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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on inclusion, tolerance, and acceptance, the Scriptural practice of closed communion is increasingly thought of as outdated and unloving.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 ...
Family Ministry the Lutheran Way
(2023)
How do churches minister to families? This question has been asked by churches since ancient times. Families face new challenges in every generation. While our tools have remained the same, the power of God’s Word and the ...
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 ...
A City Great to God: Ten Years of WELS Planting to Inform the Next One Hundred Missions
(2023)
From the isolated beginnings of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), internal tensions have favored planting churches in non-urban settings. Numerous voices within the synod have seen this tendency as an area ...
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, ...
The Church in the Community: Showing Love to our Neighbors
(2023)
“Love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:31 NIV). What does it look like as Christians live out this command from Jesus? This paper looks at the importance of building relationships and loving our neighbors. Now, more ...
Finding Value in a Counterfeit World: A Biblical Evaluation of Feminism
(2023)
Feminism is one of the most influential social justice movements today. It has exposed many terrible abuse cases toward women that were motivated by wicked intentions. However, while responding to abuse, the movement brought ...
Rousing the Sleeping Giants: A Look into the Spiritual Leadership of Men
(2023)
This thesis is aimed at the discipleship of males who did not have a strong model of spiritual leadership in their early lives (Practical Theology). There are numerous studies on training men up in a Christian way from a ...
"Smells Like Pietism" Comparing Pietistic Conventicles to Modern Lutheran Small Groups
(2024)
Pietism has been criticized throughout history and one of the main reasons is its use of conventicles. However, there is a growing trend within the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) where congregations are starting ...
Alcanzando a Todos Nuestros Vecinos: WELS Hispanic Ministry As Model For Congregational Intercultural Integration
(2024)
Intercultural communities are increasing in our nation’s cities and neighborhoods and are
finding their way into WELS churches. How has WELS served them? This thesis looks at how
WELS churches have served intercultural ...