Comments on: Pastoral Companions http://shepherdstory.com/2009/11/22/pastoral-companions/ A Lutheran pastor shares his experiences and thoughts with his flock, family, and friends. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A Privilege « A Shepherd's Story http://shepherdstory.com/2009/11/22/pastoral-companions/#comment-149 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:43:06 +0000 http://shepherdstory.com/?p=203#comment-149 [...] loved the way Vern would eye my communion set, or my Pastor’s Companion as we would visit in the hospital. And if I took too long to get to it, he would say, “I know [...]

]]> By: A CMS Wish List « A Shepherd's Story http://shepherdstory.com/2009/11/22/pastoral-companions/#comment-118 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:50:06 +0000 http://shepherdstory.com/?p=203#comment-118 [...] previously about the tools that a pastor uses as he carries out his ministry. From high-tech to low-tech, these tools assist the pastor in his work of caring for the flock. Church Membership Software is [...]

]]> By: Rev. Johann Caauwe http://shepherdstory.com/2009/11/22/pastoral-companions/#comment-114 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:44:16 +0000 http://shepherdstory.com/?p=203#comment-114 I agree about some of the hymns in the CW Companion. For example, in the rite for “Entrusting the Dying to the Lord,” the rite closes with stanzas from “Now the Light Has Gone Away.” That just doesn’t seem to fit that context at all. The LSB Companion, in that same rite, uses “Lord, let at last your angels come” from CW 434. I have also printed hymns onto 4×6 cards that I have stuck in my CW Companion. I usually just use them to sing to the person.

As for communion, I use the longer form for “Ministry to the Sick and Homebound with Holy Communion” with my regular shut-ins. I think they appreciate a form that is similar to what they used to do when they could come to church. I have used the shorter form when they can’t read along or when they can’t stay focused.

And the ESV, I agree that it’s not a step forward. It does resolve some of the issues with the NIV, but the trade-off is in readability. Honestly, it probably wouldn’t seem so difficult if I had ever used the KJV. Making the move from KJV (or perhaps the RSV or NKJV) wouldn’t seem backward. But I have used the NIV my whole life, and I’m not sure that it is enough of an improvement to make that shift.

I purchased a copy of The Lutheran Study Bible, but haven’t had much time to dig into it. But now I’m thinking that it might be more useful to have those notes as a commentary in a digital format. I don’t plan on using the ESV extensively, so I’d be pretty much using it for its notes.

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