordination and how it connects him with the history of the…
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35 – How does one work with the whole congregation in the midst of administering church discipline?
Dr. Biermann encourages you to teach the congregation before you get to an event where church discipline needs to be applied.