Children’s learning begins at birth and continues throughout their lives. Learning during early childhood also has a major enduring impact that, in the case of religious instruction, lasts even beyond our temporary lives ...

Like the rest of the world, the person of Christ is attacked strongly in Latin America. There, he is often viewed not as the Risen Lord, but as a weak man who is in the process of dying. Many people do not believe that he ...

The issue of pastoral recruitment is an on-going one. The numbers at the synodical schools of WELS are constantly in flux. How does WELS get a handle on it? How will WELS continue to fulfill Christ’s mission if its pool ...

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few" (Matthew 9:37). The fact was true in Jesus‘ day and the fact remains true to this day. With the declining numbers in the ministerial education system and an increasing ...

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 ...

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 ...

This thesis began primarily as a doctrinal endeavor to deepen my knowledge of biblical repentance, but at a certain point, my focus began shifting towards how all the information I was learning might be applied. I became ...

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 ...

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 ...

If someone were to walk into a church and see many ceremonies being carried out, a question might enter their minds. That question would be: “why are they doing these things; and why this way?” The answer to that question ...