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The Right Stuff: The Lord's Qualifications For His Public Ministers
(Pastor-Teacher-Delegate Conference of the Northern Conference of the Michigan District, 1998-02-16)The synod is experiencing a growing need for pastors as the dawn of the 21st century arrives. Many have offered solutions to provide “qualified” pastoral candidates to offset the ever-growing shortage. Lyle Schaller and ... -
Is There a Better Way to Confirm?
(Spring Conference for the Central Conference, 2002-04-08)Though the title of the essay points toward the rite of confirmation, the catechetical instruction before the rite provides invaluable training to understand the core beliefs of the Christian faith. Such catechetical ... -
Is There a Christian View of Nuclear Weaponry?
(Joint Pastoral Conference of the Chippewa River Valley and Wisconsin River Valley Conferences, 1984-05-15)Our country’s possession of nuclear weaponry has become the division point between countrymen. In addition to being a test of our nation’s internal strengths, it is also a point of religious contentions. The responses from ... -
Historical Highlights of the Southwestern Conference – Michigan District
(Southwestern Conference, Michigan District, 2001-06)This document compiles the list of significant events in the formation of the Southwestern Conference, individual congregations, called workers who served for a long time, schools, and their respective dates. -
The Old Lie of the New Age
(Northern Conference, Michigan District, 1990-02-13)The New Age Movement (NAM) became widespread following the Harmonic Convergence in 1987. As a celebration of peace and unity, people across America hugged, held hands, and chanted mantras. However, NAM was never an ... -
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 ...