That Lutheran Guy

Thursday, June 19, 2008

WELS Going Pietist?

Greetings and salutations,

Pushing the envelope of adiaphora - I have a hard time imagining the 'old German corner' of the Wisconsin Synod likes this much. I know it would probably be 'too pietist' for my own LC-MS congregation that insists on 'contemporary worship' (= smile and shake hands), but as Dick Clark would say, "It has a beat you can dance to".



What is more shocking than the style is the substance of the song. On it's face there is nothing objectionable but what few may realize is that the song was a plea for ecumenism by a pentecostal CCM artist which is certainly out of step from the WELS I knew when I was a WELS member and any unionism great or small was strictly verboten.

Later,

Jim

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