In this class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will look at the disagreements over the teaching of Church and Ministry.

Handout 1:  Lutheran-Confessions-with-Ministry-and-Polity.pdf
Handout 2: Church-Polity-and-Ministry.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture: St. Patrick Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL) hosted our Eldona Family Camp this Summer.  Here is the group at the closing Divine Service.

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In this fourth class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will look at the history of the coordination of the Lutherans following the great immigrations.

Handout 1:  America-Timeline-for-Lutherans-Pages-3-4.pdf
Handout 2: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture:  The 2022 Diocesan Family Camp was July 25-29, 2022 at Surfside Christian Retreat Center in Panama City Beach, hosted by St. Patrick Ev. Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL).  This is the winning sand castle by Ryan and Kyle from Peoria, IL.

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In this third class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will look at the history of the great immigrations of Lutherans in Prussian, Saxoy, and Scandinavian lands.

Handout 1:  America-Timeline-for-Lutherans-Pages-3-4.pdf
Handout 2: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture:  The 2022 Diocesan Family Camp was July 25-29, 2022 at Surfside Christian Retreat Center in Panama City Beach, hosted by St. Patrick Ev. Lutheran Church (Chipley, FL).

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In this second class on the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we will look at the history of Lutherans beginning with the founding of the General Synod up to the great immigrations.

Handout 1: America-Timeline-for-Lutherans-Page-2.pdf
Handout 1: America-Timeline-for-Lutherans-Page-1.pdf
Handout 2: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

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Having completed a four Sunday look at Pietism, we now begin our study of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.  In this class we will look at the early history of Lutherans on American soil and stop right before the founding of the General Synod.

Handout 1: America-Timeline-for-Lutherans-Page-1.pdf
Handout 2: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

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We continue our look at Pietism and the charge of Dead Orthodoxy, before we begin our study of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.
Handout 1: Pietisms-Accusations-b.pdf

The handouts from last week:
Handout 2: Pietism-and-Dead-Orthodoxy.pdf
Handout 3: Fifteenth-Evening-Lecture-reduced.pdf

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

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We continue our look at Pietism and the charge of Dead Orthodoxy, before we begin our study of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.
Handout 1: Pietism-and-Dead-Orthodoxy.pdf
Handout 2: Fifteenth-Evening-Lecture-reduced.pdf

The handouts from last week:
Handout 3:  Definition-of-Pietism.pdf
Handout 4: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

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We started off our study last week with a look at rationalism and pietism, the historical circumstances which led to the Lutheran church bodies in North America.  Due to last week’s discussion, we are going to spend quite a bit more time with Pietism, before we begin our study of the Lutheran church bodies in North America.
Handout 1: Pietism-and-Dead-Orthodoxy.pdf
Handout 2: Fifteenth-Evening-Lecture-reduced.pdf

The handouts from last week:
Handout 3:  Definition-of-Pietism.pdf
Handout 4: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture: The Bike with Pastor Mike on May 15, 2022.

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Before we can begin our study of the Lutheran church bodies in North America, we need to take a look at the historical circumstances.  Rationalism came first and then the reaction to it was Pietism.

Handout 1: Lutheran-Bodies-in-North America-4-Pages.pdf
Handout 2:  Definition-of-Pietism.pdf

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

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