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Register for the 2026 WLS Symposium
Registration is now open for the 2026 Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Symposium, to be held September 21–22 on the seminary campus. This year's theme, "What Is Man? Answers from Lutheran Anthropology," ...
Enroll in a Fall Online Course Today!
Online learning continues to be a popular way for pastors to participate in continuing education. Fall Online courses provide the flexibility to learn from wherever you are—your office, a coffee ...
From Playground to Pulpit
Three pastors. Three lifelong friends. Three servants of Christ whose paths began together in New Ulm, Minnesota, and whose ministries have stretched across the country for more than three decades. ...
Summer Quarter 2026 Recap
Summer Quarter (SQ) was held on the campus of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary June 15–26, 2026. Fifty-nine pastors, including seven international pastors and three WELS world missionaries, participated in fifteen courses, ...
Grow in Grace was established in 2010 to strengthen and expand how Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary offers resources and support for the spiritual and professional growth of pastors.
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Grow in Grace delivers informal resources useful for individual or group study that assist pastors to grow spiritually and professionally.
Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey: Recovering the Joys of Piety
Piety is not an ugly word. That should not be a provocative statement. Yet, to some, piety seems like an ugly word. Maybe it is simply a sense that the ...
Four Branches—June 2026
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Psalm 34: Seek שָׁלוֹם and Pursue It One day in Tokyo, a Japanese man in his thirties dropped by the church unannounced. He was seeking an answer to these questions: “If I come to church and study the ...
Embracing Your Lutheran Identity
How much do members of Lutheran congregations know about the history and heritage of the Lutheran Church? Most probably know little more than what they picked up in a few ...