Christmas at the Seminary 2025
Join the Seminary Chorus for Christmas at the Seminary, a service of lessons and carols, at 3:00pm and 7:00pm on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The annual Christmas concert includes traditional and modern anthems for choir, hymns, and ...
Titus 1:5–9
“These kinds of elders.” Sometime after Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome, he and Titus brought the gospel to the island of Crete. Their efforts were fruitful—believers arose in many cities. After Paul left the island, ...
Growing while Teaching High School Students
I consider myself very blessed! I have the wonderful privilege of learning in two different classroom settings. From 7:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m., I sit in a classroom at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary as a student. ...
Expanding Facilities to Meet New Challenges
Throughout its 175 years of existence, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) has alwaysmade the training of pastors a high priority. In 1863, the Wisconsin Synod opened its seminary in a rented home in Watertown, ...
Growing Together, One Book at a Time
For as long as I’ve wanted to be a pastor, I’ve wanted to be a “pastor who reads books.” I rememberwalking into my pastor’s office as a child and being blown away by floor-to-ceiling shelves ...
Growing through 25 Years of the Symposium
While the seminary’s primary objective throughout its long history has been to train men to serve asparish pastors, there has always been an effort to continue that training after graduation. Compared to the continuing education ...
Cultivating Cross-Cultural Pastoral Formation
I am a 71-year-old male of northwestern and eastern European ancestry. Being born and raised in north central Wisconsin, it’s not surprising that I still enjoy deer hunting. My hunting partner, who lives in a ...