[m-m-online] April 5, 2007

[Minister to Minister online]

OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO...

THE FAMILY OF MATT MEIER (Principal, Concordia Lutheran School, San 
Antonio) as he and his wife Carolyn mourn the loss of her mother Phyllis 
Meyer, on Tuesday, April 3rd after a very brief battle with uterine 
cancer. Phyllis and her husband George celebrated their 50th wedding 
anniversary in February. The funeral will be held next week in Las 
Vegas. Please keep Matt and his family in your prayers.

THE FAMILY OF REV. HERB KEISTMAN (Ebenezer, Paige) whose son, Josh, died 
yesterday, April 4th, from complications due to a severe asthma attack. 
A funeral service will be held Monday, April 9th, 2 pm, at Ebenezer 
Lutheran, 4146 W. Highway 21, Paige, Texas, 78659.

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MINISTRY CALLS

P A S T O R S

Accepted

Don Olson, Jr., Waco, TX to Trinity, Uvalde, TX


Undecided

Matthew Brackman, Redeemer, Cisco, TX to Peace, Texas City, TX

Russell Etzel, Our Savior, Centerville, TX to Concordia, Houston, TX

Mark Cattau, Our Redeemer, Dallas, TX to Christ, Albuquerque, NM

Mitchell W. Gowen, Our Savior, Aiea-Oahu, HI to Memorial, Katy, TX


C O M M I S S I O N E D M I N I S T E R S

Undecided

Christian Boehlke, Trinity, Cheyenne, WY to Our Savior, Houston, TX

Paul Mieger, Cross of Christ, DeSoto, TX to Faith, Derby, KS

Leta Brown, Grace, Menomonee Falls, WI to Crown of Life, Colleyville, TX

Tom Geyer, St. Paul, Ft. Worth, TX to Cross of Christ, Anthem, AZ

Designated

Carrie Ann Becker, Concordia University Ann Arbor to St. Paul Lutheran 
School, McAllen, TX

Elizabeth Wallis, Concordia University River Forest to St. Paul Lutheran 
School, McAllen, TX

Kristina Urban, Concordia University Seward to Lutheran South Academy, 
Houston, TX

Drew Urban, Concordia University Seward to Lutheran South Academy, 
Houston, TX

Jason Kuiper, Concordia University Seward to St. Paul, Harlingen, TX

Megan Robertson, Concordia University Seward to St. Paul, Harlingen, TX

Tim Shewmaker (DPM), Concordia University Seward to St. Paul, McAllen, TX

Kristin Matasovsky, Concordia University Seward to St. Paul, McAllen, TX

Katherine Jeppesen, Concordia University Seward to St. Paul, McAllen, TX

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It's not too late! Sign up today..........

2007 PASTORS' THEOLOGICAL CONVOCATION, APRIL 16 - 18
Omni Austin Hotel Southpark, Austin, TX

Living the Theology of the Cross in a Pluralistic World:
Being Confessional and Missional

"Living the Theology of the Cross in a Pluralistic World: Being 
Confessional and Missional" reflects the tension that we Lutherans live 
in today. How do we as confessional Christians remain such while also 
living Christ's mandate to be missional and bring the message of 
salvation to all peoples?

To Register for the Conference:
Go to the Texas District's web page (www.txdistlcms.org) and select 2007 
Theological Convocation on the center menu. Registration is available 
online. However, this registration does not register you for a room at 
the hotel.

To Reserve a room at the Omni:
Call the Omni Austin Hotel Southpark at 512-448-2222.

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Concordia University invites Theological Convocation attendees for an 
evening at the new Concordia campus, the Hill Country Preserve, on 
Tuesday, April 17. Buses leave from the Omni South parking lot at 4:35 
pm, returning by 8:30 pm. Dinner and transportation will be provided, 
compliments of the University. Reservations Required by Monday, April 9. 
Contact Lois Wolf at the Texas District Office 1-800-951-3478 or 
nswolf at txdistlcms.org. If you wish to provide your own transportation 
and join us for the tour and dinner, simply make reservations for the 
dinner, indicating you will provide your own transportation. (Tour 
begins at 5:35, dinner at 7pm.)

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YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
"Leading Like Jesus"

Concordia University hosts its second Youth Leadership Conference on 
April 13-14, 2007 under the theme "Leading Like Jesus." Headed by 
keynote speakers Travis Hartjen (DCE, Redeemer, Austin) and Prof. Carl 
Trovall (Theology, Concordia University), this event will build on Ken 
Blanchard's book Lead Like Jesus and enable youth to develop as 
Christian Leaders. The conference begins on Friday at 7pm and continues 
on Saturday from 8:30 am - 6 pm. The cost for the weekend is just $30 
and includes the noon meal on Saturday. Breakout sessions will take 
place on the sub-themes of Head, Heart, Hands, Habits and Humility.

For more information contact Wanda Holland at 
wanda.holland at concordia.edu or call (512) 486-1325.

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63rd SYNODICAL CONVENTION
July 14 - 19, 2007 | George Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas

The Texas District has reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Americas 
- Houston for delegates. Delegates, watch for information coming to you 
soon about room rates and reservations.

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CONCORDIA SUNDAY is coming up on April 22nd. With so many exciting 
things happening at Concordia University at Austin, this is a great time 
to learn more about the programs and opportunities available to you. If 
you know someone interested in attending Concordia, or if you would like 
to support the University’s mission of developing Christian leaders, 
call 512-486-2000 or visit the website at www.concordia.edu.
For more information on Texas Districts events visit the District's 
website at www.txdistlcms.org.

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SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ONLINE CALENDAR...

in iCAL format at www.txdistlcms.org/calendar

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ABLAZE! TEXAS

“Oh, where is that burning passion for souls which ought to be ablaze 
within the heart of every member of our Synod?" Quote by President John 
Behnken at Synod's 1941 convention.

Keep Track of Ablaze! Texas

- A new video will be added as it is available…sometimes we just don’t 
have video clips to post. Currently there are 15 segments of the series 
available. You can view the videos at http://www.ablazetx.lamtx.com/.

- New weekly "reflections" are available (these are weekly thoughts for 
faith sharing and faith growing) (Click here for the Jottings.)

- What can you do?

* Keep updated on Ablaze! Texas
* Share the site with others
* Share your faith sharing stories

All the Ablaze! Texas resources can be seen at 
http://www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/resources.php.

Individual Ablaze! Resources
Check out the list of possible resources in sharing your faith at 
http://www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/resources.php.