So, deacons who "function" as a Pastor want to be ordained. Well, our seminaries have openings. Apply and attend. The deacon in the video improperly applied a Biblical passage. Is that what we are to give Christ's lambs in the parish? Men who don't fully understand the Scriptures teaching others the Scriptures? I believe Christ said something about both falling into a pit. We are being urged to ordain men who want to "function" as a Pastor without making the sacrifice of leaving hometown, father and mother, taking only his wife and children, and dedicating years of study to the Bible before ordination. The Holy Spirit warned, "Do not lay hands on anyone in haste." I guess the LCMS is no longer concerned with giving the Church the best Pastors and theologians possible, just the most the quickest. Kyrie Eleison!