Annual Christmas appeal sent
A Christmas card from President Treptow was mailed this month to friends and supporters of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. In his letter, he reminds us that the baby wrapped in cloths was not just a sign ...
Christmas at the Seminary 2025
Join the Seminary Chorus for Christmas at the Seminary, a service of lessons and carols, at 3:00pm and 7:00pm on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The annual Christmas concert includes traditional and modern anthems for choir, hymns, and ...
Growing while Teaching High School Students
I consider myself very blessed! I have the wonderful privilege of learning in two different classroom settings. From 7:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m., I sit in a classroom at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary as a student. ...
Expanding Facilities to Meet New Challenges
Throughout its 175 years of existence, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) has alwaysmade the training of pastors a high priority. In 1863, the Wisconsin Synod opened its seminary in a rented home in Watertown, ...
Growing Together, One Book at a Time
For as long as I’ve wanted to be a pastor, I’ve wanted to be a “pastor who reads books.” I rememberwalking into my pastor’s office as a child and being blown away by floor-to-ceiling shelves ...
Growing through 25 Years of the Symposium
While the seminary’s primary objective throughout its long history has been to train men to serve asparish pastors, there has always been an effort to continue that training after graduation. Compared to the continuing education ...
Cultivating Cross-Cultural Pastoral Formation
I am a 71-year-old male of northwestern and eastern European ancestry. Being born and raised in north central Wisconsin, it’s not surprising that I still enjoy deer hunting. My hunting partner, who lives in a ...
Growing in Our Desire to Be Good Stewards of Our Bodies
Seminary students and professors will immediately recognize the opening words of Luther’s explanation of the first article of the Apostles’ Creed, words that highlight the importance of spiritual and physicalhealth. The school’s rigorous theological curriculum ...
Blessed to Be Stewards
If you had walked around the eighty-acre plot of farmland on which Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary(WLS) found its new home in Mequon, Wisconsin, back in 1928, you would have seen a plot that is open and ...
The Growing Pastor
The Lord encourages his people to pray for the spiritual leaders he has provided for them. Pray for thepastor who serves you as a shepherd under Christ—for his spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. Pray for ...