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The Two Faces of Fachtmann
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Two Towers
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The Two-Track System: Its Necessity and Value
(1980)Gary P. Baumler’s essay evaluates the two-track educational system used in WELS preparatory schools to train future pastors and teachers. He outlines the system’s practical advantages—such as tailored curricula, student ... -
Uncovering Our Calling: Luther's Reformation Re-emphasis on Christian Vocation
(2006)In the 2006 WELS Symposium on the Doctrine of Vocation, Professor Ken Cherney offered this paper, explaining the importance of the this doctrine in the life and teachings of Martin Luther. In his battles with monasticism ... -
Understanding Adult Survivors of Dysfunctional Families: Helping to Heal the Hurts of the Past
(1986)This resource from WLCFS outlines 14 behavioral and emotional characteristics commonly found in adults who grew up in dysfunctional families, including those affected by alcoholism, mental illness, abuse, or compulsive ... -
Understanding Alcoholism and Helping the Alcoholic
(1976)James C. Berger’s 1976 paper, presented to the Metro North Pastoral Conference, explores the complex nature of alcoholism from theological, psychological, and medical perspectives. Berger affirms that alcoholism is both a ... -
Understanding Our Calling: The Doctrine of Christian Vocation in the Holy Scriptures
(2006)Our God is a hidden God, but he is also a God who reveals himself in the most ordinary of ways. Our God takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. He has taken ordinary people and he gives them a calling in life. Through ... -
Unemployment and the Christian Life
(1987)Paul Jorgenson explores the effect that unemployment has on people by first examining what work is, why it is important, and how it becomes too important for us (becoming our identity). He draws from his own experiences ... -
The Unending Pursuit of Growth in Gospel Preaching: a Comprehensive Plan for Continuing Education in Preaching for Pastors of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2010-05)Good preaching has always been vital to the health of Christ's church. hl order to strengthen preaching, this project designed a comprehensive program in continuing education in preaching for pastors of the Wisconsin ...