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Intentional Pre-Evangelism: Gaining a Hearing for the Gospel
(2016)
There is a problem with pre-evangelism in our Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(WELS) churches. The lost unbelievers of this world are not hearing the gospel message. Left
on their own they do not know where to find ...
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 ...
Branding WELS Campus Ministry
(2016)
It has always been important for Christian ministries to present an understandable and
compelling identity for themselves. This paper focuses on the efforts of campus ministries in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. ...
Cross-Geographic Trends of Outreach in Early Childhood Ministries within the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2016)
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) has recently experienced a
rapid expansion in the number of Early Childhood Ministries (ECM). These ministries which are
spread across geographical boundaries have been ...
Meeting a Growing Need: The Pastoral Candidate's Preparation for Spiritual Care to Alzheimer's Patients
(2016)
1 in 10 people in the United States over the age of sixty-five currently suffers with
Alzheimer’s disease. Over 5 million people have been diagnosed, but thousands more may have
the symptoms and not know it. The demographics ...
Teaching the Truth and Defending the Faith: Theological Themes in the Hymns of St. Ambrose
(2016)
The hymns of Ambrose served numerous purposes. They served to bring the congregation together. They touched the emotions, as Augustine noted. They offered great comfort. They employed God's creation of language. But Ambrose ...
ShareGrace -- A Philosophy to Guide a Church's Online Communication
(2016-08)
Marketers understand that methods available for moving people to take action are limited
by the communication vehicle. The speaker has one set of communication tools. The writer
another. The videographer yet another. ...
An Examination of Jesus Christ's Resurrection as a Historically Verifiable Event
(2016)
History is arguably the most important area of study. It not only contains every other field of inquiry, but it defines and demonstrates what and who people are. In A.D. 30, historians find a single event which alone is ...
The History and Development of Worship in the Lutheran Church of Central Africa Compared to an Ethnodoxological Template
(2016)
Prior to this paper, a documented history of worship in the Lutheran Church of Central Africa did not exist. It is a wonderful history richly detailed with God’s continued blessings. Its worship is continuing to develop ...
The Counseling Process: The Relationship between Pastor and Adolescent Males with No Father Figure
(2016)
The objective of this paper is to inform the reader about challenges that may face the pastor in his counseling relationships with young male adolescents, specifically those who have no father figure. The goal of this paper ...