Every January, a group of men from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary travel to Mexico. Instead of hitting the beaches, they spend some time studying Spanish at a language institute. Then they meet up with Mexican seminary students and pastors for a workshop.This annual event is called the Mexico-Mequon workshop, and it is a special time for all [...]

The Sixth Triennial Convention of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) is now history.  Eighty five delegates from 20 united church bodies from around the world are headed home – with no illusions that they’ve changed the world, but certainly strengthened in their faith.
Most came to reconnect with brothers in the ministry they haven’t seen [...]

Day two of the CELC convention began as they all do, with a devotion.  Now that all the stragglers are here – we have a clearer idea of just how many members and visitors are attending this year.
All told, there are about 85 men and women representing 20 different church bodies here.   While that’s about [...]

I have to admit, I didn’t quite know what to expect of my first CELC convention - that stands for the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, a group of about 20 or so church bodies around the world in fellowship with WELS and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS).
I knew I would probably be jet-lagged and I presumed [...]