Pursuing the STM Degree
The STM program and the courses that make up the program are designed for pastors—for their spiritual and professional growth. At some venues, pastors can audit STM classes, but pastors gain more when they complete ...
Four Branches—May 2025
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Bible Translation, Part 1—What Kind of Bible is This? When the NIV 2011 came out, WELS pastors and members suddenly found themselves wrestling with the question of ...
Overview of the Mentoring Program
We are thankful for the faithful efforts of the director (Professor emeritus John Brenner), the mentor leadership team (seven pastors), and all of the pastors (62 pastors) who currently serve as mentors for the pastors ...
Peer Reviewed and Peer Recommended
This month we begin a new feature called Peer Reviewed & Peer Recommended (PR2). Every month our team pokes around the ATLA Database (available to WLS alumni with a MS365 account) and recommends five recent ...
2025 Celebration Success
This past April, Grow in Grace hosted another successful year of Celebration of Ministry retreats. We praise God for the approximately 170 pastors and spouses in attendance at our favorite location, the Drury Plaza Hotel ...
Israel/Jordan Study Tour in January 2026
Sail on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus calmed a storm and walked on water. Walk through King Hezekiah’s water tunnel, a lifeline for Jerusalem residents when surrounded by Assyrian soldiers to keep Jerusalem alive ...
Technology News
To say there have been big changes to technology at WLS over the last few years would probably be an understatement. With change comes some good, like access to more information; but also some bad, ...
1 Timothy 6:1, 2
Imagine being a Christian doulos in 1st-century Ephesus. Which of these two situations would be harder for you: serving under a non-Christian master or under a Christian one? Paul’s counsel in both situations is similar. ...