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Document Library
The material to be found on this page consists of opinions, essays, and other articles regarding the issues that formed the reason for the WordAlone Network's existence. The documents obtainable from this page are formatted to be printable but without the images and menus. The documents are placed in the order of their date of creation. The first four digits of the date represent the year and the final two digits the month.
| Date (yyyy/mm) | Link | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 201006 | In this "new day" of WordAlone Network, now Ministries, in which we have committed ourselves to preaching, teaching and confessing Jesus Christ as God's Word for us and for our salvation through faithful services and resources, the promise to engage in the faithful transition of churches, families, groups and individuals out of the ELCA has brought many to our doorstep. . . More | Pr. Jaynan Clark |
| 201004 | When the Theological Advisory Board was formed one of the first issues it addressed was ordination with or without the presence of a bishop or, you may download this paper in PDF format. | Hans Schwarz |
| 201004 | Both biblically and historically, times of crisis in the church have been occasions of both death and rebirth or, you may download this paper in PDF | Dr. James A. Nestingen |
| 201003 | "A Process Well Done" WordAlone commends this document for study to all who are struggling with denominational affiliation issues in their congregations. Although many will not be able to do exactly as Calvary has done, . . . | Calvary Lutheran Church, Golden Valley, MN |
| 201003 | "In Statu Embarrassmentionis" Six months have now passed since the event which will go down in history as the shoals struck in the slow, miserable shipwreck of the ELCA. . . | Paul R. Hinlicky |
| 201003 | "A Time to Rebuild" The establishment of boundaries was in God’s mind since the very beginning. . . | Pr. Eddy Perez |
| 201002 | "Time to Repent" It is naïve to assume that radical Islam can be defeated by military means. It is equally naïve to assume that the problem that leads to radical Islam lies completely outside the boundaries of America. | Dr. Lothar Schwabe |
| 201001 | 2009 Fishers Convocation sermon Over and over, year after year, we have heard the world is watching. What will be our witness? Well, we made it, and the world is not receiving it as the gospel truth, thank God for that. . . | Pr. Jaynan Clark |
| 200911 | The Church as an Organization | Dr. Lothar Schwabe |
| 200911 | A Reconfiguration of North American Lutheranism Lutheran CORE, the Coalition for Renewal, was organized in November 2005 in response to the crisis over the authority of God’s Word in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In dealing with the crisis the Lutheran CORE Convocation in Fishers, IN, this fall endorsed a proposal and a process for the reconfiguration of North American Lutheranism. | Pr. Mark Chavez |
| 200910 | Read statements: from ELCA ethnic leaders renouncing ELCA decisions! | WA Staff assembled |
| 200909 | Discernment in 1 Samuel 14 | R. W. Dahlen |
| 200909 | Unintended effects How the ELCA’S aim for unity fractured the church | Dr. Robert Benne |
| 200811 | The Episcopal Church: the Canary in the Culture’s Coal Mine (11-9-08) | Allison, Bp. C. FitzSimons |
| 200811 | Free Will: The Human Pretension to Autonomy (11-10-08) | Allison, Bp. C. FitzSimons |
| 200811 | Wresting the Wheel from God: Theological Roots of the Current Crisis in Christianity (11-10-08) | Grorud, Pr. Scott |
| 200709 | Biblical Authority: Scripture's Claims for Itself (09-18-07) | Glesne, Pr. David |
| 200707 | Time for a change in leadership in the ELCA? (July 27, 2007) |
Seling, Fred, member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Smithville, Ohio |
| 200707 | An Open Letter to Presiding Bishop, Mark Hanson (July 20, 2007) |
Mocko, George Paul, Bishop Emeritus, Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA |
| 200707 | Donfried's response to the July 2007 issue of The Lutheran (July 5, 2007) |
Donfried, Dr. Karl, Northhampton, Mass. |
| 200706 | Fundamentals - Brief (09-07-06) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D. |
| 200512 | A Welcoming Community of Grace (12-09-05) | Berthelsen, Pr. Joel, |
| 200512 | Unworkable Theology (12-08-05) | Turner, The Very Rev'd Dr. Philip W. III |
| 200511 | Options on 'church' (11-07-05) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D. |
| 200511 | "God be praised, a seven-year-old child knows what the church is", (11-07-05) | Haemig, Dr. Mary Jane |
| 200511 | Metro New York Synod votes openly to ordain 'partnered' homosexuals (November 18, 2005) |
Carlson, Betsy, Editor, WordAlone Network |
| 200510 | November conference: What of the church? (October 7, 2005) |
Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200509 | Choose Life! (09-01-05) | Omwanza, The Most Reverend Walter Obare |
| 200508 | Changes proposed to include synods in nomination process for Church (08-2005) | Carlson, Betsy |
| 200508 | Analysis: One synod questions unity, one gay blessings (08-2005) | Carlson, Betsy |
| 200507 | Letter to ELCA members (07-29-05) | Benne, Dr. Robert and James A. Nestingen |
| 200507 | Letter to Friends in Christ (07-29-05) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan and Pr. Mark Chavez |
| 200507 | Mushemba letter (07-28-05) | Mushemba, Samson B., Presiding Bishop, ELCT |
| 200507 | Open letter to Bishop Hanson (07-11-05) | Braaten, Dr. Carl |
| 200506 | "Come Out of the Closet!" (06-07-05) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board member |
| 200506 | All face the call and the cross (05-02-05) | Freund, Pr. Randy , WordAlone board member |
| 200506 | God's Word--is our great heritage (June 14, 2005) |
Aal, Irv, WordAlone board member, treasurer |
| 200504 | Life's interpretation (04-25-05) | Olson, Stephanie , WordAlone board member |
| 200504 | Prospects and alternatives (04-18-05) | Nestingen, Dr. James A. |
| 200504 | Easter: Some distinctions (04-18-05) | Sheehan, Dr. Thomas |
| 200504 | The Authority of Scripture (04-18-05) | Koester, Dr. Craig |
| 200504 | False presuppositions and questionable assumptions (04-11-05) | Donfried, The Rev. Karl P., Amherst, Mass. |
| 200504 | Ahead of their time (04-08-05) | Baltz, Pr. Frederick, WordAlone board member |
| 200504 | WordAlone responds to ELCA (04-05-05) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board member |
| 200504 | Grindal: More Catholic than the pope? (Revised) (04-01-05) | Grindal, Professor Gracia, WordAlone board member |
| 200504 | ELCA officials have 'blank check' for renewing worship plan (04-2005) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone editor |
| 200504 | What is ELCA central commitment? (04-2005) | Brown, Pr. Oliver, Minersville, Pa. |
| 200503 | More Catholic than the pope? (03-31-05) | Grindal, Professor Gracia, WordAlone board member |
| 200503 | Mainline denominations struggle (03-24-05) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200305 | Issue of accepting homosexual behavior (03-14-05) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone editor |
| 200503 | Unity, glory and cross (03-14-05) | Bielfeldt, Dr. Dennis, WordAlone board member |
| 200503 | Forgive sin or un-sin it? (Part 2 of 2) (03-04-05) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200503 | Is task force's work a slippery slope or black ice? (Part 1 of 2) (03-01-05) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200502 | Letter to Bishop Hanson from Tanzanian Bishop Buberwa (02-28-05) | Buberwa, Bishop Elisa, Tanzania, Africa |
| 200502 | Unity, loyalty and truth (02-22-05) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200502 | An open letter to Bishops (02-11-05) | Harding, Rev. Dr. Leander, Rector of St. John's Episcopal Parish, Stamford, Conn. |
| 200502 | One church's response (02-09-05) | Coble, Pr. Gary, St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, N.C. |
| 200502 | Connecting the disconnect (02-07-05) | Andell, Pr. Paul, WordAlone board member |
| 200502 | Why don't you just leave now? (02-03-05) | Olson, Stephanie, WordAlone board member |
| 200502 | A statement of pastoral and theological concern (02-2005) | signatories |
| 200501 | The ELCA sexuality task force's 'concern for conscience (01-28-05) | Thorson, Pr. Steve |
| 200501 | Abandoning Scripture and confessions (01-27-05) | Kingsbury, Dr. Jack Dean |
| 200501 | How the new association is different from LCMC (01-25-05) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200501 | Recommendation 3: The irreversible phase-in (01-21-05) | Baltz, Pr. Frederick, WordAlone board member |
| 200501 | WA Board proceeds with new association (01-19-05) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200501 | What should we do? (01-18-05) | Quie, Al, WordAlone board past-chair |
| 200501 | ELCA sexuality task force report misleading (01-13-05) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200412 | Five "D's" lead to a sixth for the church (01-13-05) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone treasurer, board member |
| 200412 | Thanksgiving for WordAlone (12-22-04) | Schwandt, Pamela |
| 200412 | Questions on ordination exception one bishop asked (12-20-04) | Wangberg, Bishop Rolf |
| 200412 | Wait and See? (12-17-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200412 | The inescapability of the law (12-10-04) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200412 | Questions about UCC ad (12-08-04) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200412 | By what authority? (12-04-04) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200411 | Who holds the legislative authority? (11-23-04) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200411 | Moral issue? Justice issue? Answer: 'Who is my neighbor?r (11-19-04) | Olson, Stephanie, WordAlone board membe |
| 200411 | Christian Democrats? (11-12-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200411 | Open letter to the ELCA Church Council (11-10-04) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200411 | Tale of the tape (11-08-04) | Baltz, Dr. Frederick W., Pastor, WordAlone board member |
| 200410 | Looking for a very special way to help? (10-29-04) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone treasurer and board member |
| 200410 | Introductory video for WordAlone now available (10-22-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200410 | WA board plans for an association of confessing congregations (10-11-04) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200410 | ELCA churchwide organization, governance may change (10-08-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200410 | In 25 years, what will the ELCA look like? (10-05-04) | Bahr, Doug, M.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200409 | Surveying the Lutheran Landscape (09-24-04) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200409 | The problem of identity is defined (09-17-04) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200409 | WA board plans for an association of confessing congregations (September 17, 2004) |
Bielfeldt, Dr. Dennis, WordAlone board member |
| 200409 | What good is a crutch? (09-14-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200408 | Addition and corrections to synod assembly reports (08-30-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200408 | Film about former gays is available (08-27-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200408 | Public letter to ELCA bishops (08-25-04) | Solid Rock Lutherans |
| 200408 | So you are a WordAlone congregation (08-23-04) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone treasurer and board member |
| 200408 | WordAlone Board member writes ELCA about sexuality (08-20-04) | Olson, Stephanie, WordAlone board member |
| 200408 | Schmucker episode may be instructional now (08-16-04) | Baltz, Pr. Fred, WordAlone board member |
| 200408 | WordAlone members working on a new hymnals (08-06-04) | Grindal, Professor Gracia, WordAlone board member |
| 200408 | Indisputable standards (08-02-04) | Andell, Pr. Paul, WordAlone board member |
| 200407 | Theologians' statement on worship now available (07-29-04) | WordAlone staff article |
| 200407 | 'You need to get out more' (07-22-04) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200407 | Dates announced for 2005 convention (07-19-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200407 | New commentary and critique of sexuality study guide (07-14-04) | Jepsen, Pr. Gary |
| 200407 | 'Ecclesiastical disobedience is necessary' to avoid idolatry (07-01-04) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200406 | Board member reports on SW Texas Synod actions (06-25-04) | Bahr, Doug, M.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200406 | Theologians drafting statement on the authority of Scripture (06-23-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200406 | Ears to Hear? | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200406 | Open letter on ELCA's group's stance against marriage amendment (06-16-04) | List of Signatories |
| 200406 | "Governance 'has to change'" (06-04-04) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200405 | Reflections: With Yogi's help (05-26-04) | Baltz, Pr. Fred, WordAlone board member |
| 200405 | Board of Directors and Theological Advisory Board meet (05-14-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone Network |
| 200405 | Nehemiah: Recognizing ruin, recharging, rebuilding and reviving - all true! (05-14-04) | Eaton, Diane, WordAlone board member |
| 200405 | Church Council discusses governances (05-11-04) | Brooks, John, Director, ELCA News Service |
| 200405 | Spinning (05-05-04) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph. D., WordAlone board member |
| 200404 | WordAlone Convention hears pro and con speakers on homosexuality (04-30-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200404 | WordAlone Convention affirms Biblical stance on sexuality (04-28-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200404 | Traditional Christian views on homosexuality and the ELCA's struggle (04-26-04) | Kolden, Dr. Marc |
| 200404 | Theological reflections on the issues before the ELCA concerning homosexuality (04-26-04) | Jersild, Dr. Paul |
| 200404 | How did we get here? (04-25-04) | Freund, Pr. Randy |
| 200404 | At the CROSSroads (04-16-04) | Bahr, Doug, M.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200404 | Moving Beyond? (04-07-04) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200403 | ELCA theologians advise bishops on ordained and lay ministry (03-30-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200403 | Humble Debate (03-19-04) | Huffman, Dr. Timothy, WordAlone board member |
| 200403 | Hmmmm...which layer? (03-12-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200403 | Steady growth (03-08-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200403 | Do ELCA leaders stand by their votes? (03-05-04) | Grindal, Professor Gracia, WordAlone board member |
| 200403 | The church should be one body, not 'three expressions' (03-03-04) | Quie, Al, WordAlone board member |
| 200402 | Just Leave! Part two - Is the Wilderness a Geographic Place? (02-27-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200402 | A response to a CCM Information sheet (02-26-04) | Baglien, Tim |
| 200402 | Just Leave! Part one (02-25-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200402 | True Story from One of the Chief of Sinners (02-17-04) | Fahnestock, John |
| 200402 | Did half-time show wake you up? (02-13-04) | Eaton, Diane, WordAlone board member |
| 200402 | Get in the game (02-10-04) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200402 | My Opinion? (02-06-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200402 | Priesthood of believers makes him hopeful (02-03-04) | Bahr, Doug, M.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200401 | So What About 'Church'? (01-30-04) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200401 | Summary of January Board Meeting (01-27-04) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200401 | Staying the (new) course: A non-geographic synod? (01-23-04) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200401 | Grindal comments on new worship materials on web site (01-21-04) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200401 | Is the ELCA on same road as the Episcopalians? (01-08-04) | Andell, Pr. Paul, WordAlone board member |
| 200401 | Reflections on Old Testament reform and revivals (01-02-04) | Eaton, Diane, WordAlone board member |
| 200401 | Authority of Scripture regarding Homosexuality (01-2004) | Gagnon, Dr. Robert A. J. |
| 200312 | Year end notes (12-30-03) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone treasurer and board member |
| 200312 | Still no room... (12-23-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200312 | 'What is a Lutheran hymn?' (12-19-03) | Grindal, Professor Gracia, WordAlone board member |
| 200312 | Grindal: Lutheran hymnals should be Scriptural and catechical (12-12-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200312 | Preserve Lutheran Worship says Prof. Oliver Olson (12-10-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200312 | Church architecture: ritual can reveal how power is viewed (12-09-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200312 | Theologian defines evangelical worship (12-05-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200311 | Godspeed Jim! (11-14-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200311 | Bible's authority should be same today as in Luther's time (11-12-03) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200311 | New devotional can reassure readers of their salvation (11-05-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200310 | WordAlone awaits the theologians' statement on worship (10-29-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200310 | Is it the question or the answer? (10-22-03) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200310 | Above Board! A report on the recent board meeting (rev.) (10-15-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200310 | Above Board! A report on the recent board meeting (10-14-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200310 | Illinois chapter leader offers evangelism plans (10-01-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200309 | WordAlone sponsors conference on proposed ELCA worship resources (09-25-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200309 | Theological board is opportunity for special support (09-19-03) | Beem, Pr. John, treasurer |
| 200309 | Find out the score! (09-16-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200309 | Sexuality task force member reflects on being a CWA member (09-12-03) | Hesse, Lou |
| 200309 | A letter from the heart (09-10-03) | Eaton, Diane, WordAlone board member |
| 200309 | This time requires leadership (09-03-03) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200308 | WordAlone can mentor ministry candidates (08-29-03) | Bahr, Doug, M.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200308 | False ultimacy (08-22-03) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200308 | Will we accommodate ECUSA? (08-15-03) | Andell, Pr. Paul, WordAlone board member |
| 200308 | Rearranging Deck Chairs (08-08-03) | Huffman, Prof. Tim, WordAlone board member |
| 200308 | The starving of the 5000 (08-01-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200307 | Theologians challenge LWF study document (07-25-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200307 | Synod fails to respond to clarification requests (07-22-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200307 | Let us pray the Word be preached in its purity (07-17-03) | Grindal, Prof. Gracia, WordAlone board member |
| 200307 | Consider becoming a WordAlone congregation (07-09-03) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board member and treasurer |
| 200307 | Summary of June board meeting (07-02-03) | Quie, Al, WordAlone board chair |
| 200306 | 'Sufficiently motivated' ordinary chaps! (06-27-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200306 | WordAlone leaders clarify report of letter to Episcopal bishops (06-20-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200306 | She keeps her focus on the Bible (06-19-03) | Eaton, Diane, WordAlone board member |
| 200306 | Clergy Connect is high tech tool (06-13-03) | Bahr, Dr. Doug, WordAlone board member |
| 200306 | Fire season (06-10-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200306 | An appeal from the treasurer (06-05-03) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board member and treasurer |
| 200306 | Authority: A Dialogue (06-03-03) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200305 | What about the fourth 'R'? (05-30-03) | Freund, Pr. Randy, WordAlone board member |
| 200305 | I Love New York! (05-28-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200305 | Nicodemus societies needed? (05-23-03) | Andell, Pr. Paul, WordAlone board member |
| 200305 | Still talkin' bout CCM? (05-23-03) | Huffman, Dr. Gordon "Tim", WordAlone board member |
| 200305 | That they may be one (05-13-03) | Grindal, Prof. Gracia, WordAlone board member |
| 200305 | 'A lot has been happening' (05-09-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200305 | Three experiences with establishing "Chapters" (05-06-03) | Quie, Al, WordAlone board member |
| 200305 | Only 50 Days? (05-02-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200304 | Three new board members elected (04-30-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200304 | Ministry in the New Testament (04-26-03) | Harrisville, Dr. Roy A. |
| 200304 | Called to be learners and missionaries (04-26-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone Network Communication Consultant |
| 200304 | Crazy in love with Jesus? (04-26-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone Network Communication Consultant |
| 200304 | With the flow or against the Current (04-25-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone Network Communication Consultant |
| 200304 | Renewal movements take time...What to do? (04-23-03) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board member |
| 200304 | Human Sin, mission imperative and church governance—a Lutheran primer (04-17-03) | Jurisson, Dr. Cynthia, WordAlone board member |
| 200304 | Waving Palms (04-11-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200304 | Bought not rented (04-02-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200303 | Persist, as have other renewal movements (03-28-03) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200303 | "Shock and Awe" (03-21-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200303 | Come One, Come All (03-19-03) | Walles, Pr. Bill, Marysville, Wash. |
| 200303 | Theological Advisory Board members will lead seminars at WordAlone convention (03-17-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200303 | It's just your finger! (03-07-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200303 | Dear Bishops, You can fix this! (03-04-03) | Eigenfeld, Pr. Roger, WordAlone board member |
| 200303 | Letter to Episcopal Bishops (03-01-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan and Pr. Mark Chavez |
| 200302 | Smiley face ecumenism?? (02-25-03) | Huffman, Prof. Tim, WordAlone board member |
| 200302 | Please everyone? (02-21-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200302 | Testing the Spirit (02-19-03) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200302 | Skeptics beware! Come and see... (02-07-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200302 | Use of finances discussed in light of guiding principles (02-06-03) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board member and treasurer |
| 200301 | The state of the union (01-31-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200301 | The Lutheran reports on theologians admonition (01-24-03) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200301 | Above board (01-17-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200301 | Where's your diamond? (01-14-03) | Andell, Pr. Paul, WordAlone board member |
| 200301 | Guess who's coming to dinner?! (01-09-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200301 | Good as gold ... even better! (01-03-03) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200212 | We are not alone! (12-27-02) | Anderson, Barry, WordAlone board member |
| 200212 | 691 have signed ELCA admonition (12-20-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200212 | A reflection on our purpose (12-17-02) | Wallace, Bill, WordAlone board member |
| 200212 | It's all about grade (12-12-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200212 | Checks that balance (12-04-02) | Huffman, Prof. Tim, WordAlone board member |
| 200211 | 'We never knew it was this serious' (11-27-02) | Eigenfeld, Pr. Roger C., WordAlone board member |
| 200211 | Dangerous intersection? (11-26-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200211 | The Episcopal Ministry within the Apostolicity of the Church (11-23-02) | Consultation participants |
| 200211 | Theologians admonish ELCA about ordination practices (11-22-02) | Chavez, Pr. Mark, Director, WordAlone Network |
| 200211 | Admonition for the Sake of the True Peace and Unity of the Church (11-19-02) | WordAlone Network theological advisory board |
| 200211 | Is it Still Worth Being a Lutheran? (11-19-02) | Forell, Dr. George Wolfgang |
| 200211 | John 8:31-38 (11-19-02) | Grindal, Dr. Gracia |
| 200211 | How did we get here? (11-19-02) | Harrisville, Dr. Roy |
| 200211 | The pied piper (11-15-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200211 | How WordAlone Lutherans started a chapter in Alexandria, MN (11-12-02) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board treasurer |
| 200211 | Agree to Disagree... sounds like ecumenism to me! (11-08-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone Network president |
| 200211 | Lay presidency: Can we license lay men and women to preside at Holy Communion? (11-06-02) | Quie, Al, WordAlone Network board member |
| 200210 | Trash or treasure? (10-31-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200210 | Be steadfast in confessing the faith (10-30-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200210 | Confessing theologians to release statement on renewal in mainline denominations (10-25-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200210 | An evangelical episcopate: Do bishops really help us see what God is doing? (10-23-02) | Bielfeldt, Dennis, Ph.D., WordAlone board member |
| 200210 | WA Network Board of Directors Meeting (10-18-02 pm) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200210 | Tipping points and the Confessions (10-18-02 am) | Andell, Pr. Paul, WordAlone board member |
| 200210 | Statements--The Living Word? (10-15-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200210 | Hopelessness is 'nonsense' (10-08-02) | Anderson, Barry, WordAlone board member |
| 200210 | Single issue? (That dog won't hunt!) (10-02-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200209 | Just as we are busy, so is WordAlone (09-27-02) | Walles, Pr. Bill, WordAlone board member |
| 200209 | Chapters and verse (09-24-02) | Stoutenburg, Pr. Tony, WordAlone board member |
| 200209 | Be Steadfast: A Letter to Confessing Christians (09-20-02) | The Confessing Theologians Commission |
| 200209 | Let's roll! (09-13-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200209 | Keep the Faith, Change the Church (09-10-02) | Huffman, Dr. Gordon “Tim”, Columbus, Ohio |
| 200209 | Rules of engagement (09-06-02 pm) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200209 | Whither goest Reformation Day? (09-06-02 am) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200209 | Ordination confers no special Eucharistic powers (09-04-02) | Grindal, Prof. Gracia, WordAlone board secretary |
| 200208 | The altar call (08-30-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200208 | Hang in there! (08-27-02) | Quie, Al, WordAlone board chairman |
| 200208 | Now for the rest of the story (08-22-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200208 | The realities of not being a top-down movement (08-20-02) | Beem, Pr. John, WordAlone board member |
| 200208 | Who needs a license? (08-12-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200208 | Hidden and revealed (08-02-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200207 | Board OKs sample resolutions (07-30-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200207 | We all can support seminarians and new pastors (07-19-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200207 | Why stay in the ELCA? (07-12-02) | Huffman, Dr. Gordon “Tim”, WordAlone board member |
| 200207 | Broken covenant or flawed prenuptial? (07-01-02) | Huffman, Dr. Gordon “Tim” |
| 200206 | Attempting to "shrink" the network (06-28-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200206 | WA board member and ELCA bishop debate (06-27-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200206 | One expression of the Church (06-21-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200206 | WA Officials report on presiding bishop meeting (06-14-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200206 | Bridging the gap or rebuilding the bridge? (06-07-02) | Clark Egland, Pr. Jaynan, WordAlone president |
| 200205 | Three new members elected to WordAlone board (05-21-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200205 | Egland says, ‘Divided we stand, united we fall to our knees’ (05-15-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200205 | Luther Sem President tells WordAlone to turn to the future (05-09-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200205 | WordAlone convention short takes (05-01-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200204 | The Repentance of the Church (04-30-02) | Tiede, Pr. David |
| 200204 | Discipleship: Call to Renewal (04-28-02) | Foss, Rev. Michael W. |
| 200204 | 'To the editor, the Living Church': "Serious Arguments" (04-14-02) | Huffman, Dr. Tim |
| 200204 | Reflections on the past in hopes of an alternative future (04-2002) | Nestingen, Prof. James R., Luther Seminary, St.Paul, Minn. |
| 200203 | By-law exception part of Luther Seminary discussion (03-19-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200203 | Go to original sources (03-06-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, WordAlone editor |
| 200201 | German church rejects Historic Episcopate as sign of unity (01-25-02) | Baudler, Kris, New York |
| 200201 | WordAlone Board Jan.11-12 meeting highlights (01-18-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200201 | Response to ALD letter (01-10-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200201 | Grants awarded to two first call pastors (01-04-02) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200112 | Another congregation joins WordAlone (12-28-01) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200112 | New task force on seminarians begins its work (12-14-01) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200112 | Barry Anderson responds to by-law concerns (12-13-01) | Anderson, Barry, WordAlone board member |
| 200112 | Two more congregations join WordAlone (12-11-01) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200111 | Confessional crisis topic of discussion at Michigan meeting (11-26-01) | Carlson, Betsy, WordAlone Network Editor, editor |
| 200111 | ELCA has broken the covenant (11-11-01) | Veal, The Rev. Cn. David L., Past Vice President & Newsletter Editor, Diocese of Northwest Texas |
| 200110 | Jaynan Clark Egland elected WordAlone president (10-29-01) | WordAlone stafff article |
| 200104 | The Problem with CCM (04-26-01) | Jungkuntz, Richard, Provost (Ret.) at Pacific Lutheran University |
| 200103 | New church association to be launched (03-26-01) | Hershman, Christopher |
| 200103 | WordAlone Convention considers constitution for new association (03-2001) | Hershman, Christopher |
| 200012 | The Ecumenical Monologues (12-11-00) | Balmer, Dr. Randall, Columbia University Professor |
| 200006 | Response to Karen Bloomquist (Summer 2000) | Ostercamp, Daniel |
| 200006 | What makes an ecumenical agreement authoritative? Reply to Blomquist's lecture (Summer 2000) | Rogness, Prof. Michael, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200007 | What makes an ecumenical agreement authoritative? (07-01-00) | Bloomquist, Rev. Karen L., Lutheran World Federation |
| 200007 | Lutheran disinformation continues (07-01-00) | Huffman, Dr. Tim, Trinity Lutheran Seminary Professor, Columbus, Ohio |
| 200007 | Lutherans need to know what Episcopalians teach (07-2000) | Madson, Dr. Meg, Plymouth, Minn. |
| 200007 | "Oddly" fudging the issues (07-2000) | Madson, Dr. Meg, Plymouth, Minn. |
| 200007 | Response to Robert Wright (07-2000) | Madson, Dr. Meg, Plymouth, Minn. |
| 200006 | Response to Tim Huffman (06-29-00) | Root, Dr. Michael, Trinity Lutheran, Seminary Professor |
| 200006 | Lutheran disinformation (06-23-00) | Huffman, Dr. Tim, Trinity Lutheran Seminary Professor, Columbus, Ohio |
| 200006 | Viewpoint: CCM: A match hatched in hell (06-18-00) | Steele, Rev. James, from The Living Church archives |
| 200006 | Viewpoint: Better together than apart (06-18-00) | Root, Dr. Michael, Trinity Lutheran Seminary Professor |
| 200006 | Editorial: CCM: Not the right time (06-18-00) | The Living Church editorial board |
| 200006 | A constitutional crisis (06-2000) | Nestingen, Dr. James, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200005 | A primer for laity and clergy who "Just don't get it" (05-29-00) | Snider, Pr. Neal E., Marysville, Wash. |
| 200004 | What is the struggle about in the ELCA over the Lutheran-Episcopal agreement? (04-12-00) | Kolden, Marc, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200004 | Mind of the House Resolution (04-03-00) | Episcopal House of Bishops |
| 200003 | Open letter to H. George Anderson (03-31-00) | Eigenfeld, Roger C., Pastor, St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minn. |
| 200003 | The theological implications of Called to Common Mission (03-28-00) | Rogness, Prof. Michael, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200003 | Lutherans rally to resist alliance (03-27-00) | Associated Press |
| 200003 | Seminarians and CCM (03-27-00) | Kolden, Marc, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200003 | A radical departure (03-26-00) | Preuss, Dr. David |
| 200003 | Problems with CCM, simply explained (03-07-00) | Torgerson, Jim Lutheran Commentator Editor |
| 200003 | ELCA Conference of Bishops Report: March 5-7, 2000 (03-05-99) | Torgerson, Jim, Lutheran Commentator Editor |
| 200003 | Electing Bishops who will resist (03-2000) | Grindberg, David |
| 200003 | Politics and Interns (03-2000) | Kittelson, Jim, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200003 | Speech to WordAlone National gathering, Mahtomedi, Minn. (03-2000) | Nestingen, Dr. James, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200002 | Milwaukee "Common Ground" resolution (02-2000) | signatories |
| 200002 | Ordination and WordAlone (02-2000) | Kittelson, Jim, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 200001 | Forde-Nesingen letter (01-2000) | Forde, Gerhard and James Nestingen, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN |
| 200001 | Ecumenism as syncretism (2000) | Sundberg, Walter, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 199911 | Old proposal was better than the new one (11-14-99) | Thompson, Roderick James and Armand Kreft from the Living Church archives |
| 199910 | Kundgebung (10-30-99) | signatories |
| 199909 | Letter to my congregation (09-30-99) | Grindberg, Rev. David |
| 199908 | United we fall (08-28-99) | Balmer, Dr. Randall, Columbia University Professor |
| 199908 | "Called to Common Mission"? (08-08-99) | The Living Church editorial board |
| 199905 | Is the Concordat constitutional? (Spring 99) | Greene, Dr. Jeffray, La Habra, California |
| 199905 | Is Called to Common Mission really about mission? (05-11-99) | Huffman, Dr. Tim, Trinity Lutheran Seminary Professor, Columbus, Ohio |
| 199904 | Process letter #2 (04-02-99) | 25 ELCA leaders |
| 199904 | CCM: An Unsatisfactory Compromise (04-1999) | Snook, Lee, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 199903 | Tucson Resolution (03-08-99) | ELCA Conference of Bishops |
| 199902 | Speech at first WordAlone gathering (02-1999) | Marshall, Robert |
| 199902 | Upholding Lutheran Confessions (02-1999) | Preuss, Dr. David |
| 199902 | What's at stake? (02-1999) | Madson, Dr. Meg H., Plymouth, Minn. |
| 199812 | 16 simple reasons to defeat CCM (12-31-98) | Rogness, Michael |
| 199811 | Liturgical Reconnaissance (11-18-98) | Brand, Eugene L. |
| 199811 | Reformation Day letter (11-01-98) | 19 signatories |
| 199810 | Minority Report of "Called to Common Mission" (10-14-98) | Nichol, Todd, Luther Seminary Professor, St.Paul, Minn. |
| 199801 | Historical comparison of new congregation starts (1998) | Huffman, Dr. Tim, Trinity Lutheran Seminary Professor, Columbus, Ohio |
| Other documents can be found on the News Page. | ||
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Archived documents 2001 and older | ||
| unknown | 'All you need
is love'... Does Antinomian Controversy ride again? |
Jepsen, Rev. Gary R., Puyallup, Wash. |
| unknown | Are we in a state of confession? | Norland, Rev. David, Tacoma, Wash. |
| unknown | Authority and Resistance in the ELCA | Nestingen, Dr. James, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| unknown | CCM, the ELCA, and the ECUSA | Juhl, John D., Portland, N.D. |
| unknown | "Christ will be of no benefit to you" The ELCA and the New Circumcumcision | Smith, Julie A. |
| unknown | A confessional protest regarding the ELCA's adoption of "Called to Common Mission"l | Miller, Pr. Gerald, St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Annapolis, MD |
| unknown | Four responses to bishop's resolution | Rogness, Dr. Michael, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| unknown | Flat contradiction | Jenson, Pr. Brad, Duluth, Minn. |
| unknown | "How did we get in this mess?" | Greene, Dr. Jeffray, La Habra, California |
| unknown | How to keep your bishop from ruling an Eastern North Dakota-type resolution out of order at your synod assembly | Baglien, Pastor Tim, Comfrey, Minn. |
| unknown | Lay Presidency? | Grindal, Prof. Gracia, Luther Seminary Professor, St. Paul, Minn. |
| unknown | "Lay Proclamation" | Aurand, Pr. Charles, Pittsburgh, Penn. |
| unknown | The Office of Bishop in Episcopalian Theology and Practice | Gregg, William O. |
| unknown | Say yes to unity, no to conformity | DeCook, Nate, Detroit Lakes, Minn. |
| unknown | Side by side... | Ostercamp, Daniel, Lauderdale, Minn. |
| unknown | The Testimony of Galatians | Smith, Julie A. |
| unknown | Timothy's Circumcision and Evangelical Freedom | Gilthvedt, Gary, Fergus Falls, Minn. |
| unknown | Be Steadfast: A Letter to Confessing Christians | List of signatories |
| Other documents can be found on the News Page. | ||
| unknown | Biblical Approach to Human Sexuality | Strommen, Dr. Merton |
| unknown | Christ's Scripture or Scripture's Christ | Muedeking, George H., D.D., Ph.D. |
| unknown | Dan's Story | Strommen, Dr. Merton |
| unknown | Dave Rasmussen Story | Strommen, Dr. Merton |
| unknown | Debating the Moral Issue | Strommen, Dr. Merton |
| unknown | The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Theology, Analogies and Genes | Gagnon, Dr. Robert A. J. |
| unknown | The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Summary | Gagnon, Dr. Robert A. J. |
| unknown | The Church and Homosexuality | Hershman, The Rev. Dr. Christopher |
| unknown | The Use and Abuse of Research | Strommen, Dr. Merton |
| unknown | Homosexuality | Strommen, Dr. Merton |
| unknown | Local Option for Certifying Pastors | Muedeking, George H., D.D., Ph.D. |
| unknown | Marriage and Family Resolution | Strommen, Dr. Merton |