Weedon's Blog: CID Pastors Weigh In!
Weedon's Blog: CID Pastors Weigh In! Proposed Resolution for the Central Illinois District Pastors’ Conference WHEREAS, the "Issues, Etc." radio program on KFUO-AM, St. Louis, has been a great blessing to many of the pastors and laity of the Central Illinois District; and WHEREAS, pastors and people are at a loss to understand the decision to cancel a show that winsomely engaged the culture and offered a distinctly Lutheran perspective on the issues of the day; and WHEREAS, the LCMS has embarked on a mission "to reach at least 100 million people worldwide with the Good News of Jesus by 2017"; and WHEREAS, Issues, Etc. was a popular and effective tool for reaching people with the Good News of Jesus; and WHEREAS, official explanations for the show's cancellation have not satisfied or answered the concerns of many; and WHEREAS, there is extensive public support for the continuation of Issues, Etc.; and WHEREAS, we wish to demonstrate pastoral concern for Rev. Todd Wilken, the show's host and Mr. Jeffrey Schwarz, the show's producer; Therefore be it: RESOLVED, that the Pastoral Conference of the Central Illinois District gathered in solemn assembly at Springfield, Illinois this fourteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord 2008, give thanks and praise to God for the ministry of Issues, Etc. and the hard work of Pastor Wilken and Mr. Schwarz, and be it finally RESOLVED, that the Pastoral Conference of the Central Illinois District officially petitions the Board of Communications Services to revisit the decision by its Executive Director, David Strand, to cancel Issues, Etc. and also petitions the Board to reinstate both Pastor Wilken and Mr. Schwarz to their positions, and restore the ministry of Issues, Etc. Respectfully Submitted, The pastors of the Lincoln Circuit PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!
