Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary: Recent submissions
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Continued Growth in Preaching: A Peer Sermon Review Tool for Pastors of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(2012)In an effort to aid the pastors of our Wisconsin Synod in their continued growth in preaching, I have sought to create an online peer sermon review tool that WELS pastors can use to sharpen both their sermon content and ... -
From the Lips of Children: A Study on Involving Children in Worship
(2012)The purpose of this project is to identify how to best involve children in worship in the individual congregations of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The research includes three parts. It accomplishes this ... -
The Most Important Aspect of a Congregation's Youth Ministry is Pastor-Teen Relationships
(2012)Why is youth ministry so difficult in today’s culture? Why do so many congregations’ youth ministries sputter out and fail? Why can’t youth ministers seem to be able to get their youth active in the life of their ... -
Keeping Teenagers Connected to Christ and His Church
(2012)Every year in the United States countless teenagers promise to remain faithful to Christ and his Church on their confirmation day only to be never heard from again. The Wisconsin Synod is not immune to these tendencies ... -
An Understanding of Past and Present Outreach to the Chinese in North America for a More Effective Outreach in the Future: A Case Study of the Minneapolis / St. Paul Area
(2014)This paper is a study of past and present outreach efforts to the Chinese in North America for the purpose of developing strategies for more effective outreach in the future. The sole focus of this study is reaching the ... -
The Problem of Economics in a Sinful World: How American Christians Fit in the Context of Capitalism
(2014)In this sinful world, a system of economics cannot exist without problems. To demonstrate this, the two most current and prominent systems of economics, socialism and capitalism, are compared. Under socialism, there tends ... -
The Pastor as Team Leader: Building a Focused Leadership Team
(2014)Many ideas exist about how to lead. The pursuit of this paper is to synthesize a variety of leadership concepts into key principles and suggestions that can be applied to the mission of the local congregation. Through ... -
Into All Creation: Strategic Partnerships for Gospel Outreach in a Highly Mobile World
(2014)Our world is changing. It is smaller and more mobile than ever before. People from every part of the globe are immigrating to Canada and the United States. People come for school, work, and to be with family. Some return ... -
Speaking the Truth in Love to Catholics Concerning Their Views on Mary
(2014)The purpose of this thesis is to help Lutheran pastors and lay people better understand why Roman Catholics view Mary in such high regard, and what we can do in order to reach out to them. Most people do not understand why ... -
Why and How to Teach Biblical Doctrines to Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Old Children Through Children's Literature
(2014)Children’s learning begins at birth and continues throughout their lives. Learning during early childhood also has a major enduring impact that, in the case of religious instruction, lasts even beyond our temporary lives ... -
Leaving Your Legacy with the Church: Concerning the Use of Endowments Funds for Local Congregations
(2014)Church finances have changed in the last 100 years. While budgets and church ministries may increase, biblical stewardship always remains constant. Yet, it seems that it is becoming more difficult to meet the financial ... -
Women's Voice in the Church: A Study of the Connection between Voice and Authority and Its Implications for Today
(2015)A debate rages around the “roles” or “callings” of men and women and how it affects women having a voice and authority in the church today. There are two sides to this debate. The Egalitarians say there should be no ... -
Use of Davidic Psalms Is an Effective Way to Counsel Military Personnel with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(2015)Counseling is part of a pastor’s call. He is to rightly divide law and gospel to nurture and sustain God’s people in the one true faith. Not all counseling is the same. Sometimes trauma is involved and affects people in ... -
Unearthing the Flood: Evaluating Geological Flood Theory and Its Use in Christian Lives
(2015)Due to the work of creation science organizations such as the Answers in Genesis apologetics ministry, the possible geologic effects of the Genesis Flood have once again become a popular topic in both scientific and Christian ... -
The Lutheran Church Responds to Conflict: The Civil War and Its Issues in Nineteenth Century America
(2015)The American Civil War had profound effect on those who experienced it. Over 600,000 succumbed to disease and warfare as a young nation struggled to define itself amid the day’s most pressing questions. Should slavery ... -
The Impact of Regular Physical Exercise on the Pastor and His Ministry
(2015)The ministry can bring a great amount of stress into the life of a pastor. A pastor is often pulled from many directions. He is expected to do a great number of tasks, and what is more, to do them very well. On a weekly ... -
The Benefits of Comprehensive Ministry Planning and Its Correlation to Congregational Health
(2015)A plethora of literature on the market seeks to instruct leaders on how to take their congregation through a ministry planning process. While these resources are conveniently at our finger tips, the research of this thesis ... -
Senior Ministry: A Look at the Growing Number of Senior Citizens and How to Effectively Minister to Them
(2015)The “Baby Boomer” generation is getting older. By the year 2030 they are estimated to number over seven million people! The question we need to ask ourselves as a church body is, “Are we ready?” Senior ministry is going ... -
Revitalizing VBS from a Glorified Daycare to a Glorious Opportunity
(2015)Vacation Bible School has been a valuable tool for Sunday School teachers and congregations for many years. However, in recent years it seems as if attending a Bible School during the summer is losing its appeal. This ... -
Reevaluating Ministerial Education: The Need There Is, the Problem We Have, and Thoughts for the Future
(2015)"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few" (Matthew 9:37). The fact was true in Jesus‘ day and the fact remains true to this day. With the declining numbers in the ministerial education system and an increasing ...