On the Lutheran Church in Great Britain's website the following statement is made:
"We are a growing church, with people from all parts of the world worshipping in our congregations."
This is either wishful thinking, delusion or an out right manipulative attempt to deceive those outside the Lutheran Church in Great Britain.
Since the Bishop came to office the congregations of the LCiGB have been in decline or have left the LCiGB.
There is a reduction in people attending worship, a reduction in members, a reduction of pastors and a reduction in the number of congregations. The only areas of growth are:
A growth in conflict.
A growth in legalism.
A growth in secrecy.
A growth in rules and regulations.
A growth in penalties.
A growth in useless meetings.
A growth in the number of people denied the opportunity to serve God.
A growth in the power of the Bishop.
A growth in the power of the Dean.
A growth in the LCiGB abilities to take over congregations.
A growth in watering down basic Lutheran Confessions, practices, beliefs and traditions.
Growth?
09 October 2012
Merely Incompetence or Deception
After months of claiming problems with the telephone line at the Lutheran Church in Great Britain, the website now proclaims a new telephone number which is preceded by the old telephone number.
Why a new number? Why was the landline not working for months? Does the Lutheran Church in Great Britain fail to pay for services? It wouldn't be surprising if the LCiGB was unable to pay a telephone bill since the Bishop and Dean spend more than half of the annual budget on legal fees.
Why two telephone numbers on the website? Incompetence or is it another form of deception? You decide.
Why a new number? Why was the landline not working for months? Does the Lutheran Church in Great Britain fail to pay for services? It wouldn't be surprising if the LCiGB was unable to pay a telephone bill since the Bishop and Dean spend more than half of the annual budget on legal fees.
Why two telephone numbers on the website? Incompetence or is it another form of deception? You decide.
06 October 2012
The Call Unheeded
The Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain claims to discern the voice of God better than anyone else. Over the last several years many people have met with the Bishop because they have heard the call of God to become a pastor. The majority of whom have been turned away by the Bishop. Why? The Bishop has given various reasons, none of which make sense. However, it is notable that most who were told no (without the opportunity to even meet the proper committee of the LCiGB) were people who were more educated than the Bishop, who challenged the Bishop, or were from non European countries.
The Bishop, who has no degree in theology or the Bible, seems to believe that individuals with degrees in theology are not called by God.
Once she even claimed that the Lutheran Church in Great Britain does not ordain pastors.
She has also claimed that pastors ordained by the previous Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain are not really ordained unless she approves them.
The Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain does not seem to understand vocation from the Lutheran Confessions. She also seems to think her opinion is more important than God's or a congregation.
The Bishop, who has no degree in theology or the Bible, seems to believe that individuals with degrees in theology are not called by God.
Once she even claimed that the Lutheran Church in Great Britain does not ordain pastors.
She has also claimed that pastors ordained by the previous Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain are not really ordained unless she approves them.
The Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain does not seem to understand vocation from the Lutheran Confessions. She also seems to think her opinion is more important than God's or a congregation.
01 October 2012
What is the Bishop Hiding?
The Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain began her time as Bishop being very open. She regularly updated pastors, members and friends of her activities by email and her blog at http://lutheransuk.wordpress.com/
She no longer does. She not only stopped blogging about her activities she has hidden her blog.
What is she hiding?
Was there something on her blog that was inappropriate? Shameful?
Why hide what you do when you are Bishop?
What does she do as Bishop?
Most of her activities seem to be flying around Europe and Africa misrepresenting the true size and activities of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain.
She also appears to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to convince Anglicans and the Church of England that they need to accept the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. She has allowed no theological discussion concerning her need to have the Lutheran Church in Great Britain accepted by the Church of England.
The rest of her time seems to be spent with solicitors to find ways to keep pastors under her thumb and punish those who question her. She has spent thousands and thousands of pounds given to the Lutheran Church in Great Britain on solicitors. Money given to God for ministry is used by the Bishop to attack and punish pastors.
Why does the Council of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain allow the Bishop to ignore her duties as a Bishop? Why do they allow her to spend more than half of the LCIGB annual budget on legal services whilst most of the LCiGB pastors go unpaid?
She no longer does. She not only stopped blogging about her activities she has hidden her blog.
What is she hiding?
Was there something on her blog that was inappropriate? Shameful?
Why hide what you do when you are Bishop?
What does she do as Bishop?
Most of her activities seem to be flying around Europe and Africa misrepresenting the true size and activities of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain.
She also appears to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to convince Anglicans and the Church of England that they need to accept the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. She has allowed no theological discussion concerning her need to have the Lutheran Church in Great Britain accepted by the Church of England.
The rest of her time seems to be spent with solicitors to find ways to keep pastors under her thumb and punish those who question her. She has spent thousands and thousands of pounds given to the Lutheran Church in Great Britain on solicitors. Money given to God for ministry is used by the Bishop to attack and punish pastors.
Why does the Council of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain allow the Bishop to ignore her duties as a Bishop? Why do they allow her to spend more than half of the LCIGB annual budget on legal services whilst most of the LCiGB pastors go unpaid?
24 September 2012
The Dean
Whilst General Secretary of the Lutheran Council (or that completely separate organisation the Council of Lutheran Churches) the Dean dismissed many people. He even kicked out a fellow Lutheran Church in Great Britain pastor and his wife!
Why would the Dean kick out a pastor and his young wife?
Was it because the pastor wasn't British? Or an American?
No matter the reason, the Dean has a long record of no compromise, no discussion and an attitude that can only be described as "to hell with anyone else". If you question the Dean he will not hesitate to kick you out of your home, dismiss you from employment, bring harm to a spouse or show absolutely no heart for the care or concern of children.
Isn't the Dean a living example if Jesus Christ? Didn't Jesus call people Satan? Didn't Jesus say, "The children aren't relevant?" Didn't Jesus say, "Make enemies and persecute them with no mercy?" Didn't Jesus say, "Blessed are those who can retire early and live in luxury?"
Why would the Dean kick out a pastor and his young wife?
Was it because the pastor wasn't British? Or an American?
No matter the reason, the Dean has a long record of no compromise, no discussion and an attitude that can only be described as "to hell with anyone else". If you question the Dean he will not hesitate to kick you out of your home, dismiss you from employment, bring harm to a spouse or show absolutely no heart for the care or concern of children.
Isn't the Dean a living example if Jesus Christ? Didn't Jesus call people Satan? Didn't Jesus say, "The children aren't relevant?" Didn't Jesus say, "Make enemies and persecute them with no mercy?" Didn't Jesus say, "Blessed are those who can retire early and live in luxury?"
20 September 2012
Time for God
I wonder why it is that the only church in the world that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America does not trust or partner with for young adult global ministries is the Lutheran Church in Great Britain?
The ELCA actually tells young adults to avoid LCiGB congregations whilst in England. I wonder why?
What would Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga or Dean Tom Bruch say?
The ELCA actually tells young adults to avoid LCiGB congregations whilst in England. I wonder why?
What would Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga or Dean Tom Bruch say?
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Bishop to "Step Down"
The Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain is preparing to step down from her office. One wonders why.
Is she retiring? If so, will it be like her last retirement?
She did retire from being a pastor or, at least, that's what she told her congregation. But did she retire? No.
So why did she leave her last congregation?
Was it to devote time and money to campaign for Bishop?
Was it to leave before everyone discovered that she not only failed to negotiate a new lease for St Anne's but alienated the Diocese?
Was it to leave before HMRC discovered payroll irregularities?
Was it to leave so she could spend more time building a second home in Europe? Or remodel her first home?
Is she retiring? If so, will it be like her last retirement?
She did retire from being a pastor or, at least, that's what she told her congregation. But did she retire? No.
So why did she leave her last congregation?
Was it to devote time and money to campaign for Bishop?
Was it to leave before everyone discovered that she not only failed to negotiate a new lease for St Anne's but alienated the Diocese?
Was it to leave before HMRC discovered payroll irregularities?
Was it to leave so she could spend more time building a second home in Europe? Or remodel her first home?
19 September 2012
Ask the Dean
Ask the Dean to do his impression of the former Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. The Dean enjoys adopting a faux Polish accent and saying: "Come over. I ordain you."
The Dean seems to enjoy making fun of people from outside of the UK. It is one of the ways a bully operates. A bully makes fun of people to dismiss them and "prove" the bully is the only smart person in the room
What Would Jesus Do? I don't think he would make fun of his former Bishop.
The Dean seems to enjoy making fun of people from outside of the UK. It is one of the ways a bully operates. A bully makes fun of people to dismiss them and "prove" the bully is the only smart person in the room
What Would Jesus Do? I don't think he would make fun of his former Bishop.
Rules and Regulations
The Lutheran Church in Great Britain's Rules and Regulations have not been approved by Synod. The Bishop and Dean have created all new rules to consolidate their power and control over congregations and pastors.
LCiGB congregations no longer decide the rules for membership or who the congregation can call as their pastor. If the Bishop and Dean do not like or approve of a pastor they can now force a congregation to dismiss the pastor without consent of the congregation.
The Lutheran Church in Great Britain has abandoned the confessional and historic practices of Lutheranism.
The Bishop and Dean are willing to spend thousands of pounds to get their way and to control congregations.
LCiGB congregations no longer decide the rules for membership or who the congregation can call as their pastor. If the Bishop and Dean do not like or approve of a pastor they can now force a congregation to dismiss the pastor without consent of the congregation.
The Lutheran Church in Great Britain has abandoned the confessional and historic practices of Lutheranism.
The Bishop and Dean are willing to spend thousands of pounds to get their way and to control congregations.
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