Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary: Recent submissions
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The Pastor's Role in Building Mission Awareness in a Congregation
(1975-01-24)The 20th century saw astonishing church growth, both in the membership booms of the 50s and 60s and the construction of church buildings. By the end of the century, the trends of growth sharply reversed. In the face of ... -
Martin Luther: Personal and Family Life
(New Ulm Pastoral Conference, 1983-11-01)Much work has been devoted to Martin Luther as the Reformer, but many have neglected his personal life. The most well-known of matters relates to his marriage to Katherine. Though the marriage began to accomplish practical ... -
Theses on Papers on the Doctrine of the Ministry Delivered to the Southeastern Conference of the Michigan District WELS
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It Is a Sin to Make the Gospel Boring to Our Confirmands
(1982-10-19)God has called us to communicate the saving truths of his Word to others. He has tasked us not merely to impart knowledge and facts but to lead our students to obey, observe, keep, fulfill, and pay attention to everything ... -
Issues in Ministry: With a Special View toward our Sister Synod, the ELS
(Nebraska District Convention, 2008-06-09)The ELS has recently reconciled with a synodical separation by the Association of Confessional Lutheran Churches (ACLC) over the doctrinal statement, “The Public Ministry of the Word.” Pastors and congregations who left ... -
The Effects of the Age of Pietism on the Lutheran Church
(1991-10-22)The age of Pietism began with a strength and weakness analysis of a group of Lutheran congregations. Upon their findings, church leaders determined that spiritual renewal was necessary. They first attempted to work through ... -
A Biblical Perspective on Recruitment to the Public Gospel Ministry
(Northern Pastoral Conference, 1998-02-17)Recruitment into the public ministry is unlike recruitment done in the secular world to enhance an institution’s program, enrollment, participation, or statistical position. Instead, we recruit individuals into the Gospel ... -
Habitus Practicus: Luther Submits Theology and Practice to Scripture
(Central Pastors' Conference, 2011-05-02)Habitus practicus, the irony is in the Latin name itself. It is the study of scriptural theology that is practical and down to earth. This is a concept that Luther embodied throughout his ministry, understanding that the ... -
Celebrating Unity Among the Pastors of our Fellowship
(1995-05-08)As the WELS and ELS celebrate their 75th anniversary of fellowship, it is an opportunity to thank God for the past and present fellowship. The New Testament explicates the importance of fellowship, iterating the bond of ... -
Called to Lead: The Authoritative Role of Pastors and Teachers in the Parish According to Call
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Comfort Beneath the Cross: Exegesis of Romans 8:18–39, with Special Emphasis on Election
(Eastern Conference, 2022-10-18)Romans 8:18-39 brings about the age-old question of "cur alii prae aliis" (why some and not others) and the doctrine of election. However, rightfully understanding these verses requires seeing the Forest - the bigger ... -
Take Every Thought Captive - Make It Obedient to Christ: On Being a Lutheran at “Reformation 500”
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10)Since the Reformation, the Lutheran Church has been answering the question of what the Lutheran identity means. The Lutheran Church has endured The Thirty Years War, its identity challenged by Roman Catholics and the ... -
The Genus Maiestaticum and Phil 2:5-11: Who’s the “Who” in Philippians 2?
(Northwestern Publishing House, 2018)The “conventional approach” to Philippians 2:5-11 hinges on the understanding that ὅς at the beginning of verse 6 refers to the pre-incarnate Christ. Therefore, Jesus’s incarnation was the humiliation, and his resurrection ... -
Preaching the Gospel on the Dakota-Montana Prairies
(Dakota-Montana District, 1970)It was fitting that Professor K.G. Sievert was assigned to write a history of the Dakota-Montana District on its fiftieth anniversary in 1970. Sievert had been a pastor and, then, professor in the Dakota-Montana for ... -
Crossing the Line: Where Baptism Divides Us
(Cottenbelt Pastors Conference, 2019-10-15)Baptism is the line in the sand that separates the various Christian denominations. Christians use this one word as a litmus test to determine the doctrinal differences among denominations. It reveals the framework of the ... -
1957 - 1959 WELS Exploratory NorCal Work Correspondence
(1959)This is a collection of 9 letters sent by various pastors in the Arizona-California District to members in the San Francisco Bay Area. They were corresponds from 1957-1959 regarding the requests for a missionary from the ... -
A God-wrought Reformation 450th Anniversary 1517-1967: Essays-Sermons
(Reformation Committee, 1967)This Anniversary Booklet represents a seven-week observance of the 450th Anniversary of the Reformation by the churches of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in northern California begun Sept. 17 and ending Oct. 29, ... -
Messianic Prophecy and English Translations with Addendum
(2012-10)With the recent publication of NIV11, many people in the WELS raised concerns regarding the translation’s handling of messianic prophecies. The problem arose from the classifications of Old Testament prophecies: Direct (or ... -
[A Reaction to] See How They Love One Another! The Ministry of Compassion in Scripture and Early Christianity to 300 AD by Dr. Keith Wessel
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-19)This is Paul O. Wendland's reaction to Keith C. Wessel's "See How They Love One Another! The Ministry of Compassion in Scripture and Early Christianity to 300 AD" for 2022 Symposium on Compassion Ministry.