"Hey, Deacon, I clicked to my home page here on The Trail and noticed that we are now friends.
That's funny, I thought we were friends before this! hehe"
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Rev. Dcn. Anthony Oncken
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- Tell us about yourself ( e.g. hobbies, education, projects you are working on, etc.). What brings you to the Wittenberg Trail?
- I am a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America,
deacon to Salem Lutheran Church in Malone, Texas,
and mission pastor to Lake County, Illinois.
- I am a...
- Lutheran pastor
Blessed help for Confessional Lutherans!
The Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America
ELDoNA.org
St. Philip Lutheran Mission, Lake County, Illinois
LakeCountyLutheran.com
The Augustana Ministerium
AugustanaMinisterium.org
The Augustana Confraternity (for laity)
ELDoNA.org
St. Philip Lutheran Mission, Lake County, Illinois
LakeCountyLutheran.com
The Augustana Ministerium
AugustanaMinisterium.org
The Augustana Confraternity (for laity)
Comment Wall (17 comments)
- At 11:35am on May 28, 2008,
Brandon Scott Jones said… - Hey Tony. How did the ELDoNA synod go? Any developments in Lake County this week?
Pax, Brandon
- At 11:52am on May 28, 2008,
Pastor Christopher W. Martin said… - Greetings to you and God's blessings on your mission efforts in Lake County.
- At 2:09pm on May 28, 2008,
Tim Steele II said… - Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Hello Reverend, my name is Tim. I have heard of the Evang. Diocese, but I don't know much about it. Could you give me some information please (maybe a website)? I would appreciate it very much.
Also, I have never heard of someone being a pastor and a deacon at the same time. That's awesome!
God bless you brother!
- At 6:11pm on May 28, 2008, Tim Steele II said…
- Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
By the way, I just have to say it: nice hair!
How long did it take you to get it that long? I myself wish to grow a ponytail, but alas, my school has a rule about guy's having short hair. So, three months really isn't enough time to get anywhere with getting long hair... oh well! XD
Thank you again Reverend, and God bless!
- At 6:38am on May 30, 2008,
James Sharp said… - what's the deal with being a deacon and a pastor? please to explain.
gracias.
- sharp
- At 8:38am on May 30, 2008,
Rev. Dcn. Anthony Oncken said… - I'm starting to get the feeling that Sharp's question is going to come up repeatedly, so hopefully this'll help:
At times in history the Church has used the name "Deacon" to refer to pastors. ELDoNA uses the term "deacon" in place of "associate" or "assistant pastor". Our use of the term "deacon" doesn't have any relation to practices where the term is applied to laymen or "lay-ministers" with irregular calls. Check out our Bishop's comments here.
- At 7:50am on June 3, 2008, James Sharp said…
- Aha. Thank you. I didn't realize that the term deacon had referred to the office of pastor as well as to the '2nd tier' (or whatever you want to call it) office.
I also refuse to use the term deacon for "lay ministers."
Thanks for the response!
- sharp
- At 11:26pm on July 3, 2008,
Ken Howes said… - Just saw your listing in here and thought I'd say hello.
Ken Howes
- At 2:36pm on February 22, 2009,
Darth Swede said… - OK, what is a Rev. Dcn.?
- At 7:25am on February 24, 2009,
Brent Wadleigh said… - Rev. Oncken, I see the makings of a 10 year theological program and discussion in these comments, but a discussion of AC 14, The Treatise, and Eph. Chapter 4, Rom. Chapters 10, 12, and Acts Chapters 6-8 could conceivably belong in a group discussion.
I am capable of listening, speaking in love, and accepting correction when it is presented in an equitable way from Scripture and The Confessions.
These are my thoughts at this time, for your brotherly consideration, which do not preclude any possibility of my being corrected.
A bondservant of The Word
Brent
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