Straight talk: Women in world missions
WELS World Missions now has three women serving in full-time missionary positions. For the first time, we are using that title for called workers who are not men. I understand…
Straight talk: A path to a stronger WELS college of ministry
You may have heard that Martin Luther College (MLC) is facing the challenge of having lost license eligibility for newly enrolled students entering teacher training programs. How did this happen?…
Straight talk: Worker shortages
Every spring, we give thanks as new graduates from Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., receive their first calls. It is a joyful…
Straight talk: You can evangelize
When I visit churches across the United States, I often hear WELS members saying things like, “I don’t think I can evangelize. I don’t know the Bible well enough. I…
Straight talk: Training and outreach
Has World Missions become all about worker training? I hear this question pop up every so often, and honestly, I get why people ask it. When we talk about seminaries…
Straight talk: Finding a healthy balance
WELS Home Missions is WELS’ church-planting entity. Uniquely equipped with resources congregations don’t have, Home Missions has been able to fund 63 new missions over the last decade so that…
Straight talk: Priorities in ministerial education
How do we encourage and train as many men and women for ministry as possible? This is one of the most pressing questions facing WELS at this time. With the…