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Trends is Spanish Language Capability Among Immigrant Children: Effects on Evangelism
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)One challenge for multicultural congregational outreach is the language barrier. Spanish is a growing language in the United States and is also on the rise within WELS congregations. As the church works with Latinos, it ... -
True Man: Jesus as Model for Christian Masculinity
(2020)What does a real man look like? What does a real man do? These are questions that many modern men are struggling to answer. The world is ready to provide an endless array of proposed answers, but how the Bible talks ... -
Understanding and Ministering to Those Who Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction
(2016)It is no secret that the Church faces an uphill battle as it seeks to handle the tough topic of homosexuality. In addition to the inherent difficulty and complexity of the issue, Christians have often failed in their ... -
An Understanding of Past and Present Outreach to the Chinese in North America for a More Effective Outreach in the Future: A Case Study of the Minneapolis / St. Paul Area
(2014)This paper is a study of past and present outreach efforts to the Chinese in North America for the purpose of developing strategies for more effective outreach in the future. The sole focus of this study is reaching the ... -
Understanding the Word to Preach to People's Intellect, Will, and Emotions
(2016)God has given us a precious gift. He has given us his Word. The Holy Spirit works through this Word to gives the Word its power to change a sinner’s heart. At the same time, this Word also comes to us in the form of any ... -
Unearthing the Flood: Evaluating Geological Flood Theory and Its Use in Christian Lives
(2015)Due to the work of creation science organizations such as the Answers in Genesis apologetics ministry, the possible geologic effects of the Genesis Flood have once again become a popular topic in both scientific and Christian ... -
Unity Among Us? Three Theses on Church Unity: A Hermann Sasse-Inspired Perspective
(2024)In this paper, I intend to posit three theses on the pursuit of inter-church unity, commonly known as ecumenism. Drawing extensively on letters and essays by Hermann Sasse, I seek to distill several ideas from what he ... -
The Unknown God Made Known: Reflections on Ministering to the Biblically Illiterate from Paul's Ministry in Athens
(2013)The purpose of this paper is to make pastors and their congregations aware of the problem of biblical illiteracy and what they can do in order to better reach out to such people. It will begin with a review of why evangelism ... -
Upon the Lips of Another Christian: Private Confession and Absolution as Described by Lutheran Pastors Today
(2020)Confessional Lutherans know from Luther’s Small Catechism that private confession and absolution is good and scriptural, but is it feasible to implement into twenty-first century gospel ministry? We know our great ... -
Use of Davidic Psalms Is an Effective Way to Counsel Military Personnel with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(2015)Counseling is part of a pastor’s call. He is to rightly divide law and gospel to nurture and sustain God’s people in the one true faith. Not all counseling is the same. Sometimes trauma is involved and affects people in ... -
The Use of Facebook in Congregational Evangelism: A Practical Plan
(2014)Facebook is used every single day by hundreds of millions worldwide. As soon as they logon, people are viewing dozens of photos, videos, and status updates that their friends are passing around. Imagine if congregation ... -
The Use of Visual Presentation Technology in Sermons: How to Use This Technology Wisely
(2014)The purpose of this thesis paper is to explore the question of whether or not it is appropriate or wise to use visual presentation technology like PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc., in sermons. In order to do this, there ... -
Using Andragogy to Integrate Assimilation and Bible Information Course
(2017)In Bible Information Course (BIC), non-Christians interested in Christianity are met head on with the gospel. In the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), most congregations implement a 10-20 lesson BIC. This ... -
Using Christian Apologetics in Reaching Out to Postmoderns: Evangelism to a Culture of "Hipsters"
(2013)The purpose of this thesis project was to learn how to efficiently evangelize to Postmoderns, in particular Hipsters. This project does not attempt to define the philosophy of Postmodernism, but rather uses a trial and ... -
Using the Old and New Man in Sanctification
(2017)Why do Christians sometimes sin? What part of you is a sinner? Does Psalm 119 speak to your Old or New Man? Who is your New Man? How do we interact with our Old Man? Does everyone have an Old and New Man? Why do we do what ... -
The Voice of our Fathers on the Controversy of the Ministry: The Writings of Abraham Calov and Johann Andreas Quenstedt
(2024)The doctrine of the public ministry has long been an area of controversy between the confessional Lutheran churches of America. Differences between theologians of the Missouri Synod and the Wisconsin Synod came to light ... -
We Show Christian Love by Practicing Closed Communion
(2023)As modern American culture places ever increasing emphasis on inclusion, tolerance, and acceptance, the Scriptural practice of closed communion is increasingly thought of as outdated and unloving. This, however, is simply ... -
WELS Ministry to the Homeless
(2020)When traveling through large cities in the United States, it is not hard to find a group of homeless people congregated together. A question that can arise in a pastor’s mind might be: “Is it possible to have a ministry ... -
WELS Outreach in Las Vegas: Moving Forward with the Gospel by Looking at the Past and Present
(2017)It may be surprising to hear that there are seven Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) churches in Sin City, USA. With the possibility of a new mission start in the Southwest part of the Las Vegas valley, the total ... -
What Does This Mean—The Connection Between Debriefing and Spiritual Growth
(2017)In this thesis, the author will make the case that debriefing is a powerful tool for spiritual growth. Debriefing is a process that allows concrete experiences to be turned into abstract information that can be used in ...