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A Pastoral Approach to Counseling Believers in Pregancy Loss
(2015-03-11)
The stark reality of pregnancy loss and the manner in which pregnancy loss ministry is mistreated or ignored in our world present compelling reasons for pastors to seriously consider how they will respond in such situations. ...
John W.O. Brenner, "A Six-Foot Ramrod of Lutheran Conservatism": The Right Man for the Right Time for the Wisconsin Synod Among Intersynodical Relations
(2015)
Fellowship issues have always been hard topics to address in a country that likes to compromise. This thesis examines the events that led up to the LCMS/WELS split and how President John W. O. Brenner dealt with those ...
On Navigating the Narrow Lutheran Middle in Our Preaching Between Gospel Negligence and Gospel Obsession in Reference to the Temporal Promises of God's Providence
(2015)
In our preaching, there lies a narrow middle road between neglecting the gospel of forgiveness for other parts of God’s word and obsessing over it to the exclusion of other parts of God’s word. Specifically, this paper ...
Faith in Christ: An Answer to the ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ Debate
(2015)
Since the 1980s a major source of contention within New Testament scholarship has been the Πίστις Χριστοῦ debate. Paul teaches that our justification occurs ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ (Ro 3:22,26; Ga 2:16,20; 3:22; Eph 3:12; Php ...
The Impact of Regular Physical Exercise on the Pastor and His Ministry
(2015)
The ministry can bring a great amount of stress into the life of a pastor. A pastor is often pulled from many directions. He is expected to do a great number of tasks, and what is more, to do them very well. On a weekly ...
A Distinction Between the Gift of Leadership and Leading by Example
(2015)
Much has been written on the topic of leadership. The need to train leaders is as great now as it has ever been. However, we don’t want to take the search for leaders too far. As the church looks for leaders, there is ...
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 ...
Collective vs. Individual Ministry: A Look at a Different Approach to Ministry for Multiple Congregations in a Small Area
(2015)
There are several places in the United States, particularly in the Midwest, in which there are three or more churches located within 10-15 miles from each other. While some of these congregations are thriving, others are ...
A Role of the Pastor Is to Encourage Millennial-Age Individuals to Volunteer in Their Congregations
(2015)
God in His Word promised His love to all generations through the Savior Jesus. As pastors seek to bring that saving Word to all generations, they find unique challenges in each age grouping. At this time, the millennial ...
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 ...