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A "Lay Seminary" Develops, Grows, and Endures: A Century of WELS Campus Ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
(2020)
September 26, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of WELS campus ministry in the
United States. Over this century, WELS campus ministry has developed into a substantial
ministry that serves collegiates at numerous public ...
Encouraging Called Workers to Remain Faithful in Evangelism
(2020)
Evangelism is an important part of the church's work. Through evangelism, Christians
bring the gospel to the world. This is especially true of called workers. Part of their duties is to
do evangelism and train others ...
Purpose-Filled Friendship: Exploring the Gospel's Effect on Friendship Itself and What it Truly Means to be a Friend
(2020)
God said in the garden of Eden that is not good for man to be alone. He gave us the gift of
human relationships so that we could encourage each other, guide each other, and show love to
each other. This thesis seeks ...
Cultural Immersion and Stress Points: How the Ministry of Mark Cares Typified a Shift in WELS Evangelism Philosophy
(2020)
Cross-cultural evangelism opportunities present the Christian with unique challenges for carrying
out the Great Commission. Various historical factors left the WELS employing a largely
monocultural approach to evangelism ...
Christ on Screen: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Christian-Based Visual Media in Evangelism and Entertainment
(2020)
Christian-based media has tended to be a one-or-the-other kind of situation or scenario. Either a
production will be doctrinally sound but have distractingly poor production values, or it will
have a large budget but ...
Proselytizing and Stealing Sheep: Historical Lutheranism's Perspective on Evangelizing the Heterodox
(2020)
Is it acceptable to evangelize those who are already Christians? Such a question has likely come
into the mind of many pastors who have looked to do evangelism but noticed that many of those
around them are not unchurched. ...
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's Reaction to World War Two
(2020)
Two great events marked the first half of the twentieth century: the First and Second World
Wars. The common theme of these two catastrophic events is that Germany found itself on the
wrong side of history in both ...
Incurvatus in Se(lfie): Understanding How a World Framed by Social Media Promotes the Theology of Glory
(2020)
Social media is a prevailing force in the world today. It shapes the way that people view the
world. Consequently, social media affects the way that people think and act. In particular, social
media caters to the natural ...
Communicating Fellowship: An Evaluation
(2020)
Church fellowship is a doctrine that is significant to the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutherans Synod
(WELS). It is significant because all doctrine is important; however, church fellowship can also
be difficult to communicate. ...