• Perspectives on WELS Schools in the Pacific Northwest 

  Kolander, Evan (2024)

  This article explores the history, challenges, and opportunities facing Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) schools in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), specifically within the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and ...

• The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us 

  Manthey, Marcus P. (WELS Michigan District Convention, 2000-06-13)

• A Study of WELS Doctrinal Statements: Statement On Scripture 

  Frey, Marc P. (Ohio Pastors’ Conference, 2022-10-17)

  This paper presents an in-depth examination of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod's (WELS) doctrinal statements on Scripture. It articulates WELS's unwavering stance on the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, ...

• Lutheran Worship Reforms of the 1500s that We Can Still Use Today 

  Valleskey, Stephen P. (Pastor Teacher Delegate Conference WELS, 2010-01-21)

  This article examines the Lutheran worship reforms during the 1500s and their relevance today. It identifies changes made during the Reformation, such as purifying the liturgy, emphasizing justification doctrine, promoting ...

• A Literary and Archaeological Study of the Philistines 

  Brug, John F. (B.A.R., 1985)

  This study is an analysis of the population and culture of Philistia in the Early Iron Age on the basis of the literary and archaeological evidence. Both the Egyptian records and the Old Testament texts imply that the ...

• You Were Ordained for a Life of Growth: Pursuing Ministry Excellence by the Gospel and for the Gospel 

  Gurgel, Richard L. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-05)

  An essay to prepare brothers in pastoral ministry for developing a spiritual and professional growth plan. The audio file is read by Jasper Sellnow.

• A Creative and Administrative Actuality: Historical and Theological Analysis of the Orders of Creation in the Ethics of Werner Elert 

  Ernst, Patrick D. (Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2018-10)

  Werner Elert (1885–1954) was widely influential in twentieth-century Lutheranism, a high point of the Erlangen school’s second period of prominence. He wrote extensively on the orders of creation (Schöpfungsordnungen) and ...

• The Protes’tant Controversy: Long-Lasting Reverberations of the Beitz Paper in the Dakota-Montana District 

  Bruce A., Mueller (Dakota-Montana District Pastors' Conference, 2014-04-29)

  This work explores how the Beitz conference paper—delivered in Schofield, Wisconsin in 1926— ultimately affected the Dakota-Montana District of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod decades later. The first half of the ...

• Dakota-Montana District: 1920-1995 Seventy-Five Years of God's Blessings 

  Naumann, Peter J.; Birner, Herbert A.; Gumm, Alan W.; Broek, Wayne T.; Frey, Roger (Dakota-Montana District Anniversary Committee, 1995)

• Friendship or Fellowship 

  Schaefer, Benjamin (2022-10)

• The Distinct Power of Proclamation 

  Bassett, Caleb (2022-10)

• Encouragement in the End Times: The Day is Coming Soon 

  Barthel, Tom (2022-10-17)

• Encouragement for the Discouraged Shepherd 

  Koehler, Ron (2022-10)

• Everyday Means of Communication in a Church Planting Movement 

  Hartman, Michael A. (2019-05)

  Whether Christianity is relatively unknown in the region or if it is simply that a particular group of Christians is small and insignificant, one issue faced by church planters is that of becoming known. This thesis will ...

• Pietism and the Wisconsin Synod: an ongoing love-hate relationship 

  Braun, Mark E. (1992-08-19)

  Although the WELS has renounced Pietism, one can find its roots in Pietism, which still influences worship and attitudes toward congregation and family life. The Pietistic movement began in the 17th century in European ...

• Outreach to Muslims: What have we learned? And, Where do we go from here? 

  Reid, Pieter G. (WELS Outreach to Muslims Committee, 2012-11-19)

  This is a report presented to the WELS Outreach To Muslims committee.

• Short Bibliography on Islam 

  Brug, John F.

  This bibliography is intended to help WELS pastors, missionaries and evangelists who have opportunities to share the Gospel with Muslims. It is not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography, but to highlight materials ...

• The Right Stuff: The Lord's Qualifications For His Public Ministers 

  Naumann, James W. (Pastor-Teacher-Delegate Conference of the Northern Conference of the Michigan District, 1998-02-16)

  The synod is experiencing a growing need for pastors as the dawn of the 21st century arrives. Many have offered solutions to provide “qualified” pastoral candidates to offset the ever-growing shortage. Lyle Schaller and ...

• Is There a Better Way to Confirm? 

  Tomhave, Douglas C. (Spring Conference for the Central Conference, 2002-04-08)

  Though the title of the essay points toward the rite of confirmation, the catechetical instruction before the rite provides invaluable training to understand the core beliefs of the Christian faith. Such catechetical ...

• Is There a Christian View of Nuclear Weaponry? 

  Adomeit, James A. Jr. (Joint Pastoral Conference of the Chippewa River Valley and Wisconsin River Valley Conferences, 1984-05-15)

  Our country’s possession of nuclear weaponry has become the division point between countrymen. In addition to being a test of our nation’s internal strengths, it is also a point of religious contentions. The responses from ...

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