Pastor-Partner Reflection
Retired Pastor Jonathan Schultz from Calgary, Alberta, reflects on his experience serving as a mentor. As I approach the end of the third year of my pastor-partner relationship with Dan Spaude, I pause to thank ...
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Online learning continues to be a popular way for pastors to participate in continuing education. Fall Online courses provide the flexibility to learn from wherever you are—your office, a coffee shop, or your living room—while ...
From Playground to Pulpit
Three pastors. Three lifelong friends. Three servants of Christ whose paths began together in New Ulm, Minnesota, and whose ministries have stretched across the country for more than three decades. Though each would quickly say ...
Summer Quarter 2026 Recap
Summer Quarter (SQ) was held on the campus of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary June 15–26, 2026. Fifty-nine pastors, including seven international pastors and three WELS world missionaries, participated in fifteen courses, daily chapel, and a variety ...
Four Branches—June 2026
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Psalm 34: Seek שָׁלוֹם and Pursue It One day in Tokyo, a Japanese man in his thirties dropped by the church unannounced. He was seeking an answer to these questions: “If I come to church and study the Bible, what benefit will I ...
Embracing Your Lutheran Identity
How much do members of Lutheran congregations know about the history and heritage of the Lutheran Church? Most probably know little more than what they picked up in a few conversations or classes about Martin ...
Call Day Appeal Sent
Earlier this month, a letter from President Earle Treptow was sent to friends of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary sharing thanks to our Ascended Lord for the gift of our 2026 graduates and newly assigned pastors. The ...
Fall Online Registration Opens next Week
To complement our in-person continuing education opportunities, Grow in Grace also provides a strong selection of online courses. Whether your goal is to strengthen your pastoral care skills, sharpen your teaching, deepen your theological understanding, ...
Pray for Workers!
More than 2,000 years ago, our Savior said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matt 9:37–38). His ...