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Evangelical Listening: Listening Skills can create Strong Opportunities to Share the Gospel
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)
One-on-one communication has the power to change how people perceive each other and their message. Listening is a vital skill in communication, but people may be more concerned about speaking when they should begin with ...
Stained-Glass Windows in WELS: Artistic Whimsy or Authentic Witness?
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-02-19)
Stained-glass windows have been a practical and useful staple in the buildings of the Christian church for over a thousand years. The WELS is a beneficiary of this rich heritage. Although many WELS congregations have 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 ...
Lutheran Political Resistance: The Magdeburg Confession of 1550 and the Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
Christians throughout the world can struggle with an unjust government. Scripture is clear that God has established the government for the benefit of society. Yet, there are certainly times that governments have not ruled ...
A Matter of Membership: An Assessment of Active Congregational Membership
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
“WELS has approximately 56,000 fewer members than it did 25 years ago.” (Forward in Christ, Volume 105, Number 5 - May 2018). For many years, church membership has been in decline. Yet Covid hang-over symptoms such as ...
Retrieval Practice for Memory Formation and Retention in the Catechism Classroom
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
Retrieval practice can be defined as when “learners recall and apply multiple examples of previously learned knowledge or skills after a period of forgetting.”1It’s simple to understand and execute, supported by numerous ...
Meeting Together in the 21st Century: Exploring the Possibility of a Virtual Confessional Lutheran Congregation
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
This paper explores the possibility and feasibility of a confessional Lutheran congregation existing virtually. This paper addresses three main issues surrounding a virtual congregation. These three areas are worship, ...
Bridge Building: Being Sensitive in Cross-Cultural Preaching
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
How does a minister preach cross-culturally? Can they bridge the culturally divide?What can a preacher implement into his sermon-writing process to help him preach cross-culturally? This paper introduces the approach of ...
The Lutheran Art of Dying: Caring for the Scared with the Certainty of Christ
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
The fear of death is common for all people. Every person will face death at the end of their life. As their church members confront their fears of dying, WELS pastors may find a helpful tool for consolation in the Lutheran ...
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.” ...