M. Div.:
How many years after the regular seminary requirements does it take to get a M. Div.?
Last Modified: 12/19/2005 07:08:50 |
Membership:
How many congregations are members of the WELS?
Last Modified: 11/22/2005 08:27:25 |
home mission starts:
Recently, it was stated that we have started some new home missions in non-traditional ways, can you list for me the new home missions we have started since 2002? (I'm not aware of...
Last Modified: 11/02/2005 15:59:05 |
OFFICIAL WELS NEWS RELEASES:
I've encountered this question regularly in Bible class and would like some input as to how I might answer it: "Why doesn't WELS issue official statements in newspapers (and oth...
Last Modified: 10/14/2005 13:13:17 |
Two questions:
I have two questions: First question: I heard a prayer that was uttered by a woman running for her life during the 9/11 tower crisis. It started something like: Lord Jesus Have ...
Last Modified: 10/03/2005 13:23:24 |
feeding poor:
I've looked on your website, but could find no reference to feeding the poor. Does WELS have a relief agency that one could donate to?
Last Modified: 09/12/2005 07:57:29 |
Parish Planned Counselors:
Why is it that the W.E.L.S as a synod feels it so important to take pastors out of parishes to fill Parish Planned Giving Counselor positions? On a slightly different note, what...
Last Modified: 09/07/2005 13:57:36 |
Hurricane Katrina:
We are praying for all those affected by hurricane katrina and want to help with disaster relief also. Does WELS have a disaster relief fund or plan we can contribute to?
Last Modified: 09/01/2005 07:04:17 |
Contributions fo synod work:
You responded to another questioner that “congregational support of synod work is less than half of what it was in 1980.” Is that statement correct? According to the WELS Statis...
Last Modified: 07/21/2005 12:58:00 |
Synod Convention:
I am a convention delegate on Floor Committee #6, "Promote." I've been told that there are supplemental documents I am to read that are found on the synod wWeb site. I'm unable t...
Last Modified: 06/09/2005 15:55:58 |
Church Growth:
What is the Wisconsin Synod's opinion of Kent Hunter. Where I attend seminary, Kent Hunter's theology is widely recognized as some of the worst theology involved in the church gro...
Last Modified: 02/11/2005 16:42:22 |
Wages of Workers At Synod:
It was recently annouced that the workers of Synod froze their wages in responce to financial difficulties. A group of us started to discuss this issue and it was asked, "What do ...
Last Modified: 02/11/2005 15:51:58 |
The name "W.E.L.S.":
Given that the WELS has adopted the North American Outreach idea, I'm wondering if any Synod leader has ever brought up changing the WELS' name. Not a single word of the four word...
Last Modified: 12/20/2004 07:49:27 |
Wisconsin Synod History:
I am going to be teaching a class on different denominations in my area. I was wondering where would be the best place to find the history of WELS? I'm looking for why the synod wa...
Last Modified: 12/03/2004 11:17:58 |
Mission work:
Hi I go to MLS and had a question about mission work. Do you think there will ever be mission work in Scotland? I want to be a teacher in the synod when I grow up. I also wouldn...
Last Modified: 11/29/2004 08:06:01 |
Original Sin:
If there are certaing sins that are plaguing the church that are leading to a preoccupation with internal gossip and politics that's hindering the church from setting the example t...
Last Modified: 10/25/2004 11:42:51 |
activity of the church members:
Compared to evangelical churches, members of WELS seem to be pretty "inactive". There might also be doctrinal reasons: (divine) service in WELS is understood to be predominantly ...
Last Modified: 09/24/2004 15:47:06 |
Theological Debates:
Does MLC or WLS sponsor/hold theological debates or discussions with those who hold opposing ideologies or doctrines?
Last Modified: 09/17/2004 12:34:49 |
Racial diversity:
Why does it seem that the a large number of WELS congregations are in upper middle income neighborhoods? The majority of the residents in these neighborhoods are of Anglo descent. ...
Last Modified: 07/28/2004 14:45:45 |
Calls:
What is the Pasoral Studies Institute? I was wondering, since on the call list I saw there was a man considering this call.
Last Modified: 05/03/2004 07:19:08 |