1. The Word of God hidden within “practical sermons.”
2. The Lord’s Supper hidden from visitors on Saturday evening to avoid offending and teaching them.
3. The Lord’s Supper offered to visitors who have not been instructed in the Lutheran Faith.
4. Eight hour Instruction Courses for membership in a Lutheran Congregation.
5. “Luther’s Doctrine Pure” disguised in general and ambiguous terms or not presented so any one can agree.
6. Sin and grace merely being mentioned instead of preached and personally impressed on hearts and minds.
7. Dramas and videos taking the place of a Law and Gospel sermon.
8. Children’s sermons and blessings during the Sacrament of the Altar.
9. Women reading the Scriptures and helping serve communion.
10. Women serving as Elders, President or other authority-bearing office.
11. Women addressing the congregation from the pulpit.
12. Women exercising authority by voting in the Voters’ Assembly.
13. Praise bands and soloists performing in the front of the congregation.
14. Songs that had no appeal except for the toe-tapping rhythm and beat.
15. Songs which focus on the singer rather than on the works and character of Christ.
16. Songs whose message is merely emotional and not cognitively faith building.
17. Services that are more Pentecostal, disorderly and unruly than reverent, dignified and befitting of God’s presence.
18. Boards of Directors replacing Voters Assemblies because the congregation is too lazy to order its affairs.
19. Confirmation Service without vows and promises of faithfulness.
20. Weddings where “anything goes.”
21. Funerals that extol the deceased rather than the deceased’s Savior.
22. A sweater bedecked pastor wandering around the church flattering people.

The Reverend Bill Brummett - Home with the Lord

Belvin Ronald Brummett was given life by his Creator and was born on December 14, 1945 in Menard, Texas. He graduated from high school there in 1964. Brummett then entered the Navy and served his nation with distinction for 20 years.
His field of expertise in the Navy included long-range radio communications systems. He served aboard six ships of different classes and was attached to shore commands on both coasts, Hawaii, and Scotland. Twenty years of U.S. Naval service brought Brummett many citations and awards, including two U.S. Navy Commendation Medals from the Secretary of the Navy; a special commendation from the Commander of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet for action against the enemy in Viet Nam; the Meritorious Unit Citation; four Good Conduct medals; the National Defense Service Medal; the Sea Service Ribbon; the Viet Nam Service Medal with four campaign stars; and the Viet Nam Campaign Medal. Brummett was also honored in that the U.S.S. Arizona Association presented him with a U.S. flag that had flown from ruins of the U.S.S. Arizona. Brummett completed his military service retiring as a Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8).
During this time of service, he also obtained his undergraduate degree through programs with the University of Maryland's European Division of Stuttgart, Germany; Mohegan College of Mohegan, Connecticut; and St. Leo's College of St. Leo, Florida.
On July 6th, 1965, Belvin received the gift of a beloved help-meet and companion in his spouse, Wanda nee Cole of Sonora, Texas, who survives him. They are blessed with the gift of children, their son, Steven (Arrin) Brummett and children, Naomi and Anna, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, where Steven is now also enrolled as a seminarian; their daughter, Melissa (Monty)Matheson, of Bowie; their daughter, Sherri (Brett) and children, Alicia, Amanda, Alana, Jason, Justin, and Andrea; his sister, Abbie Harshbarger, of Houston; his brother, Wesley P. Brummett (Rosalyn); and his father, James P. Brummett, both of Huntsville, Texas. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ann, and his eldest brother, Coburn.
An unchurched soul, Belvin witnessed the power of God's Baptismal regeneration in his own life, received the gift of Holy Baptism in 1969 and confessed his Baptismal Creed. Later through Adult Instruction in the faith, he publicly professed that belief and at Christ Lutheran Church, La Mesa, California in 1973 was confirmed as a Lutheran. That same day he was first admitted to Christ's altar to receive the medicine of immortality, Christ's life-giving Body and Blood.
In June, 1984, after retiring from service in the U.S. Navy, Brummett went on to serve in the Lord's kingdom. He began his pastoral education at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., in1984, and graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree on May 20th, 1988. As he concluded his pastoral education, Concordia Seminary awarded him special recognition as the recipient of the "Luther Vivit" (Luther Lives) award. Concordia Seminary established this award to encourage, promote, and support the embodiment of the ministry of Jesus and Martin Luther in all pastors. This award was given to the graduating seminarian who demonstrated an abiding interest in and the ability to integrate Practical and Exegetical theology in all its applications to homiletics, education, and counseling ministries. Brummett was its first recipient.
Prior to serving as the Pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Bowie, Texas, Brummett served as Pastor of First English Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, Minnesota ; Trinity Lutheran Church-West Sinton, Texas; and St. John Lutheran Church, Dumas, Texas. Yet St. Peter, Bowie, became his home and his special love.
Of particular regard to him was his love for children: both of the congregation he served and for the community at large. Accordingly, he became a charter member of the Montague County Child Welfare Board and served as its Secretary from 2000 through 2004. An avid reader, during the school years of 2002-2006, Brummett also regularly volunteered to help tutor and groom Bowie second-grade students in their own reading and spelling. He was singularly blessed by this activity .

Featured Mission — Holy Shepherd, Haslet , TX

Before there was a Lutheran Mission Alliance, congregations that wanted to open missions which reflected "their grandfather's church" were gaining experience in this aspect of the Lord Christ's work. There was a falter or two, but, as time went along there were significant accomplishments with the aid of the Holy Spirit and His Holy Word, resulting in several new missions.

Holy Shepherd was begun as a daughter mission of Messiah Lutheran in Keller in what they saw in the future to be a rapidly growing area north of Fort Worth. Pastor Dennis Kitzmann was called by Messiah to be the mission developer. With much hard work, a group of Lutherans and prospects were gathered.

Messiah acquired a home on a well traveled road just outside of Haslet. The members and Pastor remodeled the inside to serve as a temporary chapel, Sunday School space and as an office. After a number of years of slow growth, Pastor Kitzmann accepted a call to Messiah as Assistant and Pastor Chris Bramich accepted the call to Holy Shepherd.

The area has boomed and the mission, whose support had grown to include several other confessional congregations other than Messiah was ready to build a real worship facility. It was completed in 2007 and has helped spur more growth.

Holy Shepherd has a mission mindset. They are faithful, supportive and valued members of the LMA. Their experience, as well as Pastors Kitzmann and Bramich, has served LMA well.

Your Contribution to LMA Helps Truly Lutheran Missions and Activities

As God has blessed you and as your faith prompts you, please make a tax-deductible gift to LMA in the enclosed envelope. Be assured that your gift will be used, not for a rock and roll band, but to secure items necessary for reverent and dignified worship. It will not be used to fund a Charismatic-like Mission such as the mainline denomination favors, but a church that looks, sounds, teaches, preaches and acts as Lutheran as your grandfather's church.

Please also consider an individual membership in LMA or encouraging your congregation to become a voting member.