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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, ...
Outreach in a Lutheran Grade School Can Succeed by Appropriately Applying Biblical Principles of Church Fellowship
(2013)
As an evangelical church body one of our chief goals is to follow the command of the Great Commission. Obviously this has implications for many facets of ministry but that which this paper addresses is how this relates to ...
Implementing Mentoring into a Congregational Outreach Program
(2015)
Mentoring is a tool for growth and development that has become popular in business, academic, and non-profit settings. Currently WELS is also using mentoring in its ministerial education system for the training of called ...
The Use of Facebook in Congregational Evangelism: A Practical Plan
(2014)
Facebook is used every single day by hundreds of millions worldwide. As soon as
they logon, people are viewing dozens of photos, videos, and status updates that their
friends are passing around. Imagine if congregation ...
Revitalizing VBS from a Glorified Daycare to a Glorious Opportunity
(2015)
Vacation Bible School has been a valuable tool for Sunday School teachers and congregations for many years. However, in recent years it seems as if attending a Bible School during the summer is losing its appeal. This ...
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 ...
Into All Creation: Strategic Partnerships for Gospel Outreach in a Highly Mobile World
(2014)
Our world is changing. It is smaller and more mobile than ever before. People from every part of the globe are immigrating to Canada and the United States. People come for school, work, and to be with family. Some return ...
Intentional Pre-Evangelism: Gaining a Hearing for the Gospel
(2016)
There is a problem with pre-evangelism in our Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(WELS) churches. The lost unbelievers of this world are not hearing the gospel message. Left
on their own they do not know where to find ...
Music as a Tool for Outreach: A Look at Its Historical and Modern Use for Reaching Non-Christians with the Gospel
(2016)
The Word of God is all that is needed to convert people from unbelievers to
believers. But throughout the history of the Christian Church, music has been used as a tool to
aid the proclamation of the Gospel. This thesis ...
Breaking the Spell: Investigating Screen-Based Media for Gospel-Driven Outreach
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)
We live in a world of screens. In the past, we used them mainly for entertainment. However, in today’s digital age, we use screens for practical endeavors too. Their efficiency and emotional appeals create ample desire for ...