[m-m-online] February 23, 2007

[Minister to Minister online]

OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO...

THE FAMILY OF BEN RATHGEBER (Emeritus, Cleburne) and his wife, Lois, as 
they mourn the loss of Lois' mother, Meta Kissman. Meta passed away on 
February 5th. The funeral service was held at St. John, Lincoln, TX on 
February 7th.

THE FAMILY OF CAROLE STEVENSON (District Office, Austin) and her husband 
Dr. James Stevenson (Concordia University, Austin) on the death of 
Carole’s mother, Marie S. Houppert, who died on February 21st in Beverly 
Manor in Atlanta, GA. Marie was a devout Christian who raised her 
children in the LCMS. She is survived by her daughter, four sons and 
three grandchildren. The family will gather for a memorial service in 
Mobile, AL (her former home) at a later date.

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MINISTRY CALLS

P A S T O R S

UNDECIDED
John DeYoung, Cross of Christ, DeSoto, TX to Concordia, Houston, TX
Mark Goble, Christ the King, Cordova, TN to Associate, Mt. Calvary, San 
Antonio, TX

DECLINED
Scott Herbert, Trinity, Dallas, TX to Faith, Corsicana, TX

RETIREMENT
Roy A. Kieschnick, Trinity, Spring, TX


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

ACCEPTED
David Willingham, Cedar Park, TX to DCE, Redeemer, Olathe, KS
Donn Trautner, First Lutheran High School, Hot Springs, AK to Our Savior 
Lutheran School, Austin, TX
David Mueller, Executive Director, Wider Omaha Lutheran School 
Association, Omaha, NE to Executive Director, Concordia Academy, Austin, TX

UNDECIDED
Serena Pace, DCE Program Associate Director, Concordia, Austin, TX to 
DCE, Prince of Peace, Carrollton. TX.

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2007 SYNODICAL CONVENTION NOMINATION DEADLINES ARE NEARING...

March 10 Deadline: Reports and Overtures to be RECEIVED.
March 14 Deadline: Nominating Ballots for President and Vice Presidents 
to be RECEIVED.

For more information visit the convention website at 
www.lcms.org/pages/default.asp?NavID=8410.

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2007 PASTORS' THEOLOGICAL CONVOCATION

Monday, April 16 through Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Omni Austin Hotel Southpark

For more information or to register online go to www.txdistlcms.org and 
click 2007 Theological Convocation.

Questions? Call Lois Wolf at the Texas District office, 1-800-951-3478, 
or email nswolf at txdistlcms.org.

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ABLAZE! TEXAS

KEEP TRACK OF ABLAZE! TEXAS!
 > A new video will be added by Wednesday of each week! Thirteen video 
segments are now available for viewing:
* Introducing Ablaze! Texas - Segment 1 - December 4, 2006
* Growth All Around - Segment 2 - December 15, 2006
* All Wrapped Up - Segment 3 - December 20, 2006
* All Nations Christmas Celebration - Segment 4 - December 27, 2006
* Reaching Young Adults - Segment 5 - January 3, 2007
* Launching a New Church – Segment 6 - January 10, 2007
* One-to-one Catechesis - Segment 7 - January 17, 2007
* Sharing Your Faith - Segment 8 - January 24, 2007
* Meeting Jesus at Texas Tech - Segment 9 - January 31, 2007
* A Journey from Islam to Christian - Segment 10 - February 7, 2007
* A Visit within Hispanic Ministry - Segment 11 - February 14, 2007
* Ministry in the City - Segment 12 - February 21, 2007
* Ministry in a Community - Segment 13 - February 28, 2007

(View the videos at www.ablazetx.lamtx.com/.)

 > New weekly "reflections" are available. (These are weekly thoughts 
for faith sharing and faith growing. Visit www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/ 
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 www.txdistlcms.org/ablaze/.

Have you….. Tried 50 Days Ablaze!?
This mission outreach journey is intended for individual and 
congregational spiritual growth and commitment. These materials were 
developed by St. Luke Lutheran Church, Cabot, Pennsylvania.

50 Days Ablaze! is intended to be a journey for members of the 
congregation to grow spiritually in their awareness and understanding of 
Christ’s Great Commission. It coincides with The Lutheran 
Church—Missouri Synod’s Ablaze! initiative to reach 100 million people 
by the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. You can download it 
free at www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=9374.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS...

The Theological Convocation
April 16-18, 2007 | Omni South, Austin, Texas

DCE Spiritual Renewal Retreat
April 23-25, 2007 | Camp Lone Star, La Grange, Texas

Synodical Convention
July 14-19, 2007 | George Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas

National Youth Gathering
July 28-August 1, 2007 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

Pastors' Wives Retreat
September 28-30, 2007 | Camp Lone Star, La Grange, Texas

Prayer Retreat
October 1-3, 2007 | Canyon of the Eagles, Lake Buchanan, Burnet, Texas

Professional Church Workers Conference
November 18-20, 2007 | Redeemer, Austin, Texas

For more information on Texas District events visit the District's 
website at www.txdistlcms.org.