Lay Leader Continuing Education Support
The support of lay leaders is a critical element of encouraging spiritual and professional growth among pastors and other called workers in all their God-given callings (spouse, parent, friend, neighbor, etc.) Providing such encouragement is ...
Changes to the STM Program in 2023
Perhaps you have heard through the grapevine that changes are coming to the Masters of Sacred Theology (STM) program. That is true, beginning in January. Here is a short summary of what it all means…. ...
Psalm 128
On Sunday morning, do you ever watch your members as they arrive for worship? Do they come by car? By bicycle? On foot? When I served as a pastor in Japan, people came by all ...
Psalm 112
As pastors we serve the people entrusted to our care. We also serve each other, in various ways, including these: word-and-deed encouragement to each other and prayers for each other. Psalm 112 is a beautiful ...
Help Us Reach Our Goal!
Grow in Grace serves WELS pastors with Christ-centered, means of grace-focused growth resources, opportunities, and events. Whether you’ve joined us for a Summer Quarter satellite course, or celebrating a ministry milestone in San Antonio, we ...
Psalm 119
Let’s begin with a riddle: Which part of the Old Testament has seven verses in a row beginning with a Hiphil imperative and then one verse beginning with a Hebrew word often translated “behold”? Hinneh, ...
Preach the Word – May/June 2022
Insights from Unique Ministry Settings “I’m clearly not a part of their target audience.” After a busy day, I flipped through a few television channels one night. I settled on an old movie and soon ...