Walter W. Westphal’s essay, The Role of the Bible Institute in Training Evangelists and an Examination of Alternatives (1982), evaluates the function of Lutheran Bible Institutes (LBIs) in Central Africa, particularly in ...

Philip Wilde’s essay explores the historical development of “Kingdom Work Balance” within the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), focusing on the tension between worker training and mission outreach. Using a ...

At a 2001 retreat for the WELS Board of World Missions, E. H. Wendland encourages eager mission zeal as he recounts the blessings of the past (when he was part of the beginning board and as a missionary), as he remarks on ...

At a missionaries’ conference in Malawi, Africa, 1973, E. H. Wendland reviews the humanistic missiological trends coming out of World Council of Churches especially at their Uppsala and Bangkok gatherings. He charts the ...