• A Reaction to Pastor Philip Hirsch’s Essay “So, You’re a Pastor, a Lutheran Pastor, Serving Where the Lord of the Church Has Placed You: And I Thank God for You in My Prayers” 

  Russow, Joel (2025-09-23)

• So, You’re a Pastor, a Lutheran Pastor, Serving Where the Lord of the Church Has Placed You: And I Thank God For You in My Prayers 

  Hirsch, Phil (2025-09-23)

  A conversation hits the awkward zone because the listener doesn’t quite know what to do with this discovery. But this one is brave and asks, “What does that mean?” You wade in to help your neighbor think about it in a way ...

• A Reaction to Prof. Thomas P. Nass’s “Christ Has Instituted the Public Ministry to Bless the Church” 

  Cherney, Kenneth Jr (2025-09-22)

• Christ Has Instituted the Public Ministry To Bless the Church 

  Nass, Thomas (2025-09-22)

  Throughout history, it has been God’s will that there be a public ministry of spiritual teaching and oversight, through which God guides and blesses his people spiritually. In the NT era, we have the public ministry of the ...

• A Reaction to Pastor Matthew Scharf’s Essay “Gospel Ministry—Gift, Giver, and Getter” 

  Pagels, Steven (2025-09-22)

• Gospel Ministry—Gift, Giver, and Getter 

  Scharf, Matt (2025-09-22)

  It’s easy to speak about the grace of God in an abstract, ethereal kind of way—it’s out there somewhere, because it’s everywhere – which is about as useful as saying – it’s nowhere. Rather than remain in ethereal, impenetrable ...

• Rededication: Embracing Our Lutheran Identity in Our Current Context 

  Bortulin, John P. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2024-09-17)

  Rededication: Embracing Our Lutheran Identity in Our Current Context by Pastor John P. Bortulin is a reflective essay presented at the 2024 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Symposium. As Lutheran worship celebrates its 500th ...

• Worship Developments after the Reformation That Call for Careful Appraisal 

  Peil, Tyler R. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2024-09-16)

  Worship Developments after the Reformation that Call for Careful Appraisal by Tyler R. Peil explores the liturgical shifts in Christian worship from the Reformation to the present day. This essay was presented at the 2024 ...

• Reformation: Rediscovered Worship Principles and Practices That Call for Thanksgiving 

  Behnken, Jacob C. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2024-09-16)

  Reformation Rediscovered: Worship Principles and Practices that Call for Thanksgiving by Jacob C. Behnken, delivered at the 2024 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Symposium, examines foundational principles of worship that were ...

• Worship & Outreach: A Lutheran Paradigm 

  Schroeder, Jonathan E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2010-09-21)

• Worship and Outreach: The Evangelical Strategy 

  Mueller, Adam R. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2010-09-20)

• Worship and Outreach: An Observable Synergy - “The Gospel Goes to Work” 

  Christie, Aaron L. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2010-09-20)

  In this keynote address, Pastor Christie provides a detailed exploration of the early development of the Church and the integral relationship between worship and outreach throughout the history of God's Church. As the ...

• A Reaction to the Essay of Rev. Donald W. Patterson: What Practical Experience Teaches Us about Lutheran Schools 

  Quandt, Michael J. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-20)

  This is Michael J. Quandt's reaction to Donald W. Patterson's "What Practical Experience Teaches Us about Lutheran Schools" for 2011 Symposium on Lutheran Schools.

• [A] Reaction to President Mark Zarling’s Essay "Christian Education: A Matter of Life or Death" 

  Geiger, Stephen H. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-19)

  This is Stephen H. Geiger's reaction to Mark G. Zarling "Christian Education: A Matter of Life or Death — What the Mission of the Church Teaches Us about Lutheran Schools" for 2011 Symposium on Lutheran Schools.

• A Reaction to Mark Braun’s “What Our Father Taught Us about Lutheran Schools” 

  Brenner, John M. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-19)

  This is John M. Brenner's reaction to Mark E. Braun's "What Our Fathers Taught Us about Lutheran Schools" for 2011 Symposium on Lutheran Schools.

• What Practical Experience Teaches Us about Lutheran Schools 

  Patterson, Donald W. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-20)

  At the core of a Lutheran day school is the Gospel message, which brought salvation and established the mission work for the church. However, as WELS schools face declining enrolment in an ever-changing culture, we must ...

• Christian Education: A Matter of Life or Death — What the Mission of the Church Teaches Us about Lutheran Schools 

  Zarling, Mark G. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-19)

  As the Lord has called us to preach the message of life to this dying world, he has called us to minister to the young children of our in the light of God's grace. The Lutheran school seeks to fulfill Christ's Great ...

• What Our Fathers Taught Us about Lutheran Schools 

  Braun, Mark E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-19)

  The essay discusses the importance of Lutheran schools in teaching the gospel and shaping the faith and character of children. ​Braun emphasizes the biblical command to educate our children and the influence of Martin ...

• [A] Reaction to Pastor James Huebner’s Essay: Brotherly Admonition That Encourages Accountability 

  Sorum, E. Allen (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2012-09-18)

  This is E. Allen Sorum's reaction to James R. Huebner's "Brotherly Admonition that Encourages Accountability" for 2012 Symposium on Brotherly Admonition.

• [A] Reaction to Pastor Earle Treptow's Symposium Essay, "Brotherly Admonition in the Ministerium" 

  Bivens, Forrest L. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2012-09-17)

  This is Forrest L. Bivens's reaction to Earle D. Treptow's "Brotherly Admonition in the Ministerium" for 2012 Symposium on Brotherly Admonition.

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