The Gottesdienst Crowd

TGC 048 - More Poetry

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses the playfulness of poetry and four poems that help illustrate this. Anthony Dodgers (pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Charlotte, IA) and David Petersen (pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN, and the author of the recurring column "Commentary on the War" in the Gottesdienst journal) join us for the discussion.

Here are the poems in order: 

• Billy Collins, Introduction to Poetry
• John Donne, Death, be not proud
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Children's Hour
• G. K. Chesterton, The Song of the Strange Ascetic
• A. A. Milne, At the Zoo
• John McCrae, In Flanders Fields

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TGC 047 - Apostolic Succession

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses Apostolic Succession. We survey a brief history of this teaching, unpack the Lutheran response in the Confessions to the charge that Lutheran orders are illicit, and how to defend it today.  Rev. Dr. Korey Maas (associate professor of history at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan) joins us for the discussion.

Here is a link to Dr. Maas's article: https://www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/2019/3/7/a-sneak-peek-inside-the-trinity-2019-issue

Here is a link to Rev. Heath Curtis's article: https://issuesetc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/why-the-apostolic-succession-debate-matters.pdf

Here is a link to Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn's article: https://www.scribd.com/document/15021003/The-Validity-of-Lutheran-Orders-Piepkorn

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TGC 046 - The Patriarchy

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses the Patriarchy. Andrew Preus (pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, MacGregor, IA, and Trinity Lutheran Church, Guttenberg, IA) joins us for the discussion.

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TGC 045 - The Sanctoral Cycle

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses observing the Sanctoral Cycle in both the parish and the home. Rick Stuckwisch (pastor of Emmaus Lutheran Church, South Bend, IN, and contributing editor to the Gottesdienst Journal and the Gottesblog) joins us for the discussion.

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TGC 044 - Reclaiming the Household

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses the importance of reclaiming the household, its piety and traditions. Douglas Spittel (pastor of First Trinity Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, PA) joins us for the discussion.

Link to Maria Von Trapp's book:https://smile.amazon.com/Around-Year-Von-Trapp-Family/dp/162282668X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1560892067&sr=8-28-2

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TGC 043 - Trinity Sunday

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses Trinity Sunday. Sean Daenzer (pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, ND, and Peace Lutheran Church, Barney, ND) joins us for the discussion.

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TGC 042 - Pentecost and the Holy Spirit

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses with Fritz Eckardt (Editor-in-Chief of Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy and pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran, Kewannee, IL) the Feast of Pentecost and the person and work of the Holy Spirit. 

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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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TGC 040 - The Clash of Worldviews

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses the clash of worldviews and how to spot it, to find a place to stand in the midst of it, and teach and confess against it. Larry Beane (pastor of Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA, and Sermons editor for the Gottesdienst Journal and the Gottesblog Whip) joins us for the discussion.

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TGC 039 - The Ascension

In this Gottescast, The Gottesdienst Crowd discusses the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord. Ben Ball (pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hamel, IL) joins us for the discussion.

If you're interested in the GottesTour: https://www.gottesdienst.org/oberammergau-2020

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