Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

 

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! (Psalm 133:1)

Mission Podcasts Available

By

Matt Doebler and Mike Hartman     

WELS missionaries Matthew Doebler and Michael Hartman are creating a series of 25 podcast interviews on different ministry topics. The podcasts are coming out every other week throughout the year, and they focus on doing mission work outside of one’s own country. Eventually, the interviews will be part of a missiology course taught through Asia Lutheran Seminary.
Some of the podcasts will feature speakers who are known in the CELC, including: Glen Thompson, Paul Wendland, Larry Schlomer, Jon Schroeder, Rob Siirila, Paul Nitz, Bill Meier, Terry Schultz, and Aaron Wakeman.

Links are provided here for anyone who would be interested in listening or subscribing:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4d1zbWwnxrfHWpnrPgeSTf
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jesus-and-jetlag/id1791294280
https://www.gospelcenteredmentoring.site/s/jesus-and-jetlag

Submitted by the CELC Planning Committee upon request

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference is a worldwide fellowship of Lutheran church bodies, committed to the teachings of the Lutheran Church found in the Book of Concord of 1580. Established in 1993 with thirteen churches, the CELC has grown by God’s grace to include thirty-four church bodies today.

Every three years, representatives from CELC churches gather for fellowship and theological study at an international convention. Regional meetings are held in alternate years. These gatherings provide spiritual encouragement for confessional Lutherans who often find themselves quite isolated. Visitors are always welcome at these gatherings

Joint work of the CELC includes the writing of The Eternal Word: A Lutheran Confession for the Twenty-First Century, which testifies to the unity of doctrine enjoyed by CELC churches. The CELC also has a commission to help coordinate and improve theological training in CELC churches.

Speaking about the heart and core of the CELC, former President Gaylin Schmeling wrote:  “The CELC stands ready to give answer to the confident hope of salvation in Christ that is within us. It is a refuge for those seeking confessional homes and a beacon shining the light of the Gospel in a sin-darkened world. Here the central truth of the Reformation, justification by faith alone, continues to be proclaimed. We are declared righteous by nothing we do or accomplish, but alone on the basis of Christ’s redemptive work which is counted as ours through faith in the Savior. He accomplished salvation for all on the cross and announced it to all by His resurrection, declaring the whole world righteous in Christ. This treasure is brought to us personally through the means of grace and is received by faith alone in the Savior which is worked through those very means of grace.”

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