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the Journal Times, Saturday, July 16, 1977 Oy Moor is place, of wpprslhinp rent-tree, advertises the serv-l ices on the theater screen! during intermissions. The outdoor tneater LeCount said, is an inno If I vation; people get a different feeling through, its Informali ty, yet a meaningful experi If--- 1 Tftf" f'f A I1 hj I i jjCTMM "We try. to include special music," he added. "People like music. REV.

ROMBERG LA LeCount noted that with worshippers sitting in their cars, It would be hard to have congregational singing. Brief thought had been given the idea of having the people step out of their cars to sing but REV. HINKELMAN By Emmert H. Dose JournoJ Timet Vitt A steady stream of cars drove into the Westgate Outdoor Theater. That would not be unusual any summer night.

But this was shortly before 8 on a Sunday morning. The people in the cars were't getting an early spot for the Barbra Streisand movie advertised on the marquee. They were going to church. Near the ticket booth, Boy Scout Douglas Meyer, 837 Emmertsen Road, handed each driver two sheets of papera yellow sheet giving the order of worship and a white Who in the Pew" blank with spaces for names, addresses and other Three men directed the drivers to the center of the outdoor theater, providing the worshipers a good view of the top of the refreshment building. It was from up there the pastor was to preach.

Recorded organ music was criming from the speakers. One family had folded a newspaper over the right front that idea was soon dropped. Last year LeCount and Hin kelman conducted all the services. Asking other pastors and churches to participate is REV. ROHRER Hinkelman and the Rev.

Robert B. LeCount, delivers the sermon. But not always. The Rev. John Rohrer, pastor of the Racine Assembly of God, was the preacher June 26 and last Sunday the Rev.

Theodore Romberg, pastor of Mount Pleasant Evangelical Lutheran Church, delivered the sermon. Special music also was provided by the Mount Pleasant Church's Junior Choir Ensemble. Hinkleman opened the service with words of welcome and a few words about the REV. BIGGERS guest minister and his congregation. A black cloth backdrop and an altar cloth on a table before him flapped in the breeze.

After the Junior Choir Ensemble had sung "Morning Has Broken," Hinkleman read the scripture lesson (I Kings and offered a prayer. While he was praying, siren-screaming emergency vehicles rushed past on Washington Ave. Hinkelman prayed that God "be with er who provides the iacinry REV. KNUDSON whomever the sirens are meant for and deliver them from their distresses." Attending a service in an outdoor theater does not mean escape from the collection plate. Following the prayers, Boy Scout Douglas walked between cars with a collection plate.

The offering, announced the yellow sheet, is used toward expenses of the service and outreach in the community. But If people who contribute use the offering envelopes from their churches, the offerings will be forward- REV. LeCOUNT ed to those churches. After the Junior Choir Ensemble sang, "They'll Know We are Christians," Romberg delivered the sermon, "Faith: What Courage is. Made Of." After the service, some of the worshipers took advantage of the offer of coffee or lemonade next to the refreshment stand.

Hinkelman said the ushers had counted 65 cars, 115 persons and one dog, a Black Labrador. A pet in a car is a common occurrence at the outdoor theater services. window and rolled up the window to keep out the morning sun. Another couple used a turkish towel for the same purpose. It was the fourth Sunday of an 11-week Community-All Faiths Worship series.

The "Come in your car, worship as you are" program is sponsored by Christ Church United Methodist. A half dozen or so Christ Church members put up and take down the necessary often one of the church's two pastors, the Rev. Richard H. new this year, LeCount said. The Rev.

Ray E. Biggers, Trinity United Methodist Attendance, Hinkelman said, ranges from 90 to 150. LeCount, who will conduct the next three services plus the one Aug. 14, said he ccnsi-. ders the program a neat experience.

He said it's the type of service that appeals to the metropolitan life style but he is surprised.it hasn't caught on more. Christ Church does newspaper advertising weekly and Jerd Smith, Westgate manag- Church, will preach the sermon Aug. 7 and the Rev. Rog er L. Knudson, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection will participate in the Aug.

21 service. Hinkelman will handle the last service Aug. 28. Newsbriefs Catholic school enrollment rises Concert at Northside Calvary Tom and Jo-Ann Nitzsche, Milwaukee husband and wife recording artists, will appear at Northside Calvary Memorial Church at 7 p.m. Sunday.

They have sung in churches and auditoriums across the nation. The concert will include several songs written by Mrs. Nitzsche. Trio at Church of Nazarene The Son Sent Trio of Kankakee, 111., will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Taylor Avenue Church of the Nazarene, 2100 Taylor Ave.

The trio is comprised of Lorraine Marks, Jill McCleery and Terri Hasselbring. Pastor Jim Monck said the concert will be open to the public. Vacation school at Messiah A vacation church school called Family Style will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church, 4901 Durand beginning Thursday. Sessions on five consecutive Thursdays will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. so they can be attended by families.

The theme of the program will be "Jesus, My Love." It will emphasize where and whom he taught. The program is open to persons of all ages, said Robert Hains, member of Messiah's Christian Education Committee. the lournaLflntes Full Gospel group to meet Jeff Wachs, area director in Milwaukee for the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) will be the speaker at the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International Lighthouse Chapter meeting Monday night. The 7:30 p.m. meeting, preceeded by a dinner at 6:30, will be in the Parkslde Union on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus.

Wachs, a graduate of Central Bible College, Springfield, was an assistant pastor of a church in Milwaukee before taking the job with the CBN. The CBN, founded by Pat Robertson and based near Norfolk, has counseling centers in many American cities, including Milwaukee and Chicago. 'Reachouts' at Grace Baptist The Reachouts of Racine, a Gospel music singing and playing quintet, will present a program at 7 p.m. Sunday at Grace Baptist Church, 5731 Northwestern Ave. In addition to vocal harmony, the program will Include the piano, bass guitar, mandolin and musical saw.

Reachouts members are Milo Wleman, Bill Morris, Tim Dunn, Jim Bergman and Helmut Meyhoefer. Enrollment figures' for Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee are expected to be up again this fall, according to the Rev. Leslie Darnieder, deputy superintendent of schools. Enrollment in secondary and elementary schools is expected to reach 61,975, an increase of 348 or one-half of 1 per cent from a year ago. The enrollment for the 176 elementary schools would be 235, up 295 while enrollment in the 17 high schools would bve 11,740, an increase of 53.

This will be the second year in a row that Catholic schools have shown an enrollment increase. Among the high schools, 11 reported enrollment increases including St. Caterine, Racine, enrollment of 1,054, up 8 from a year ago, and St. Bon-aventure, Sturtevant, 219, up 13. Burlington St.

Mary's expected enrollment of 287 is one less than a year ago and Kenosha St. Joseph's 799 is down 13. On the elementary level, Racine County's enrollment is expected to increase by 79 to 4,015. Among counties with enrollment declines are Kenosha, down 160 to 2,836 and Walworth, down 45 to 764. Darnieder said the overall increases may be small but should be considered in relation to figures over the past decade.

"For instance. In 1967 the per cent of decline was 6.5 per cent and in subsequent years was 9.5, 10.1, 10.7, 6.4, 6.1 and 3.4," he said. "In some of those years we were losing more than 10,000 students a year. Over the past several years, we have lessened our decline in each consecutive year until last yeai when we were happy to report our first increase in 12 years." The Milwaukee Archdiocese is the 10th largest Catholic school systen in the U.S. Guest speaker at Grace Baptist Salvation Army Bible School of) JV denoufCed Tho Sniuatinn Armv 1901 Washington will conduct a Bible School from 1 to 3 p.m.

next week Monday through Friday. Mrs. Donald Hickey will be the director. Youngsters 5 through 16 may attend. Activities will Include magic, story-time and crafts.

Transportation will be made available by calling the Salvation Army. Calls must be in by 11 a.m. for same day pickup. 1 The General Assembly, policy making body of the Church of God, has issued a statement urging presidents of major American television networks to eliminate the use of profanity and violence from their telecasts. The Assembly, supporting action recommended by the church's Commission on Social Concerns, protested "an alarming increase in the use of profanity, violence and portrayal of lifestyles inconsistent with Christian values in an increasing number of telecasts." Dr.

W. E. Reed, executive secretary of the church's Executive Council, said the action began with the Ohio General Assembly. He said the resolution contends the trend of "profanity on television is detrimental to the well-being of our families especially our children and youth." Knights.of Columbus sponsor high wire act Dr. Gilbert A.

Peterson, of the School of Christian Education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, will speak at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Grace Baptist Church, 5731 Northwestern Ave. Peterson, who holds a B.A. degree from Sheldon College and M.A. ad Ed.D.

degrees from New York University, has written three books "Bible Study Skills," "Church Educational Agencies" and "Results with Adults" and articles for several magazines. Before coming to Trinity, he was academic dean from 1969 to 1974 at Philadelphia College of Bible. Prior ministries include being a director of Christian education, er of practical tjieology at Northeastern Bible College and chairman of the Depart- Church to show 'Corrie' "Corrie: Behind the Scenes with The Hiding Place," a movie released by World Wide Pictures, will be shown at the First Church of God, 1650 Lathrop at 6 p.m. Sunday. The film includes sidelights on the filming of "The Hiding Place," a movie based on the experience of Corrie ten Boom who with her family provided refuge from the Nazis for countless Jewish families in Holland Picnic Festival scheduled Bishop's efforts recognized rlCllll- rCMIVdl JLUCUUicu GRAYMOOR, N.Y.

(AP) An Episcopal bishop has GRAYMOOR, N.Y. (AP) An Episcopal bishop has Knights of Columbus Council 697 will sponsor 'John Wynn's Europarama, a pean high wire act, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pershing Park. Proceeds will go to agencies working with mentally retarded children, said Thomas Goetz, Council 697 spokesman. Goetz said 1,000 tickets purchased by industries and individuals will be given to child ren through United Cerebral Palsy, Racine County Mental Health Association, Taylor Home and other charitable organizations.

Tickets are available through William J. Botthoff at 1115 N. Main Joseph V. Cefalu at 1716 Milwaukee Ave. or Gottfredsen and Asso-ciaies at 2406 Lathrop Ave.

They also may be purchased at the gate. be DR. G. A. PETERSON ment oV Christian Education at Philadelphia College of Bi-' ble.

He also is director of Christian education programs for Scripture Press Ministries and president" df Christian Leadership Ministries Inc. come the first Protestant to become affiliated with the Roman Catholic Society of Atonement, which stresses work for Christian unity. New York's suffragan Episcopal Bishop J. Stuart Wetmore was made an honorary member in recognition of his ecumenical interests and devotion. The Lutheran Children's Friend Society will hold its 76th annual Picnic Festival Sunday, July 11, on the agency grounds, 8138 Harwood Wauwatosa.

The event will include music, food, games, booths, sale of handmade items and music by two bands, two choral groups and a barbershop quartet. Minisiny is function all people can Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church in America and the Bavarian Lutheran Church. The purpose of the consultation was to provide a forum for the exchange of information and sharing of experiences on the parish level between pastors of the Bavarian Lutheran Churcb and the Lutheran churches in the U.S. In discussing "Ministry of the Laity," Miritz said the overview of ministry in both Testaments is the calling of the peo The Rev. M.

A. Miritz, pastor of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, returned last Saturday from Munich, Germany, where he had been invited by the Lutheran World Federation to present a paper on the "Ministry of the Laity" at the Bavarian Church Consultation June 27-July 1. Miritz, a doctoral candidate of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, excerpted his paper from his doctoral thesis at the consultation attended by representatives of the Ameri ple of God to a holy life. In all their relationships and therefore the whole life of the Christian becomes ministry. The "priesthood of all believers" doctrine, he said, erases the distinction between clergy and klty and holds that every believ-.

er, man or woman, is a minister of Christ. Clergy and laity must be weaned away from the idea that ministry is something only professionals do, Miritz added. Following is a summary of the pastor's paper: I in the person of their neighbors (Matthew 25: 31-36). This secondary or special call does not elevate clergy above the laity but merely gives them different functions. Some, especially the clergy, may view this cry for a totul ministry concept as anti-clericalism.

This would be a misreading of the concept and a denial of the total ministry of the church. The total ministry concept in no way seeks to downgrade the role of the clergy. The pastoral office is as important as ever. Total ministry merely projects that what Is needed to prepare the church for this new day Is Ihe realization that an Important function of the clergy is to recruit, train and involve the laity in ministry. This may keep the clergy off the playing field, it may change their, role from players to player-coaches, it may relegate them to the tedious task of re-.

crulting and training the laity to play the game of-tninistry, it may also mean the diffi- call Job of binding up the injured return beaten In body and soul and readying them to go out on the field again, but this is the spe-' cial ministry to which clergy are caKeC vThe church, then becomes the training the practice field, the staging area for totul ministry in and to the world. The church must quickly come to grips with the Bible's The church's immediate priority is to train adult leaders. Her ultimate goal must be one of involving everyone who is taught In the training and doing process. If the clergy can teach the laity in courses of several years duration a common vision of the word and the world and provide them with the skills to teach others in a congregational setting, the effect of the church's training program can grow in continuous progression. Only by this process can the churcb hope to minister to the world.

Laity can no more learn to do ministry In the church or the classroom alone than they can learn to drive a car by listening to a sermon or a lecture. Laity need "behind the wheel" training; practice and more practice until they become confident and competent. Ministry is not likely to happen until clergy and laity learn to do ministry together as a team. Small mission groups, clergy and laity together, need to move Out of the church into the world and with a common vision accom- ministry in an -ganized way. Total ministry demands persons with varied Interests and gifts -organized in -such a way that each can express In concert the unique gift that he mdy possess.

When the laity gain expertise and confidence In doing ministry as a part qf the team or group, then and only then, can they be expected to minis- total ministry concept. No longer can this important principle be ignored or covered up with pious utterences about the "priesthood of all believers." Only when the Biblical concept of ministry is understood to include everyone will a new appreciation for ministry appear in the church and lay claim to the total life of her members. When such a sense of vocation exists, the people of God will become more and more open to the call of God through the church and ihe church's recruitment of the laity for ministry. Recruiting is the responsibility of the clergy. It goes without saying that recruiting cannot be relegated to sermonizing; for if preaching alone would do It, the world should already by overrun with Christians minister- ing to It.

Obviously preaching is not enough. Initially, the clergy must seek to enlist the congregation's Indigenous leaders in at least a two-year adult Christian education course which thselogy, 9 'bolegy sf. Tf ship and applied theology. It must be remem-- bered that the word must be proclaimed so that through it the Holy Spirit may lead peo- ple'to believe and act upon their fafth. People can be taught the facts of the Bible and even know them well, but still fail to put their trust in them and minister accordingly.

By the Rev. M. A. Miritz Lutheran ChuftH 0 Otrrer Ministry is he function of all the people of God, male and Temale alike. Although many churches today make a distinction between ordained and lay ministries and have failed to deal with the sex line (Gal-atians 3 27-28) as it cuts through the total ministry of the church, theological honesty requires that the ministry of the laity be seen as differing from the ministry of the clergy only in function and not in status or importance.

An overview of both the Old and the New Testaments reveals that all people of God are called to a holy life In all of their relationships and Uierefore the whole life of the Christian becomes ministry. This is the primary call to be a Christian and to share in Chrifl's ministry. I- Christians take their calling seriously, then baptism must be viewed as ordination into a life "Tvice and -A a Christian is nm born an adult so baptism does not equip for mature ministry. To the task of 'equipping the saints" for ministry, God calls individuals away from everyday tasks. Presumably, tbey are already in the service of God to special ministries chief of which is to equip Christians to serve God in the world iiriiMifiiiiiMttNiflr mmmmmm REV.

MIRITZ ter as Individuals In areas Where the group iSM--V-V- Until the church understands the. laity's unique role and ministry In 'the it may be Impossible for her to Understand the role of the clergy In the church. The recruitment, training and Invqlvement of the laity In all areas of ministry, are the keys to church renewal..