Pacific Northwest District Kicks Off 2025 Satellite Events

‌Continuing with our on-the-road pattern in odd-numbered years, the first of our satellite courses took place in the Pacific Northwest earlier this month. Thirty-six pastors attended the event. To better accommodate pastors who are part ...

Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly: A Resource for Growth

‌Since 1904, Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly has served confessional Lutheran pastors and theologians with thoughtful scholarship and practical insights. Each issue delivers peer-reviewed articles from trusted authors, reflections on contemporary theological and pastoral concerns, and reviews of books ...

1 Timothy 5:3–8

The Grace Notes devotions in 2025 are based on verses from 1 Timothy. Each devotion includes Greek, pastoral ministry notes, and prayer. In chapter 5, Paul gives Timothy counsel about how to serve various groups ...

1 Timothy 5:1–2

The Grace Notes devotions in 2025 are based on verses from 1 Timothy. Each devotion includes Greek, pastoral ministry notes, and prayer. Last month (December of 2024) we studied 1 Timothy 4:11-16 where Paul repeats ...

What God Has to Say About Our Bodies: How the Gospel is Good News for Our Physical Selves

The thesis for Sam Allberry’s What God Has to Say About Our Bodies is largely in the subtitle: “How the gospel is good news for our physical selves.” While Allberry scratches the surface of that ...

Mission and Ministry 2025

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary held its 2025 Mission and Ministry seminar February 4–6. This annual three-day event provides students an opportunity to hear from a wide range of people in a variety of ministry settings. It’s ...

Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe—and Started the Protestant Reformation

Brand Luther: 1517, Printing, and the Making of the Reformation by Andrew Pettegree is a historical analysis that explores how Martin Luther's theology became popular and spread throughout Europe while emphasizing the crucial role of ...

Four Branches – January 2025

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: The CBGM and Debated Changes As noted in my first article, the application of the CBGM has resulted in 33 changes to the main text of the ...

Winterim 2025

“Thanks for a really nice time back on the hill. It was nice to hide away at ‘Wartburg’ for a bit. Now it's back to the real world 🙂.” We received this message from one of the 24 men ...

Celebration of Ministry 2025: This is Your Year!

Register TODAY for the 2025 Celebration of Ministry. The early bird deadline is February 14, 2025.  In case you missed it:  Pastors who were originally part of the anniversary classes but who graduated a year or ...