2022 Summer Quarter at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

May 18, 2022 By CELC

Greetings in the name of our Risen Savior!

For the first time in four years, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary will be hosting on-campus, in-person Summer Quarter classes for the pastors of WELS, the ELS, and sister church bodies in the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC).

Summer Quarter runs for two weeks, from June 24 – July 1. Some classes run for both weeks. Many one-week courses are also being offered.

The schedule for Summer Quarter 2022 can be seen here. Registration information can be found here. Two online courses are also being offered.

Tuition assistance is available for participants from international CELC churches. The cost for one week in the dormitory and ten meals (weekday breakfasts and lunches) is US $215. Travel costs are the responsibility of the pastor or his sending church body.

Inquiries should be sent to Grow in Grace Director Bradley Wordell (Bradley.Wordell@wisluthsem.org) or Grow in Grace Executive Assistant Barbara Rickaby (Barbara.Rickaby@wisluthsem.org).

Submitted by Prof. Bradley Wordell

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference is a worldwide fellowship of Lutheran church bodies, committed to the teachings of the Lutheran Church found in the Book of Concord of 1580. Established in 1993 with thirteen churches, the CELC has grown by God’s grace to include thirty-four church bodies today.

Every three years, representatives from CELC churches gather for fellowship and theological study at an international convention. Regional meetings are held in alternate years. These gatherings provide spiritual encouragement for confessional Lutherans who often find themselves quite isolated. Visitors are always welcome at these gatherings

Joint work of the CELC includes the writing of The Eternal Word: A Lutheran Confession for the Twenty-First Century, which testifies to the unity of doctrine enjoyed by CELC churches. The CELC also has a commission to help coordinate and improve theological training in CELC churches.

Speaking about the heart and core of the CELC, former President Gaylin Schmeling wrote: “The CELC stands ready to give answer to the confident hope of salvation in Christ that is within us. It is a refuge for those seeking confessional homes and a beacon shining the light of the Gospel in a sin-darkened world. Here the central truth of the Reformation, justification by faith alone, continues to be proclaimed. We are declared righteous by nothing we do or accomplish, but alone on the basis of Christ’s redemptive work which is counted as ours through faith in the Savior. He accomplished salvation for all on the cross and announced it to all by His resurrection, declaring the whole world righteous in Christ. This treasure is brought to us personally through the means of grace and is received by faith alone in the Savior which is worked through those very means of grace.”