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Educating with the Brain in Mind: The Use of Popular Culture in Bible Class
(2016)
One of the most challenging aspects of a pastor’s ministry is teaching people the truth of God’s Word. This may sound easy, but any pastor knows that communicating the truth of Scripture in a way that people grab hold of ...
Our College Pastoral Training Curriculum: A Channel of Blessings from Our God
(2009)
Prof. Fredrich provides a thorough description and explanation of the curriculum for the Studies in Pastoral Ministry program at Martin Luther College.
What Happens to the Other 50%? The Value of a Prep Education for Those Who Don't End up in the Ministry
(2016)
From time to time it’s good to count our blessings. As we look around us, one of the
blessings that we have in our Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a well-thought-out and
well-set-up ministerial education system. ...
Training a Congregation to Support Those Grieving a Loss Cause by Death
(2016)
Death is a reality that every human has to experience even before his or her own death. One of the hardest events anyone could experience is the loss of a loved one through death. A pastor and the congregation will be ...
Intergenerational Education in the Church: Parental Benefits of Learning alongside Children
(2017)
The majority of Christian churches structure their Christian education opportunities by dividing groups according to age—Sunday School consists of different classrooms according to grade while a different Bible class is ...
You Need to Repent: What Repentance Is and its Implications for Life and Ministry
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)
This thesis began primarily as a doctrinal endeavor to deepen my knowledge of biblical repentance, but at a certain point, my focus began shifting towards how all the information I was learning might be applied. I became ...
Stained-Glass Windows in WELS: Artistic Whimsy or Authentic Witness?
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)
Stained-glass windows have been a practical and useful staple in the buildings of the Christian church for over a thousand years. The WELS is a beneficiary of this rich heritage. Although many WELS congregations have this ...
Retrieval Practice for Memory Formation and Retention in the Catechism Classroom
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
Retrieval practice can be defined as when “learners recall and apply multiple examples of previously learned knowledge or skills after a period of forgetting.”1It’s simple to understand and execute, supported by numerous ...
Why Lutherans Need to Know What They Are Doing: The Importance of Educating Congregations in The Dynamic of Lutheran Worship
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)
If someone were to walk into a church and see many ceremonies being carried out, a question might enter their minds. That question would be: “why are they doing these things; and why this way?” The answer to that question ...