Browsing Senior Theses by Issue Date
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Keeping Teenagers Connected to Christ and His Church
(2012)Every year in the United States countless teenagers promise to remain faithful to Christ and his Church on their confirmation day only to be never heard from again. The Wisconsin Synod is not immune to these tendencies ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Mission-Minded Congregations are Market-Oriented Congregations: Congregational Marketing to the Glory of God
(2012)Despite the marketing-saturated world in which we live, congregations do not always seem to be market-oriented entities. This thesis defends and encourages the adoption of a market-oriented mindset in a mission-minded ... -
Caring for Servicemen and Women in the National Guard and Reserves Through the Deployment Process: A Pastoral Guide
(2012)Nearly 2 million service members have deployed since September 11, 2001. Service members have unique experiences and unique needs. A number of common struggles have been noted among those who have served in combat zones. ... -
Connections: A Fresh Approach to Teaching Jesus
(2012)It is the year 2012 AD. While computers of some sort have been in existence for half a decade, modern technology and communication, as we know it, have exploded within the last 20 years. Today’s 21-35 year old, and every ... -
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 ... -
Youth Ministry: The Struggles and Blessings of a Curriculum
(2012)Youth ministry is full of difficult challenges for a youth leader in today’s day and age. This paper discusses some of those challenges and how they need to be addressed in a youth group setting. There is also a review ... -
Continued Growth in Preaching: A Peer Sermon Review Tool for Pastors of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2012)In an effort to aid the pastors of our Wisconsin Synod in their continued growth in preaching, I have sought to create an online peer sermon review tool that WELS pastors can use to sharpen both their sermon content and ... -
Theological and Pastoral Criteria for Worship Forms in the Lutheran Confessions
(2012)Due to “worship wars” in the Lutheran church, the issue of worship forms has been thoroughly examined from Scripture and from historical perspective. Until recently, however, the Lutheran Confessions have not been strongly ... -
From the Lips of Children: A Study on Involving Children in Worship
(2012)The purpose of this project is to identify how to best involve children in worship in the individual congregations of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The research includes three parts. It accomplishes this ... -
The Most Important Aspect of a Congregation's Youth Ministry is Pastor-Teen Relationships
(2012)Why is youth ministry so difficult in today’s culture? Why do so many congregations’ youth ministries sputter out and fail? Why can’t youth ministers seem to be able to get their youth active in the life of their ... -
Keeping in Step with the Spirit: His Fruit in the Life and Classroom of a Christian Teacher
(2012)This is a brief paper establishing the purpose and reasoning for creating a series of devotions for a high school faculty. In it are discussed the benefits of Scriptural study both in the personal life of the believer ... -
An Exegetical Study of 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 as it Pertains to the Doctrine of the Antichrist
(2012)The purpose of this thesis is to address the topic of the Antichrist. This paper will demonstrate that the misconceptions held by many cinematographers, authors, church bodies, Bible scholars, and exegetes result from ... -
Worship Space of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in the Context of Historical Christian Architecture and Art
(2012)This study examines the history of Christian architecture and art, and how Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) churches shape worship space in the 21st century. When believers come together in corporate worship ... -
Book Digitization: A Practical and Urgent Necessity for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2012)More than a decade into the 21st century, life is becoming ever more digitized. A major part of this movement is the digitization of print literature. This paper examines digital libraries around the globe and discusses ... -
A Matter of Choice: On the Feasibility and Utility of an Eclectic Text of the Hebrew Bible
(2012)The exegesis of any biblical text is only as good as the text it examines. This thesis will lay out the case for the feasibility and utility of an eclectic text of the Hebrew Bible. First it explains the necessity and ... -
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 ... -
The Hymn of the Day: Its Development and Use
(2012)This thesis depicts the development of the Hymn of the Day as it was born out of Luther’s Graduallied and how the concept of the Hymn of the Day was born out of the Lutheran Reformation. The Graduallied was a hymn Luther ... -
The Role of Training in Short Term Missions
(2012)This project’s objective was (1) to research the training that volunteers in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) receive for short-term mission trips and (2) to determine whether existing training manuals can ...