Moments with missionaries: Jon Bare
We (Jon Bare and Guy Marquardt) boarded the plane from our Asia-Oceania Team base in Chiang Mai, Thailand. After two transfers, an overnight stay, and 36 hours of travel, we…
The next generation
The next generation of WELS leadership is already here, as evidenced by the largest teen attendance at the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership since the conference’s inception in 2020.…
God’s promises proclaimed through song
Every year the Seminary Chorus at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., tours a portion of the United States, presenting God’s Word in song. This April they will travel south to…
Expanding and planning local Spanish-speaking ministries
In November 2025, members from WELS congregations in Texas and Florida gathered at Christ, Denver, Colo., for a Spanish Outreach Intensive—an event designed to help churches reach their Spanish-speaking neighbors…
New facility provides opportunities for expanded service
The grand opening and dedication of a new training facility on Jan. 28, 2026, was a joyous day at Thai Village in Chiang Mai, Thailand. More than two hundred friends,…
Conference addresses challenges with hope
“The WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership was designed with these two thoughts in mind. One, the Lutheran leader trusts firmly in the efficacy and sufficiency of God’s Word,” says…
Keeping neighbors warm
It gets cold in Wisconsin. Really cold. Winter gear like hats, gloves, and scarves are a necessity that, unfortunately, many don’t have access to. This need—and opportunity—in the community is…
Preparing hearts for Lent with a good-bye
Every Ash Wednesday since 2010, members of Saving Grace, Mobile, Ala., have ceremoniously said good-bye to Alleluias for the season of Lent, a contemplative subtraction from the regular liturgy that…
Finding familiar in the foreign
The setting was foreign in so many ways. As a college mathematics professor and relatively frequent conference presenter, being in front of a group of people is usually second nature…