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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 ... -
Cultivating a Healthy Brain for Ministry: Using the Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Program
(2017)The Bible has a lot to say about the qualifications a pastor will need to carry out his office. A sharp mind is not one of those qualifications God has given. However, maintaining a sharp mind will obviously aid a pastor's ... -
Cultural Immersion and Stress Points: How the Ministry of Mark Cares Typified a Shift in WELS Evangelism Philosophy
(2020)Cross-cultural evangelism opportunities present the Christian with unique challenges for carrying out the Great Commission. Various historical factors left the WELS employing a largely monocultural approach to evangelism ... -
Curriculum Development and Instruction for Seventh and Eighth Grade Religion Surveying the Old and New Testaments: Walking the Path of Our Salvation
(2012)This study examines the curricula and instructional methodologies used in seventh and eighth grade classrooms in teaching religion. With the middle school years being a transformational stage of development as seventh ... -
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 ... -
Do This in Rememberance For Those Who Do Not Remember: A Study of the Distribution of the Lord's Supper to Lutherans with Dementia
(2024)For members of the Lutheran church, participation in the Lord’s Supper is the pinnacle of fellowship between communicant, God, and fellow believers. Every time the body and blood of Christ are distributed from Lutheran ... -
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 ...