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Minister to Minister Online
Friday, April 18
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OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE AND SYMPATHY TO...

Rev. Tom Hoyt whose mother died April 17, 2008 in Louisiana.


IN OUR PRAYERS...

Rebecca Burton (Principal, Concordia Academy, Roanoke) recently 
diagnosed with postpartum cardiomyopathy (a condition that has damaged 
her heart during pregnancy; her heart is weakened and not functioning to 
full capacity). Please pray for the medical teams; treatment and her family.
Ann, wife of Rev. Walt Dube, (Pilgrim, Houston) after receiving 
treatments for cancer.

Rev. Jim Edge (Immanuel, Mercedes) giving thanks for his mother's 
release after 2 months of hospitalization with pneumonia. Also for his 
upcoming surgery scheduled for April 30.

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MINISTRY CALLS

P A S T O R S

UNDECIDED

Rev. Randy Bard, Christ, Ft. Worth to Bethel, Bryan, TX

Rev. Richard Browning, Bonita Springs, FL to Prince of Peace, Carrollton, TX

Rev. John DeYoung, Cross of Christ, DeSoto to Mt.Calvary, Brady, TX

Rev. John E. Schmidt, Associate Pastor, Redeemer, Lincoln, NE to St. 
Paul Lutheran, Serbin, TX

Rev. Todd Stocker, Gloria Dei, Houston to Lutheran South Academy, Houston

Rev. Robert Wagner, Immanuel, Copperas Cove to St. John, 
Clarksville/Good Shepherd/Mt. Pleasant, TX


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

ACCEPTED

Kelly Linebrink, Immanuel, Giddings to Salem, Tomball

Joshua Sommermeyer, Concordia Lutheran High, Tomball to Redeemer 
Lutheran Middle and High School in Oklahoma City, OK. Executive Director


UNDECIDED

David L. Jander to serve as Director of Worship at Redeemer, Austin, TX

Jim House, Principal, Zion Lutheran School, Dallas to serve as principal 
at Our Savior, Fenton. MO

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PASTORAL SURVEY...

The TX Dist. Committee on Ministerial Health (CMH) has sent all pastors 
of the TX Dist. with e-mail addresses a survey. This survey is to seek 
information helpful for the CMH in planning it's ministry to the 
district pastors and their families. The survey is anonymous, but all 
who complete it will receive a gift of $20.00 by following the 
directions at the end of the survey. All pastors are encouraged to 
complete the survey within 7-10 days of receiving it.

The Professional Church Workers Conference is scheduled for October 
19-21, 2008 at Gloria Dei, Houston. One of the major presenters will be 
Jim Henderson, one of the authors of the book: "Jim and Casper Go to 
Church." In addition there will be numerous sectionals to pick from. For 
that we would like your input. Please go to the following website and 
complete the short "sectional topics and leaders" questionnaire. It 
would be of great help to the committee.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227MMH9E3E2

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National LCMS Worship Conference
“Sing to the Lord a New Song”

The LCMS Commission on Worship invites pastors, musicians, and any 
others interested in the church’s worship to attend the 2008 Institute 
on Liturgy, Preaching, and Church Music. This third national worship 
conference will be held on the campus of Concordia University Nebraska 
in Seward on July 22–25, 2008

Additional special features of the conference include:
• A national High School Honor Choir will offer a unique opportunity for 
Lutheran high school students to perform with noted musicians. For more 
information and to audition, check out: http://worship.lcms.org/honorchoir
• A Select Children’s Choir, students grades 5–8, will enjoy a week of 
musical activities and contribute to the conference worship. For more 
information and to audition, go to: http://worship.lcms.org/childrenschoir
• Registration fee set at $225 with reduced rates for additional 
registrants from the same congregation and for students. The child 
registration fee is only $50 for a week of fun activities. Early-bird 
registration deadline is June 2, 2008.
• A conference brochure was mailed to every LCMS congregation in late 
February. To download the brochure and/or register online go to the 
commission’s Web site at: http://worship.lcms.org/2008Institute

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