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Children of the Promise / March 2011, Featured Articles
Whose Synod is This? (Do you know where your child is?)
A little over 100 years ago, 5 small churches in the Midwest which shared a common Lutheran heritage, theology and practice joined together to form a synod of churches for fellowship and so that they could send missionaries to China. Through the years, God added more churches to our number so that today there are 115 churches in the US and Canada; our international mission focus has shifted to Taiwan, Japan, Chad and Cameroon; and our synod has grown to encompass a seminary, church planting, youth ministries, publishing and pastoral care.
The synod that was created by those first churches has grown to become a denomination called the Church of the Lutheran Brethren. It is easy for us (even those who have been members of the CLB all of their lives) to forget that our synod is the creation, the child, of our local churches. It exists only to serve as the representative of our local churches in carrying out the Great Commission and has no mission, goal, or reason for existence apart from our congregations.
Many of our parishioners have no idea how their local church is connected to those people from Fergus Falls, Minnesota who occasionally bring a greeting on Sunday morning during their worship services. Perhaps it’s worth repeating the Vision Statement of the CLB: “We see God stirring in our church a fresh passion to reach beyond our own comfort to all people among whom God places us. We embrace God's mission to bring the life changing Gospel to unreached people in Asia and Africa, and we sense God convicting us to more intentionally reach out to people who live in our midst in North America as well.
So when you think about the ministry of your local church, please remember that your congregation is a member of the CLB Family and the mission of your congregation includes ALL that the CLB does. As children depend on the care of their parents, the CLB looks to you for your prayer and support.
Roy Heggland is Chairman of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren Council of Directors.
More Featured Articles
A Reflection of God's Heart
We first met Jude, not in a state of exhaustion after hours of birthing labor, but instead exhausted from three days of flights and car travel. Meeting this new child was a less painful experience for my wife! We had an entirely different sense of nervous anticipation—yet still incredible and life-changing.
Children Walking in Truth
Far more important than his son’s excellent job, athletic ability, or status in the community, was the simple fact that his son was walking in the truth. We experience a similar joy as a Lutheran Brethren Seminary (LBS) faculty when we hear that our graduates are walking in the truth of God’s Word.
Thy Word Have I Hid...
I had my Bible with me in basic training, through inspections, across the stormy north Atlantic, through England, France, Germany, and deep into the heart of Austria. Here, on May 6, 1945, our 71st Division, having penetrated the farthest east of any American unit, met the Russian army coming from the east...
Unfolding Grace, Giving, Receiving, Celebrating
How many of you have held bake sales for teens to go on mission trips? Bought items to support a mission trip? Secretly envied those who were going? Wanted to be used somehow, but didn’t want to fly across the ocean? Now is your chance!