Why is the LCMS advertising for a radio show host for KFUO-AM? I thought they just fired a radio show host for purely financial reasons?
I don’t get it.
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Perhaps to host a new show called “Ablaze! Etc.”???
Yeah, scratching my head on that one, too. He was fired, not because there was anything wrong with him, but because his show was cancelled and there was no longer a position available for him to fill. Now there is a need for another host, but, oops! We already fired the guy we already had on staff. Too bad!
Incompetent management perhaps?
Here’s the other headscratcher – under other, shared duties, it lists “preaching for KFUO Sundays” but nowhere in the qualifications does it require the applicant to be an ordained pastor. Everything listed under essential qualifications could be fulfilled by a deaconess with a Master of Arts in Religion or a PhD from one of our Seminaries (which many of them have):
“Active member of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Formal theological education with a minimum of a Masters Degree.
A minimum of 10 years experience in ministries related to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
A minimum of five years of credible experience in mass media related ministries.
Demonstrated personal presentation and on-air announcing skills.
Demonstrated writing skills.
Demonstrated ability to function as part of a team.
Willingness to travel.”
To absurdity today.
Altho I do believe I heard Rev. Wilken as the guest on a recent Bible Study. That, I think shows a great deal of class on the part of KFUO’’s program director.
BTW, are we all clear?? KFUO isn’t making the rules and doing the firing and hiring — Mr. Strand is.
This is sick.
The Synod disgusts me right now…this is unconscionable.
Maybe someone should tell Todd Wilken that there is an opening so he can apply!
If anyone doesn’t think this was a political move, they’re an absolute moron.
Heartbreak Yesterday:
I have not been a guest on the Bible Study since March 18.
TW
OK, Pastor Wilken, sorry ’bout that. They were playing something you were saying. So much for listening while I do other things.
I stand corrected.
This seems like a good question for everyone to write to David Strand and ask. Not that we should expect a response, but it might be good for us to show them we’re still paying attention.
This is a jack-of-all-trades description: some on-air duties, some behind the scene duties. So perhaps they expect to be saving the producer’s salary.
David Strand has been quoted in the paper that moving away from ’sophisticated Lutheran apologetics” was the ‘programmatic’ reason for IE cancellation (the only statement by a Synod official to date that makes sense to me), so why would Rev. Wilken’s replacement need formal theological training including an MS degree? Except for the parenthetical comment about Sunday preaching, I don’t see where theological training is necessary for this position. I would think any DJ with corporate radio experience could do a fine job announcing the music, sports, weather, traffic, etc.
Of course, such position requirements are usually written to narrow the pool sufficiently to allow one to zoom in on the desired candidate, not to explain to the public (or even the job applicants) why the position has been advertised. Thus I doubt that the advertised position description implies anything specific about what KFUO actually has planned. Publishing such a description is probably just to enable checking a necessary box on the institution’s hiring procedure checklist (been there myself). Thus parsing this job description is likely pointless.
You know what would be an appropriate response to this?
Flood the mailboxes with Todd Wilken and Jeff Schwarz resumes.
Idea, just an idea…. Pr Wilken and Jeff can apply as “contract consultants”… I bet they’d get the job AND a raise:)! Sorry all, I couldn’t help myself.
I just threw up a little in my mouth
They are also advertising for missionaries.
Missionaries for where? Missouri or Africa?
I’m having trouble seeing this as anything more than an attack on confessional Christianity. That, and they must think we’re stupid or something.
Hey Pastor Todd:
Would you even be interested in working for KFUO again, even if they were open to rehiring you?
Because, frankly, I wouldn’t blame you one bit if you didn’t.
Rev Wilken! I just found this on the “Lord Have Mercy” thread. I was NOT imagining things! Whether I heard your voice on Weds or Tues., I’m not the only one who heard something about Issues Etc. or etc.
From “Lord Have Mercy”:
“St. Charles the Illuminous, on May 7th, 2008 at Said:
Here’s a bit of irony:
I just heard a spot on KFUO in which the radio announcer read comments from Rev. James May, a missionary in Togo, who wrote to express his thankfulness for the ministry of Issues, Etc.
The spot aired in the middle of the Afternoon Show.
St. Charles the Illuminous, on May 7th, 2008 at Said:
Clarification: That was a promo clip that aired between segments of the Afternoon Show, not actually part of the show itself.
Still ironic.”
Heartbreak Yesterday:
Sounds like a spot that didn’t get deleted from the Smartcaster.
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Floyd:
No. And my reason has nothing to do with how we were dismissed.
Todd, that is one cliffhanger of a response. :-)
Just so that everyone is aware, Pastor Weedon mentions on his blog that the entire Issues Etc. archive as well as a mirror of issuesetc.org is available at http://issuesetcarchive.org. Thank you to whoever is responsible for creating this site.
pastor todd,
the archive site is great but we miss the daily commentary on current events….
i guess i should not be greedy….
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Seems to me that this is a further shot across the bow to our churches and laity – if you don’t get out yoru checkbooks, then the services you like will be cut. Oh, and by the way, there isn’t anything you can do about it. See, I can fire one man and turn around and hire someone else. How can you stop me? I can hear the wheel a turnin now in the head of the purple bishop.
I think we should all apply for the position.
[...] Posted on May 8, 2008 by Mollie Yesterday I linked to a job announcement in the Synod’s official newspaper The Reporter. The position [...]
Kyle, as tempting as that would be, I fear that we’re not what the synod wants. If they can fire Todd and Jeff and post these qualifications, they’re obviously wanting (and please forgive Lenin’s terms) a useful idiot.