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    • See How They Love One Another! The Ministry of Compassion in Scripture and Early Christianity to 300 AD. 

      Wessel, Keith C. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-09-19)
      “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34–35 NIV)

    • The Shepherd-Leader at Work: Moving Forward (The Need for Careful Listening & Careful Reasoning) 

      Hein, Jonathan R. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-18)
      Making ministry plans and finding ways to put those plans into action are vital activities in gospel ministry. The pastor guides his flock with the unchanging Word, but the size, climate, and topography of the pasture are ...

    • Shepherds Under the Cross 

      Schroeder, Jonathan E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-17)
      The shepherd leader believes with all his heart that the gospel in Word and sacrament is the power source of his ministry, and he administers the means of grace with confident joy. He is eager to proclaim and apply the ...

    • Shepherds under the Cross: A reaction 

      Degner, Samuel C. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-17)
      This is Samuel C. Degner's reaction to Jonathan E. Schroeder's "Shepherds Under the Cross " for 2018 Symposium on the Pastor as Shepherd-Leader.

    • St. Augustine Taught the Catechumens and So Do We 

      Habben, Daniel J. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2015-09-21)
      In this essay prepared for the 2015 WLS Fall Symposium, Pastor Habben uses insights from the educational methodology and thinking of church fathers such as Augustine, along with his original research and Bible study ...

    • St. Paul and Martin Luther: Paradigms of Shepherd-Leaders 

      Scharf, David (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-17)
      The work of setting objectives and preparing strategies to meet those goals sometimes seem in conflict with the quiet whisper of the Spirit’s working. A careful assessment of Paul’s missionary endeavors and Luther’s work ...

    • The Value of Hermeneutics 

      Lange, Steven L. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-19)
      The essay focused on hermeneutics in its more theoretical aspects. While many modern and postmodern interpreters approach the text of Scripture with a “hermeneutic of suspicion,” the essay focused on how the believing ...

    • “The Value of Hermeneutics”: A Reaction 

      Cherney, Kenneth A., Jr. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-19)
      This is Kenneth A. Cherney Jr.'s reaction to Steven L. Lange's "The Value of Hermeneutics" for 2016 Symposium on Hermeneutics.

    • What Our Fathers Taught Us about Lutheran Schools 

      Braun, Mark E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-19)
      The essay discusses the importance of Lutheran schools in teaching the gospel and shaping the faith and character of children. ​Braun emphasizes the biblical command to educate our children and the influence of Martin ...

    • What Practical Experience Teaches Us about Lutheran Schools 

      Patterson, Donald W. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-20)
      At the core of a Lutheran day school is the Gospel message, which brought salvation and established the mission work for the church. However, as WELS schools face declining enrolment in an ever-changing culture, we must ...

    • Worship & Outreach: A Lutheran Paradigm 

      Schroeder, Jonathan E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2010-09-21)

    • Worship and Outreach: An Observable Synergy - “The Gospel Goes to Work” 

      Christie, Aaron L. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2010-09-20)
      In this keynote address, Pastor Christie provides a detailed exploration of the early development of the Church and the integral relationship between worship and outreach throughout the history of God's Church. As the ...

    • Worship and Outreach: The Evangelical Strategy 

      Mueller, Adam R. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2010-09-20)