Strange Place Serves a Strange God
You are going to our seminary for a visit, and before you get there you start to formulate what you’ll experience. When you step onto the campus you are struck by its beauty and nostalgia. ...
Mission and Ministry 2024
Do you think you could do that?” From kindergarten on we are asked some flavor of that question. “Do you think you could be a doctor? An astronaut? How about President?” As students preparing for ...
Serving Our Community
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary offers a wide range of opportunities for its students to apply their ministry skills in real-life situations. During their early field training (EFT), each student gets to preach and preside at their ...
“A Small Thing” Shows Generous Hearts
It's a small thing I can do.” This is how Ralph Schwark, a retired WELS member living in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, describes the Schwark Family Fund. This fund supports the work of the library of Wisconsin ...
A Different Path
If you were to survey Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary students as to the route they took to the seminary, most would have similar, traditional paths. However, a few, including me, took a different path. God made ...
An Unexpected Call
It was an unexpected call...an unexpected nudge in the right direction. Many people serving in the public ministry will reference a moment when they began to consider serving God as a pastor, teacher, or staff ...
When a Seminary Graduate Comes to Town
My assignment was to write an article answering, “What is it like for a group of Christians to welcome one of the seminary’s new graduates?” Members of this southern congregation, however, saw the word “welcome” ...
Practicing What You Preach
It all began in the spring of 2009. My older son asked me if I wanted to attend the Citizens’ Police Academy conducted by the Mequon Police Department. These are programs that many police departments ...
Listen, Learn, and Love
I am very fortunate to work with incredible women. Day in and day out, I am blessed to be in a position to support mothers as they work to build a secure future for themselves ...
Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s
Pastors are eager to share the powerful truths of God’s word with the world. Pastors are eager gently and lovingly to rebuke and encourage the brothers and sisters in Christ who are part of their ...