A Hallmark moment
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary graduates received a little extra encouragement before call day this past May in the form of homemade cards from first- and second-graders at Zion, Rhinelander, Wis. The…
My Christian life: Caring for sheep
A rancher begins training to take care of a different kind of flock. “If you want to understand the Bible, get some sheep.” Nate Rooney, a rancher from Brewster, Nebraska,…
A new perspective
A vicar shares a lesson he learned while serving at a congregation for a year. “Now, it's real.” I remember saying this to a classmate who also had just received…
Math and ministry
This year, Lighthouse Youth Center is celebrating 20 years of serving kids in the Milwaukee area and beyond. Over the past two decades, Lighthouse has grown to include five campuses…
Moments with missionaries: Evan Chartrand
Starting a church is many things. It’s exciting and exhausting, humbling and rewarding, daunting and wonderful—often all at once. Oh, and it’s one more thing: unpredictable. The lead-up to the…
Sharing God’s love across cultures
“We can love all of them, and we can make sure they know we believe God loves them and Jesus loves them. And for some, we’re going to rejoice when…
A shared path to the ministry
WELS members Jenessa Werre and Kaitlin Gilbert have quite a bit in common. They both graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point with an education degree—Werre in December 2021 and…