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Items about BME

  • New MLS president called

    On Oct. 15, the governing board at Michigan Lutheran Seminary (MLS), Saginaw, Mich., called Rev. Kenneth Brokmeier, pastor at Our Savior, Brookings, S.D., as the school's new president, after Rev. Michael Jensen returned the call Oct. 11... read more

    Published on: October 19, 2009

  • BME meets, discusses convention resolutions

    In response to 2009 synod convention resolutions, the Board for Ministerial Education began exploring two important issues—student financial assistance and Mandarin language study—at its meeting Oct. 7-8... read more

    Published on: October 19, 2009

  • BME school enrollment remains stable

    Enrollment at WELS' four ministerial education schools remains stable for the 2009-2010 school year with a net decrease of 12 students from last school year for the entire three-tier, four-school system... read more

    Published on: September 21, 2009

  • Spotlight on Streams: call day, graduation services

    Couldn't be there? Video from Martin Luther College and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary graduation and call day services is now available on Streams. Watch them online... read more

    Published on: June 1, 2009

  • Prange accepts call to be BME administrator

    Rev. Paul Prange, president of Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, has accepted the call to be the new Board for Ministerial Education (BME) administrator. The BME administrator coordinates the work of ministerial education throughout the synod... read more

    Published on: March 16, 2009

  • New BME administrator called

    WELS Board for Ministerial Education (BME) called Rev. Paul Prange Feb. 8 to be the new BME administrator after Rev. Thomas Westra declined the call Feb. 6. This is the second time the board has called Prange to be its administrator. He was originally called Oct. 10, 2008, and declined Nov. 11... read more

    Published on: February 16, 2009

  • Spotlight on Streams: WELS Connection

    This site requires the Adobe Flash Player 8 or later... read more

    Published on: February 2, 2009

  • New BME administrator called

    WELS Board for Ministerial Education called Rev. Thomas Westra Jan. 13 to be its new administrator after Rev. David Wenzel declined the call Dec. 27. This is the third call issued to replace previous administrator Rev. Peter Kruschel, who accepted a mission counselor call last June... read more

    Published on: January 19, 2009

  • New BME administrator called

    WELS Board for Ministerial Education (BME) met today and called Rev. David Wenzel, professor at Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton, Wis., to be the new BME administrator. The call meeting was scheduled after Rev. Paul Prange, president of Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, declined the call Nov. 6... read more

    Published on: November 17, 2008

  • New BME administrator called

    On Oct. 10, the Board for Ministerial Education (BME) called Rev. Paul Prange, president of Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, to be the new BME administrator. Prange was called after the previous administrator, Rev. Peter Kruschel, took a call June 26 to be the mission counselor in the Pacific Northwest and Southwest... read more

    Published on: October 20, 2008

  • Seminary enrollment declines

    Official enrollment for the 2008-09 school year at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, is 165 men—down 10 from last year's 175 students. According to President Paul Wendland, the seminary expected this decline... read more

    Published on: October 20, 2008

  • New faces on faculty at MLC

    Seven new faculty members were installed at Martin Luther College (MLC), WELS' worker-training school in New Ulm, Minn., as a new academic year began Aug. 25. For the most part, the new members are replacing faculty who retired or took calls elsewhere... read more

    Published on: September 2, 2008

  • Fourth mission counselor position filled

    Rev. Peter Kruschel, administrator for WELS Board for Ministerial Education, accepted the call from WELS Board for Home Missions to be the mission counselor in the Pacific Northwest and southwestern regions of the country. Kruschel received the call May 30 and accepted on June 26... read more

    Published on: July 7, 2008

  • New mission counselor called

    WELS Board for Home Missions called Rev. Peter Kruschel—currently administrator for WELS Board for Ministerial Education—on May 30 to be the mission counselor for the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern regions of the United States. Currently three mission counselors work with missionaries, mission groups, and self-supporting congregations across the country to help them share God's Word... read more

    Published on: June 16, 2008

  • A week of amazing blessings at MLC

    From the office of President Mark Schroeder... read more

    Published on: May 19, 2008

  • Ad Hoc Commission report to be released

    From the office of President Mark Schroeder... read more

    Published on: May 5, 2008

  • Four Schools Report now online

    WELS Board for Ministerial Education released its Four Schools Report on Mon., Jan. 21. The quarterly report gives a snapshot of the enrollment, ministry training, and continuing education at each of the schools... read more

    Published on: January 21, 2008

  • SC okays synod debt consolidation

    At the Synodical Council meeting Nov. 2-3 in Milwaukee, Wis., a proposal was approved to consolidate the synod’s four debts, totaling $22.4 million, into one single debt... read more

    Published on: November 5, 2007

  • Martin Luther College enrollment figures

    Martin Luther College (MLC) in New Ulm, Minn., has released its official enrollment figures for the 2007-08 school year. A total of 720 on-campus students are enrolled--531 are studying for the educational ministry and 173 for the pastoral ministry. Sixteen are unclassified... read more

    Published on: September 17, 2007