The Burr in the Burbs

Someone asked me recently what advice I would give to a new pastor.  My first thought was that there is no vice worse than ad-vice.  I was ordained in 1996 and I am now six months into serving my second congregation.  I have been the recipient and beneficiary of good counsel many times over.  So [...]

Concordia Lutheran High School , Fort Wayne, IN April 22, 2009 Text: 1 Cor 12:12-20; John 15:1-8 Just to introduce myself: I am Pastor Scott Stiegemeyer.  I’m the Director of Admission at Concordia Theological Seminary.  I go all over the country talking to young men about becoming pastors and young women about becoming deaconesses, but that is not [...]

Reformation Sunday October 26, 2008 Text: John 8:31-36 Preached at Messiah LC, Independence, MO First, I just want to say that it is a great pleasure for me to be here today. Messiah Lutheran Church in Independence, Missouri is very near and dear to my heart. This is the church where I was baptized 39 years ago. [...]