Given the poor conditions of seminaries, Churchmouse gives his recent assessment. This scribe has NEVER been impressed with a single TEC-seminary graduate--and I worked with several of them. Churchmouse says:
Later than anticipated, Churchmouse Campanologist continues its review of seminaries to see if we can discern any connection between seminary curriculum and the decline in sound doctrine and preaching. Therefore, these posts look for weaknesses, e.g. postmodernism, moral relativism, church growth.
On August 27, 2010, we looked at Virginia Theological Seminary, an Episcopal institution. Today, it’s the turn of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin, which is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, or WELS.
The Wisconsin Synod established a Theological Seminary in Watertown, WI, in 1863. In 1865, the Synod opened a college, initially called Wisconsin University, then Northwestern University. At that time, the Theological Seminary operated in conjunction with it. In 1870, the Wisconsin and Missouri Synods agreed to operate a seminary jointly, so students transferred to Concordia Seminary in St Louis, MO. In 1878, the Wisconsin Synod reopened a seminary, locating it in Milwaukee. In 1892, the synods of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan effected a federation. As a result, enrolment grew to the extent that a new seminary was dedicated in 1893 in Wawatosa, WI. The current campus in Mequon opened its doors in 1929 and occupies 80 acres of land. Mequon is located near Thiensville, and is 15 miles north of downtown Milwaukee.
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Seminary curriculum: Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WELS) « Churchmouse Campanologist
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