Church and ministry :  the collected papers of the 150th Anniversary Theological Convocation of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod / 
edited by Jerald C. Joer[s]z and Paul T. McCain. 
 - x, 265 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Convocation held Aug. 5-7, 1997, in St. Louis, Mo. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Challenges in church and ministry in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod / A.L. Barry -- God's character and the calling of God's people : contextual relations / Dean Wenthe -- Response by Jeffrey Gibbs -- Response by Arleigh Lutz -- The office of the pastoral ministry : scriptural and confessional considerations / John Johnson -- Response by Kurt Marquart -- Response by William Diekelman -- The pastor : God's servant for God's people / James Kalthoff -- Response by Leopoldo Heimann -- Response by Diethardt Roth -- Response by Richard Warneck -- Contemporary issues regarding the universal priesthood / Raymond Hartwig -- Response by Masao Shimodate -- Response by Edward Kettner -- Response by Cameron MacKenzie -- Commentators' responses to the convocation. Paul Kofi Fynn ; J.A.O. Preus III ; Lance G. Steicke ; George Wollenburg. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 --Congresses.<br/>Walther, C. F. W. 1811-1887 --Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod--Doctrines--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Clergy--Office--Congresses.<br/>Priesthood, Universal--Congresses.<br/>Lutheran Church--Doctrines--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Conference papers and proceedings.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>238.41 Joerz