A Place to Grow

“Before and after” pictures often tell a powerful story of transformation.    On the left might be a picture of a shy four-year-old girl holding on to her mother’s leg, while on the right is that ...

Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life

Four Branches—August 2025

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Bible Translation, Part 4: When is an Error an Error? It’s not uncommon in the WELS to hear a pastor disagree with the way a word or ...

Friends of the Seminary Day 2025

Please join us on Saturday, October 4, in the Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary auditorium for Friends of the Seminary Day, where men and women gather to learn more about the vital mission of the seminary. Presentations ...

Symposium 2025

This year, Symposium 2025 on The Ministry of the Word in the Twenty-First Century: Foundations, Forms, and Flashpoints will take place at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on September 22 and 23. View the full details and register online today!  

Another School Year Begins

The seminary welcomes its students to campus for the 2025–26 school year as they take another step on the road to service in the public ministry. Tonight, August 20 at 7:00 p.m. you're invited to ...

You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World

1 Timothy 6:11–16

As if Timothy’s list of things to do weren’t long enough already, the Apostle Paul adds these three: Flee! Pursue! Fight! None is easy, quickly done and checked off the list. These require constant vigilance ...

Fall Online 2025

Summer is evaporating, and pastors are gearing up for the post-summer season with all that it brings. Let continuing education be a scheduled part of your week; and online courses are a great way to ...

Ministry Grants Available for Your Congregation!

We are thankful, again this year for a $1,000 gift provided by a retired pastor and his wife. This gift is intended to encourage WELS pastors to partner with their lay leaders as they study and grow ...