"Faith, Truth, and Missions"
Pastor John Eidsmoe
Brings Missions Workshop to Zion
October 28, 29, 2006
It was an exciting weekend missions workshop with our friend Pastor John Eidsmoe. Many may remember him from previous visits to our congregation or from his work on the legal team of Judge Moore. You may even remember him from some of our Sunday School materials dealing with the defense of the faith.
Click each photo to enlarge.
Lord Eidsmoe ("Knight of the Cross") greets Zion's members (l
to r) Shirley Stephens, Becky and Steve Vasko, and Roland Snarr.
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The Silverhill Knight (Pastor John Eidsmoe dressed in
Crusader regalia) prepares to give Pastor Dave the ax, or is he
knighting the kneeling Pastor?
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Pastor Dave (l) welcomed Zion Lutheran Church's own
"Crusader," Pastor John Eidsmoe. Dressed in his "authentic" Crusader
garb, Pastor John discussed the Crusades, their genesis and their
outcome, after the Sunday potluck dinner, part of the 2006 Missions
Workshop for the church.
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"Crusaders were faithful to the end." Here our Crusader
Eidsmoe takes questions from the workshop audience early Sunday
afternoon.
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You can see why the Crusaders had to check their notes--it is
very hard to see past the helmet visor.
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Pastor John Eidsmoe presented a fearsome warrior Crusader,
helmet in place, chain mail on, cloak protection for weather, shield in
place, and hand on sword.
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The Zion Lutheran Church troups assembled for action and
potluck as Pastor John Eidsmoe spent time donning his Crusader regalia.
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Click here to listen to Pastor John Eidsmoe.
mp3 file
Pastor Eidsmoe is not your “typical” Christian pastor. A retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, an Alabama State Defense Force Colonel, a Head-quarters Judge Advocate, a Deputy Chaplain and Training Officer, a Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Montgomery, a student-recognized Outstanding Professor, a Senior Staff Attorney at the Alabama Supreme Court, and an ordained pastor with the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. Dr. Eidsmoe has expertise as a constitutional attorney who has defended home schools, Christian schools, the right of students to study the Bible in public schools, and the right of public officials to display the Ten Commandments. He has authored numbers of books and numerous audio and video lecture series.
Is he qualified? Well, he holds six academic degrees in law, theology and political science, as well as graduating from the Air Command & Staff College and the Air War College. And you know what else? He is a Third Degree Black Belt with the American Taekwondo Foundation and even serves as Alabama Representative for the Gospel Martial Arts Union, besides being an avid horseman and skier. “And I try to get eight hours of sleep every week!” he says. This family man lives with his wife Marlene and three children in rural Pike Road, Alabama.
Zion Lutheran Church of Silverhill, Alabama, was pleased to welcome folks in Baldwin County to its “Faith, Truth, and Missions Workshop” with Pastor Dr. Eidsmoe on October 28 and 29. Although Pastor Eidsmoe was in Silverhill for both Saturday and Sunday, workshop attendees were invited to attend any portion of this workshop, depending on their own church schedule. The Workshop focus was the presentation of missions and their Biblical relevance to the broader Christian community. There was no charge for this workshop. Donations generated during this workshop were used to support St. Paul's Lutheran School in India and to purchase Bibles for Uganda.
The Workshop Goals: - Present a Lutheran Missions Workshop Relevant to the Broader Lutheran Community;
- Raise Funds to Support Pastor Sastry's St. Paul's Lutheran School in India; and
- Purchase Bibles for the Uganda Free Lutheran Church.
Missions Workshop Schedule:
Saturday October 28:
9:00-9:30 - Registration, Coffee and Light Breakfast Fare
9:30-10:30 - "DEFENDING YOUR FAITH! Apologetics Ain't Just Apologizin'"
10:30-10:45 - Break
10:45-11:45 - "BY MAN, OR BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD? Apologetics, Evangelism, and Missions"
11:45-12:30 - Lunch
12:30-1:30 - "KNOWING THE TRUTH: Arguments for the Existence of God"
1:30-1:45 - Break
1:45-2:45 - "BIBLICAL SELF-DEFENSE: Schools of Apologetics, or Ways of Defending Your Faith"
2:45-3:00 - Afterglow
Sunday October 29:
8:45-9:45 - "THE ART OF PERSUASION: How People Decide What They Believe"
10:00-11:15 - Worship with Sermon: "Luther, the Reformation, Missions, and a Lutheran Mission Focus"
11:30-1:00 - Potluck Dinner in the Fellowship Hall
All Christians in Baldwin County were invited to bring a friend and join us for any part of this exciting Missions workshop. Thrivent matched some of the funds raised for India and Uganda during this Missions weekend.
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