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American Heresy: Christian Zionism and the Scriptural Response
(2023)Christian Zionism is an increasingly pervasive heresy that has sprung up and flourished in the American Evangelical zeitgeist. While it is primarily an American Protestant issue, Lutherans in this country are not immune ... -
Analysis of the Current Identification of Ai and Other Possible Sites
(2012)The current location of Ai at et-Tell has caused a number of problems for those who take the Bible seriously. The main problem is that there was no occupation of et-Tell during the time of conquest. Because of this many ... -
An Apologetic of the Cross as a Lutheran Approach to 21st Century Apologetics Centered on the Hiddenness of God
(2013)This research examines contemporary Christian apologetics to contextualize current apologetic developments and demonstrate where Lutheran theology departs from popular evangelical approaches to apologetics. It then proposes ... -
Applying Christ-Like and Other Leadership Qualities to Millennial Lay Leadership
(2019)The use of excellent lay leadership is vital to a healthy church, but what does excellent lay leadership look like? It can certainly be modeled from Christ and from other important leadership qualities. Which demographic ... -
Applying the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) to the Text of the Old Testament: An Evaluation
(2018)The goal of this research is to apply the Coherence Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) to the Old Testament. Deuteronomy 5 was chosen to evaluate this method. This method is being used to evaluate General Epistles in the ... -
Are Jesus and the Gospel Unique?
(2016)This thesis explores the topic of comparative religion especially in regard to the prevalent argument that Christ and the account of him which the New Testament gives is in part borrowed from other figures in ancient myth ... -
Are Transgender People Sinning?
(2016)While transgenderism in America may be confusing to Christians, they need not be afraid of this important emerging social issue. Instead they need to do their best to understand it. The first half of this paper will walk ... -
An Assessment of Cultural Differences Among Pastors for Effective Pastoral Leadership
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)A review of current Lutheran literature demonstrates that limited material is available regarding cross-cultural leadership methods the pastor considers in his cross-cultural ministry setting. Additionally, a traditional ... -
Awakened to Confessional: The Doctrinal Development of F.C.D. Wyneken and its Place in the Course of Lutheranism in America
(2018)Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken: the "Father of Lutheran Home Missions," the inspiring voice which led to the influx of hundreds of pastors to America and the establishment of seminaries in two continents, the leader ... -
The Awkward Shepherd: Tactics For A Young Pastor To Improve His Interpersonal Communication Skills
(2023)Whether a pastor serves as a minister of a congregational flock or as a teacher of students in an institution, face-to-face communication plays a large role in his call. Yet for some pastors who have just graduated from ... -
The Battle Against the Self: How Philosophy, Scripture, and Physiology Affect Self-Discipline
(2024)As mankind’s culture has shifted throughout history, the conflict of worldly culture and Christianity has always remained. However, in today’s culture we have seen a slight shift in how culture forms identity. No longer ... -
The Battle's Fierce, but the Victory's Won: The Unique Tasks and Blessings of the Competitive Christian
(2023)In The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis suggests that Satan and his evil angels can only mutilate and cannot create anything. Where does competitiveness come from? Is it a product of God’s creation or of Satan’s mutilation? ... -
The Benefits and Challenges of Using Traction for Ministry Planning
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)In ministry planning, proposed methods for planning are abundant. Congregations utilize those methods in many different ways to plan and carryout ministry. Over fifty congregations in WELS employ one method called “Traction.” ... -
The Benefits of Comprehensive Ministry Planning and Its Correlation to Congregational Health
(2015)A plethora of literature on the market seeks to instruct leaders on how to take their congregation through a ministry planning process. While these resources are conveniently at our finger tips, the research of this thesis ... -
Biblical Performance Criticism: An Exegetical Tool to Analyze Communication Events in the New Testament
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)Since the beginning of the world, people have communicated orally through speech. As time progressed, communication technology advanced and began to aid oral communication to make it more accessible and permanent. The ... -
A Biblical Response to Christian Nationalism
(2023)American politics are messy, emotional, controversial, and particularly difficult to talk about–especially for Gospel-centered Christians who seek to put their hope in and focus on God’s kingdom. American politics are not, ... -
Biblical Text Messages: The Effect of Bible Software on Seminary Students
(2018)Practitioners of media ecology study the powerful influence media exert on human perception. Research has discovered that digital technologies, such as computers and smart phones, interact with the plasticity of the human ... -
The Biblical Use of Narrative and the Benefits of its Inclusion as the Primary Method of Instruction for Adult Converts to the Christian Faith
(2012)The Bible is essentially one grand story focused on Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who lived a perfect life and gave himself into death for the sins of the world. It is not incidental that as God told salvation’s story ... -
The Blessings of Properly Applied Multi-site Church Planting in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2014)In the last decade, the multi-site church planting model has become a major factor in the way American churches have chosen to expand their reach into the community. Many nondenominational and Evangelical churches have ... -
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 ...