Caring for called workers
Connected. Supported. Encouraged. We all want to feel these ways in our personal and professional lives. The same is true for congregational called workers. “While many calling bodies informally provide…
Who I am in Christ
Overwhelmed by their feelings, Christian teens today are losing track of their identity in Christ. We can help them overcome their feelings with the facts of faith. Layla sat on…
Parent conversations: How can parents maintain a healthy marriage?
Maintaining a healthy marriage requires work for any couple, but when you add kids into the mix, it can get more challenging because your time is divided into even more…
Digital resources: Hymnal tools for the modern world
In a digital age, Lutherans can embrace new tools for worship. Much of the work of making a hymnal has remained the same over the years. You need a team…
Waging the war for godly sexuality
“Abuse. Divorce. Abortion. Pornography. People want to talk about these issues; they’re just scared to go first. We’re trying to help people go first.” Caleb Schultz, pastor at Cross of…
Fathers of encouragement
“When [Barnabas] arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a…
President’s message: More than dollars and numbers
Fall is the time of year when most congregations begin to discuss and plan their budgets for the coming year. Ministry plans are developed, and then those plans are prayerfully…
New mission online event set for this month
WELS Missions and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) are partnering to offer Taste and See, a first-of-its-kind free online mission event, from June 27–July 11. This new opportunity to…
Encouraging and supporting future called workers
By definition, an auxiliary is a group that provides supplementary help or support. Since 1960 and 1973, the Martin Luther College (MLC) Ladies’ Auxiliary and the Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS)…