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Bridge Building: Being Sensitive in Cross-Cultural Preaching
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
How does a minister preach cross-culturally? Can they bridge the culturally divide?What can a preacher implement into his sermon-writing process to help him preach cross-culturally? This paper introduces the approach of ...
The Lutheran Art of Dying: Caring for the Scared with the Certainty of Christ
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
The fear of death is common for all people. Every person will face death at the end of their life. As their church members confront their fears of dying, WELS pastors may find a helpful tool for consolation in the Lutheran ...
The Benefits and Challenges of Using Traction for Ministry Planning
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
In ministry planning, proposed methods for planning are abundant. Congregations utilize those methods in many different ways to plan and carryout ministry. Over fifty congregations in WELS employ one method called “Traction.” ...
Identifying Good and Bad Stumbling Blocks in Ministry
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
What does it mean to be a stumbling block in the church? There is both a good and bad way of being a stumbling block for the church. Being a stumbling block in the good sense will help people understand the truth about the ...
Ein Kleines Theologisches Wörterbuch
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-04)
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 ...
The Formation and Function of WELS Hymnals: What can we discover about worship from the story of our hymnals?
(National Conference on Worship, Music, and the Arts, 2008-07)
The publication of the Christian Worship Supplement provides the opportunity to reflect on the important roles that hymnals play in the story of the Lutheran church and the WELS, especially regarding worship. Since the ...
Outreach to Muslims: What have we learned? And, Where do we go from here?
(WELS Outreach to Muslims Committee, 2012-11-19)
This is a report presented to the WELS Outreach To Muslims committee.
Everyday Means of Communication in a Church Planting Movement
(2019-05)
Whether Christianity is relatively unknown in the region or if it is simply that a particular group of Christians is small and insignificant, one issue faced by church planters is that of becoming known. This thesis will ...