Browsing Senior Theses by Title
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Curse or Cross? How do I, A Lutheran Pastor, Minister to the Cancer Patient?
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)Cancer. It is the elephant in the room no one ever wants to mention. It is considered taboo in today’s culture and often referred to as “the big C” or another nickname. Though it may be difficult, it is the Lutheran pastor’s ... -
David the Prophet: An Examination of David in the Book of Samuel
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)In the New Testament, David is frequently labeled a prophet. Many interpreters have approached this with no concern and have read David the King as a prophet in the Old Testament accounts. Simply put, since David is called ... -
The Development of Lutheran Preaching: A Review of Select Sermons by Martin Luther, C.F.W. Walther, and Siegbert Becker
(2020)The phrase Sola Scriptura rings loudly in the minds of Lutheran ministers. Scripture alone is the means by which God brings his life saving message to all people. Pastors want to rightly handle the Word of God as they ... -
The Devil Is Dead: A Historical Survey and Study of the Decline of the Doctrine of Evil
(2023)The doctrine of the Devil seems to be in decline in Western Christianity: A 2009 Barna study of American Christians found that less than forty percent of Christians believe that the Devil is a real being, not merely a ... -
Digging Up the Past: How Christian Responses to the 1918 Influenza Epidemic Influence the Church's Approach to Modern Pandemics
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)This thesis examines the words and actions of Christians during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic and the strain of influenza which they faced. By doing so, parallels are drawn to the modern pandemic of COVID-19, to determine ... -
A Distinction Between the Gift of Leadership and Leading by Example
(2015)Much has been written on the topic of leadership. The need to train leaders is as great now as it has ever been. However, we don’t want to take the search for leaders too far. As the church looks for leaders, there is ... -
A Divided Decision Blessed by the Lord: The Impact of the Amalgamation on the WELS Pre-Seminary Program
(2019)For 130 years, the pre-seminary training for prospective WELS pastoral candidates took place at Northwestern College in Watertown, WI. In 1995, the pre-seminary program moved to New Ulm, MN, as Northwestern College ... -
Divine Call - Human Protocol. An Evaluation of Calling Practices within the Christian Church
(2018)God directly called prophets and apostles to proclaim his Word. While God no longer directly calls Christians to proclaim his Word, he still calls individuals to do this work publicly – that is among and on behalf of ... -
Do Not Neglect the Gift You Have: The Blessings and Challenges of Equipping Ministry
(2017)“Why don’t more people volunteer?” “Why is getting congregational involvement in ministry like pulling teeth at times?” “Why does my church have 20% of the people doing 80% of the work?” These questions and others like ... -
Doctrine and Practice: The Case of Female Worship Readers in WELS Multicultural Church Settings
(2013)“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others” (1 Corinthians ... -
Does James Disagree with Paul on Justification? An Exegetical Comparison of Romans 3:27-4:3 and James 2:14-26
(2014)Does James disagree with Paul on justification? This question has plagued Christians for centuries as they have tried to make sense of the words, "You see that a man is justified by what he does and not by faith alone" ... -
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 ... -
Educating Pastors to Protect them against Pornography Usage in the Current Age
(2017)Despite the widespread access to pornography and the amount of pastors who have become addicted to pornography, little has been done to prepare the pastor to deal with his own pornography problems. Scripture urges pastors ... -
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 ... -
Educational Debt at MLC: A Historic Look to Raise Awareness and Help Guide Future Discussions
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)Educational debt is now a burden that the majority of students who have graduated from Martin Luther College are going into the ministry burdened with. Students are seeing record-high amounts of educational debt that they ... -
The Effect of Multigenerational Families on Worship, Education, and Outreach in Hispanic Ministry
(2014)Hispanic ministry is not a new topic. Our synod recognizes the need to reach a growing demographic in our country, and it has for decades. However, as this demographic has been growing in our country for several decades, ... -
Effectively Using the Multiple Roles of the Missionary
(2016)This thesis investigates the proper use of the various roles of the missionary. These roles are the missionary as pastor and the missionary as mentor. Used appropriately, the missionary can proceed with his goal of ... -
THE EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN: EXPLANATION OF THE ONTOLOGICAL CRISIS AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR CAREGIVING
(2013)The objective of this paper is to inform the reader about the unique challenges that children of divorced parents face. This paper will focus on the evolution of marriage from the 17th century to present day and how this ... -
Empowering the Priests in the Pew: The Shepherd Leader Delegates to Multiply Ministry
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)August Pieper observed in the early 20th century that most Christians sitting in the pews rarely nor actively participated in the ministry of the Church, despite being members of the priesthood of all believers. This ... -
Encountering Authenticity: The Gospel Fills the Needs of a Post-Postmodern Society
(2012)As long as people are sinful, they have spiritual needs which on their own they cannot satiate. Jesus’ gospel of salvation fills those needs. This paper is a study of how Jesus’ gospel applies to the specific spiritual ...