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Why and How to Teach Biblical Doctrines to Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Old Children Through Children's Literature
(2014)
Children’s learning begins at birth and continues throughout their lives. Learning during early childhood also has a major enduring impact that, in the case of religious instruction, lasts even beyond our temporary lives ...
A Contextualized Approach to Teaching Christology in a Latin American Setting
(2014)
Like the rest of the world, the person of Christ is attacked strongly in Latin America. There, he is often viewed not as the Risen Lord, but as a weak man who is in the process of dying. Many people do not believe that he ...
Bolstering Ministerial Influence and Recruitment at Area Lutheran High Schools for Full-Time Pastoral Ministry in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2015)
The issue of pastoral recruitment is an on-going one. The numbers at the synodical schools of WELS are constantly in flux. How does WELS get a handle on it? How will WELS continue to fulfill Christ’s mission if its pool ...
Reevaluating Ministerial Education: The Need There Is, the Problem We Have, and Thoughts for the Future
(2015)
"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few" (Matthew 9:37). The fact was true in Jesus‘ day and the fact remains true to this day. With the declining numbers in the ministerial education system and an increasing ...
Edification and Education as Primary Concerns of Worship Rites in the Lutheran Confessions
(2013)
In recent years, “worship wars” have erupted in the Lutheran church. Different opinions concerning public worship have been advanced, varying principles have been cited, and papers, essays, and blog posts have been lobbed ...
Connections: A Fresh Approach to Teaching Jesus
(2012)
It is the year 2012 AD. While computers of some sort have been in existence for half a
decade, modern technology and communication, as we know it, have exploded within the last 20
years. Today’s 21-35 year old, and every ...
The Role of the Pastoral Ministry in the Context of a Lutheran Elementary School
(2012)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the role and function a pastor performs in the
context of a Lutheran elementary school ministry. Recent decades have have brought with them
severe challenges for the Lutheran ...
The Unending Pursuit of Growth in Gospel Preaching: a Comprehensive Plan for Continuing Education in Preaching for Pastors of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2010-05)
Good preaching has always been vital to the health of Christ's church. hl
order to strengthen preaching, this project designed a comprehensive program in continuing
education in preaching for pastors of the Wisconsin ...
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 ...