Formed through Trials
When my wife Lauren and I were choosing a text for our recent wedding, we wanted something to cling to. We wanted something to hold near to our hearts as we face the inevitable struggles ...
Registration for Celebration of Ministry Retreats NOW OPEN!
Pastors and wives of the WLS classes 1988, 1998, 2013, and 2020 are invited to register now for their respective Celebration of Ministry retreat. Pastors who were originally part of the anniversary classes but who ...
Course Opportunities
Winterin 2023 registration is now open. Winterim is a two-week session, beginning January 9 and running through January 20. Course space is limited and filled on a first come, first served basis. This year's course ...
Informal Continuing Education
The Grow in Grace team provides resources for informal (not-for-credit) continuing education. This 11-minute exegetical video on the account of “the Bethel bears” in 2 Kings 2 is an example of the kind of resources we could ...
Prepared for the Parsonage
I'm not a pastor’s kid. I graduated from a non-WELS high school. I’m not from the Midwest, and I’m an introvert. So, as I consider my recent transition to the parish life, I’m asking myself, ...
Forming Pastors in Other Cultures
By the grace of God, the Lord is still using me to proclaim his praise at the age of 75 years. Like the apostle Paul, who said, “what I received, I passed on,” I have ...
Shaped by Brotherhood
"Brothers!" I vividly remember hearing that word over and over again on our class trips to the seminary during my college years. Everywhere we went on campus, the seminarians would call us “brothers.” At first ...
Formed by the Vicar Year
What does a pastor look like? What form does he take? The answer varies. It depends on the man’s gifts. It depends on his upbringing, on the place in which he serves, and on the ...