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 ...
Growing in Our Desire to Be Good Stewards of Our Bodies
Seminary students and professors will immediately recognize the opening words of Luther’s explanation of the first article of the Apostles’ Creed, words that highlight the importance of spiritual and physicalhealth. The school’s rigorous theological curriculum ...
Blessed to Be Stewards
If you had walked around the eighty-acre plot of farmland on which Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary(WLS) found its new home in Mequon, Wisconsin, back in 1928, you would have seen a plot that is open and ...
The Growing Pastor
The Lord encourages his people to pray for the spiritual leaders he has provided for them. Pray for thepastor who serves you as a shepherd under Christ—for his spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. Pray for ...
Alive and Growing Professionally
When a product on the grocery store shelf grabs our attention by proclaiming that it now has “improved taste” we might walk away thinking, “Was it so bad that it needed to be improved?” When ...
Come See Us at Upcoming WELS Events
Attending a WELS event this season? We'd love to meet you! Visit our booth and learn how WLS Mission Advancement can work with you in helping to support pastors forming pastors! OWLS Convention October 14–17 | ...
Overflowing Blessings
God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7) and richly blesses his children so that they may express their love and gratitude to Christ through financial gifts. Many of those gifts have long supported ministerial ...
Growing while Proclaiming the Gospel in Song
What are some expectations when a choir sings a piece for the first time? When a choir opens a piece for the first time and sight-reads, the singers struggle to sing the notes in front ...