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TGC 202 — On Being on a Team

St. Paul warns us on a number of occasions to beware of envy and rivalry among the brothers. This is all the more important for pastors to live out so that the people of God may have shepherds to imitate in their life and conduct. In this episode, Heath Curtis talks about not only spiritual implications for the pastor and the spiritual welfare of the church, but also implores us to find our place on the team, to be willing to play outfield even when we think we are better at second base for the good of the team. We are, after all, one body and each individual member has his part to play.  

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TGC 201 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 5)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fifth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 5:1–11.

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[Gottesblog] OK, Boomer, Part Deux — Larry Beane

Read the blog post at Gottesdienst.org.

TGC 200 — The Fathers & the Solas

Whether from the East or Rome, Lutherans are charged with innovation despite the Lutheran confessors protests. In this episode, Will Weedon takes us through some of the church fathers to note how they uphold what our Lutheran forebears have passed on to us, especially noteworthy is the fathers’ insistence that whatever they have written that is not in line with the Holy Scriptures should be ignored and only that which can be backed up by the Scriptures should endure. 

Here is the link to the whole list of quotations from the Fathers that Weedon compiled.

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TGC 199 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 4)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Fourth Sunday after Trinity, Luke 6:36–42.

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TGC 198 — Redeeming Our Institutions

We are living in a time with unprecedented, at least within living memory, pressures placed upon the church. We watch as our churches shrink and our schools close. Just in the past four years, three of our Concordia Universities have shut their doors, while others are in turmoil from the culture outside and the culture that has crept within. Can these institutions be redeemed and take their place once again as a training ground for liturgical and confessional Lutherans who will out their faith in home, society, and the church?

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TGC 197 — Thinking Out Loud (Trinity 3)

Two pastors thinking out loud about the upcoming Gospel reading. This episode is devoted to the Gospel reading for The Third Sunday after Trinity, Luke 15:1–10.

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[From the Archives] TGC 128 — On Dying Well

From the moment we are born we are dying. We are brought into newness of life in Christ and the Church through the death of Holy Baptism. Much of our Lord’s teaching and the teaching of Scripture is about learning to die well, which leads to a life lived well, now and for all eternity. In this episode, Travis Berg (pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Latimer, IA) walks us through the art of dying well and thus living well. We will confront the charge that Christians are so heavenly minded that they are of no earthly good, and much more. 

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[From the Archives] TGC 022 — Rubrics for the Laity

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses rubrics and ceremonies for the Laity. Mark Braden (Gottesdienst Editor, the author of the recurring column "Taking Pains," and pastor of Zion Lutheran, Detroit, MI) joins us for the discussion.

The bibliography mentioned may be found here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/churchplantmedia-cms/zion_evangelical_lutheran_church/a-select-bibliography-on-the-holy-liturgy.pdf

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[From the Archives] TGC 041 — Advice for New Pastors

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd jumps on the bandwagon of advice givers for newly-minted pastors, though its good for those not so new too. David Petersen (pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN, and author of the recurring column "Commentary on the War" in the Gottesdienst Journal) joins us for the discussion.

Here's a link for the Gerberding book: https://archive.org/details/lutheranpastor00gerb/page/n4

Here's a link to a podcast on Gerberding's book: http://wordfitlyspoken.org/?s=Gerberding

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