Mission and Ministry

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is holding its 2023 Mission and Ministry seminar February 7 - 9. Hear updates and stories from WELS World Missions, Home Missions, and Congregational Services under the theme of “Go!” based on ...

Important Information for the Celebration of Ministry Retreats

We are excited to host the 2023 Celebration of Ministry Retreats in San Antonio, Texas from April 12 - 14, 2023. Registration is NOW OPEN to the WLS graduating classes of 1988, 1998, 2013, 2020. ...

New Spring Online Course

There’s still time to register for the NEW Spring Online course Pastoral Theological Research. Join Prof. Nathan Ericson as he leads this course to prepare pastors in examining the real-life opportunities and challenges of ministry. ...

The Holy See and Hitler’s Germany

Psalm 89

Psalm 89 is the third longest psalm, after Psalm 119 and Psalm 78. Its length and its contemplative pondering of the promise to David are reminders that the world had to wait a long time ...

Goetzinger accepts call

Pastor Harland Goetzinger has accepted the call to serve as the next director of the Pastoral Studies Institute (PSI) and as a member of the seminary faculty. This call was necessitated by Prof. Jon Bare's decision to ...

The Little Lighthouse

Five-year-olds are easily impressed by novel things. Kindergarten Sunday school was my first big impression of Jesus and his guiding love. On a child’s 5th birthday in the early 1950s, our Lutheran kindergarten Sunday school ...

A Matter of Perspective

Do you ever think about what it would be like to go back and relive a portion of your younger days? Everybody’s experience growing up is different, of course. But many who have crested the ...

Biblical Words and Their Meaning

Caring for the Temple

There are times when you need to care for yourself before you can care for others. It could be called the oxygen mask rule. On an airplane, you are told to put your mask on ...