The LCMS was blessed with congregational government by lay people who
follow the Bible. This is a conference for lay people and clergy who want to
keep the practice of Walther's doctrine on "Church and Ministry" in
their own congregations.
The Fourth National Free Conference on C.F.W. Walther will be held on
Friday, November 1, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. through Saturday, November 2, 12:00
p.m., at Hope Lutheran Church, 10701 St. Cosmas Lane, St. Ann, MO 63074
(314-429-3808), about 2 and 1/2 miles from St. Louis' Lambert International
Airport. This conference is for laypeople and clergy. Send a registration fee
of $30.00 to Hope Lutheran Church and an additional $10.00 for the banquet.
A resolution presented to our conference in 2000 by Rev. William Bischoff
resulted in the 2001 Convention's adoption of Resolution
7-17A, which means
that Walther's "Church and Ministry" is now the official position of
the LCMS even though neither Seminary has been teaching this.
The Conference will address the great grace and victory for the LCMS in the
adoption of Resolution 7-17A and its implications for the LCMS. Now that
Walther's "Church and Ministry" is the official position of the LCMS
how will lay people start reclaiming their congregations?
Now is the time to book your flights to St. Louis while the fares are low.
By the grace of God, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod was blessed with
the most outstanding Lutheran theologian of the 19th century as its first
President. Walther's works set the highest standards of Biblical scholarship
in the doctrines of Justification, Preaching Law and Gospel, Church and
Ministry, the Church Independent of the State, the Priesthood of all
Believers, the Pastoral Ministry, the Proper Administration of the Sacraments,
the authority of the Scriptures and more.
It is the goal of the Conference organizers to maintain the teaching and
practice of this rich heritage to the church at large. It is also our goal
that each speaker presents resolutions that will help bring this information
to the attention of the 2004 Convention of the LC-MS.
Constitutional changes and restructuring are being introduced in many LCMS
congregations. Voter Supremacy, as established by C.F.W. Walther in "The
Form of A Christian Congregation" published in 1864 and republished by
CPH in 1989, is being removed or changed.
Voters' Assemblies without supremacy have no status in American Courts on
the ownership and administration of church property. Without voter supremacy
church property must inevitably be transferred to the District Offices.
This is the only Conference on C.F.W. Walther in the LCMS. The organizers
of this Conference seek nothing less than a revival and reaffirmation of
Walther's teaching and practice in the LCMS.
Walther conference Schedule
Registration