Process to become a WELS pastor
What is the process to become a pastor in a WELS congregation?
Traditional-age students receive pre-seminary training at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. Seminary training is then provided at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin.
Non-traditional students (those who are married or older than age 21) who are interested in Martin Luther College’s Seminary Certification Program are directed to contact the Pastoral Studies Institute at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
Contact information for the Admissions Office of Martin Luther College and the Pastoral Studies Institute at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary are: [email protected] and [email protected]
Following successful completion of these programs and recommendations by the appropriate faculties, individuals are eligible for assignment by the Synod’s Assignment Committee (the Conference of Presidents).
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