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Lay Leader Support

The members of the church can support and encourage their pastor in many ways—through active participation in the life of the church, by praying for them, with words and deeds ...

Spring Online 2027

Start the new year with a course that fits into your ministry schedule.   Spring Online courses begin the week of January 25, with seven courses to choose from. Topics range from ...

Winterim 2027

Registration for Winterim 2027 opens Monday, September 14, with a lineup that includes three brand-new courses:  Gerhard on the End Times with Prof. Thomas Nass  Just War Tradition with Prof. ...

Learn it and Live it and Learn it and Live it.

This is an abridged version of a newsletter article that Rev. Nathanael Scharf shared with his congregation, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, in New Ulm, MN, in the summer of 2026. ...

 

Grow in Grace was established in 2010 to strengthen and expand how Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary offers resources and support for the spiritual and professional growth of pastors.

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Grow in Grace delivers informal resources useful for individual or group study that assist pastors to grow spiritually and professionally.

A Hebrew Reader for the Psalms: 40 Beloved Texts

A Hebrew Reader for the Psalms serves a simple purpose: to help readers know the Hebrew text of the Psalms more intimately. On the surface, this book looks ordinary. You ...

Four Branches-August 2026

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: The DNA of Psalm 34 In previous articles about Psalm 34 we focused on David’s life lesson (vv. 8–14)1 and the “righteous ...

The Doctrine of Atonement: From Luther to Forde

Each week in worship, thousands of Lutheran pastors and their congregations participate in public confession and absolution. It is at the heart of our proclamation of Law and Gospel, prepares the worshipers to be at ...