ULMA Missionary (Minister)
at Large
Position Description
Approved: November 12, 2006
Revised (style): February 8, 2007
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April 2009: Our second
Missionary at Large is Rev. William Mack. He accepted the call to Pilgrim
Lutheran Church and will be serving our latest mission, Christ the Rock Lutheran
Church in Carlsbad, California. More details on his installation at
Pilgrim and journey to California will be sent out via our news releases
as they become available. When it comes time to call
our next Missionary at Large an announcement will be made through a News Release
as well as this website. Feel free to examine the information below and
read a copy of our Missionary
at Large Candidate Information form. Keep us in mind if the position
interests you and you would like to be considered as a candidate in the
future. As always, you can contact one of our member
congregations with any questions. April 2008: Our first
Missionary at Large is Rev. James Shaw. He accepted the call to Pilgrim
Lutheran Church and is now serving at Agnus Dei Lutheran Church, our mission in
Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg, Virginia. If you or anyone you know may wish to be a candidate for this position,
please contact Pilgrim's Calling Committee by email or their regular address
and phone number.
Pilgrim Lutheran Church 2155 N. Oakland Ave Decatur IL 62526 (217) 877-2444 The Calling Committee may be contacted via email at:
Candidates will need to complete our Missionary at Large Candidate Information form and return it to the Calling Committee. Direct copies of the form in various formats (Text, PDF, RTF), are available at the bottom of this page. You may download it, complete it on your PC, and email it to the above address. Some have asked us why our pastors and missionaries are interviewed before receiving a divine call. Members of a synod, conference, or similar structure that train their own clergy and teachers can assure other members that their staff meets certain requirements in belief and practice. With such a process a divine call can be issued without question as to their qualifications, beliefs, and practice. The ULMA is not a synod, does not have a seminary or teaching college, or a certification board. We rely on calling men who were trained in conservative, confessional Lutheran bodies with which we have no formal relationship. The divergent practices and beliefs that have sadly been witnessed to some degree in these synods have necessitated the use of an interview process with potential candidates for a call. This practice is similar to the same certification process used by the seminaries of most synods. Once this process is successfully completed, the pastor may be considered a candidate for a divine call to an ULMA member congregation or mission. Location
West Coast. Position Summary The person filling this position will find a group of people
who are interested in forming a congregation in accordance with the Constitutional Guidelines for Mission
Congregations of the ULMA. It will be necessary
to determine the enthusiasm and willingness of such to sacrifice time and
money in order to proclaim the pure Word of Christ and, by use of the pure
Word, draw others into its setting. He will act as shepherd for the group and assist them in their becoming a congregation. The Missionary at Large will not automatically become the Pastor of the new congregation. The laity of the newly established congregation will call their own Pastor. Duties
Establish a congregation with the purpose to extend the kingdom of God by the preaching of the Word of God, by the religious instruction of all it members according to the confessional standard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the administration of the Sacraments according to the doctrinal standard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and to foster Christian fellowship and love. Upon entering this office, the Pastor shall sign both the Constitution of the United Lutheran Mission Association and the Constitutional Guidelines for Mission Congregations of the ULMA, thereby pledging himself to observe the same. Specifics:
Qualifications
Must be a male. Must have a Master of Divinity Degree and be a graduate from an LCMS, ELS, or WELS seminary, or from a church body in fellowship with the LCMS, ELS, or WELS. Must be a recent graduate or served as an ordained minister in the Lutheran Church and confess all the Canonical Books of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God and all the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as the correct exposition of the Holy Scriptures. Preferred skills:
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Missionary at Large Candidate Information Form
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Updated:
April 7, 2009
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