Matthew 9:37,38

"The harvest is plentiful, but the
workers are few. Ask the Lord of
the harvest, therefore, to send out
workers into his harvest field."

Ministerial Education

WELS Ministerial Education works to provide workers for the more than 1,200 churches and 750 schools in the synod. WELS provides this education through a system of four schools: two high-school-level preparatory schools, a college, and a seminary.

About Ministerial Education
Training for the public ministry
Staff Ministry
WELS by the numbers
Our history
Resources on Connect

Ministerial Education resources for called workers and congregational leaders are available on Connect, WELS' Intranet.

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What's New?

MLC opens second semester
As the second semester opens at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., undergraduate enrollment is projected to be 695, which is higher than the ministry plan predicted....
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Pastor Partners

Pastor Partners is an initiative of Grow in Grace from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) that seeks to provide a system of support and encouragement for pastors from “seminary to sunset.”

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Training for the ministry

WELS maintains four ministerial education schools:

Luther Preparatory School
Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Martin Luther College
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary