Resources for Ministry
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46 – What was Lutheranism like on the American frontier?
Dr. Rast explains how German Lutherans received pastoral care on the frontier.
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59 – Were Lutherans in America ever able to get along?
Dr. Rast looks at efforts to bring unity among the different Lutheran Synods in the 1900’s.
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57 – What was the predestination controversy?
Dr. Rast explains the pre-destination and conversion controversy between the Missouri Synod and the Ohio Synod.
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53 – What other Lutheran synods existed in America in the 19th century?
Dr. Schumacher gives an overview of the multiple Lutheran Synods that existed in the United States in the last half of the 19th century.
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54 – Was the Missouri Synod the only confessional church in America at the time?
Dr. Schumacher explains the different views of the Lutheran Confessions.
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51 – How did the Saxons recover from the loss of Martin Stephan?
Dr. Rast explains the result of the Altenburg Debate and how it solved some problems after the exile of Martin Stephan.
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55 – What kinds of issues did English-speaking confessional Lutherans face in America?
Dr. Schumacher explains the difficulties English speaking Lutherans had in worship and church life.
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48 – What impact did Wynecken have on the churches back in Europe?
Dr. Rast explains how the efforts of Friedrich Wyneken leads to the formation of Ft. Wayne Theological Seminary.
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58 – What other ethnic Lutherans came to the United States?
Dr. Rast gives an overview of other no German Lutheran groups in the United States in the 1800’s.