When were the seeds of Christianity first sown on the continent of Africa? From a WELS historical perspective, one might recall the Synodical Conference’s start of mission work in Nigeria in 1936 or Wisconsin’s ...
In September, Prof. Sorum traveled to Africa with Pastor Peter Bur, coordinator for South Sudanese ministry, to serve refugees. While there, they taught Luther's Small Catechism to pastors, using this simplified version, which Pastor Bur ...
Many unbelieving scholars believe that the original stories about Jesus underwent changes and picked up fictional additions before they were finally written down in our canonical Gospels. Young people from our congregations who go ...
This pastor’s home country is on the list of top 30 countries that persecute Christians. Those who reject ancestor worship, animism, or Buddhism are either removed from their villages or beaten. This graduate of the ...
From Oct. 7-8, pastors originally from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Korea, and other countries in Southeast Asia—accompanied by their Anglo ministry partners—attended an Asian Conference held at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. Pastor Bounkeo Lor, who serves at ...
A medical assistant in Southeast Asia travels from village to village on his motorbike to share his medical skills with his patients. He also shares the gospel. This man, who became a Christian when he ...
Weary no doubt from dealing with challenging and messy marriage situations in his congregation, my long-ago-sainted father was heard to quip that dealing with such situations in Old Testament times surely must have been much ...
This book seeks to reveal the truth that the culture surrounding pastors is often times spiritually unhealthy, that is, an environment that actively undermines the well-being and efficacy of church leaders and thus an entire ...
In June 2015, eight PSI students—five Hmong and three Pakistani—attended classes at the seminary. Professor Joel Otto taught the Augsburg Confessions. "I modified the course a little bit to bring it into their ministry ...
Dear Brothers, Is it true that legalists take God’s law more seriously than the typical Christian? Well, that’s at least what the legalist wants others to believe. They love it when others are impressed by ...
