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Crossing the Line: Where Baptism Divides Us
(Cottenbelt Pastors Conference, 2019-10-15)
Baptism is the line in the sand that separates the various Christian denominations. Christians use this one word as a litmus test to determine the doctrinal differences among denominations. It reveals the framework of the ...
Take Every Thought Captive - Make It Obedient to Christ: On Being a Lutheran at “Reformation 500”
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10)
Since the Reformation, the Lutheran Church has been answering the question of what the Lutheran identity means. The Lutheran Church has endured The Thirty Years War, its identity challenged by Roman Catholics and the ...
The Protes’tant Controversy: Long-Lasting Reverberations of the Beitz Paper in the Dakota-Montana District
(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 ...
Habitus Practicus: Luther Submits Theology and Practice to Scripture
(Central Pastors' Conference, 2011-05-02)
Habitus practicus, the irony is in the Latin name itself. It is the study of scriptural theology that is practical and down to earth. This is a concept that Luther embodied throughout his ministry, understanding that the ...
Cleansed and Fed: The Sacramental Life
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 2011-07-25)
Jesus gives his bride - the Church - the Gospel in Word and Sacraments. Through these means, we received the love and forgiveness of our Savior and our hearts’ alignment with Christ’s doctrine. Through baptism, Jesus took ...
You Were Ordained for a Life of Growth: Pursuing Ministry Excellence by the Gospel and for the Gospel
(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.
Lutheran Worship Reforms of the 1500s that We Can Still Use Today
(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 Study of Romans 13:1-7
(2015)
The Church Grows Under the Cross: Mission Expansion in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 1929-1983
(2019-04)
In 1929, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) was a small church body serving primarily German immigrants with congregations in twelve states, mostly in the Midwest; the only “foreign” work was a mission on the ...
The Genus Maiestaticum and Phil 2:5-11: Who’s the “Who” in Philippians 2?
(Northwestern Publishing House, 2018)
The “conventional approach” to Philippians 2:5-11 hinges on the understanding that ὅς at the beginning of verse 6 refers to the pre-incarnate Christ. Therefore, Jesus’s incarnation was the humiliation, and his resurrection ...