Mission Statement

Martin Luther College exists to serve the ministerial needs of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)

• by preparing men for pastoral training at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and
• by preparing men and women for service as teachers and staff ministers in the Synod’s churches and schools

so that the WELS may be served by candidates both qualified and competent to proclaim the Word of God faithfully and in accord with the Lutheran Confessions in the Book of Concord.

Objectives

To fulfill this mission, Martin Luther College carries out all instruction and programs of student life according to the gospel as revealed in the inspired Word of God. Through its programs the college desires

• to strengthen the student in a consecrated spirit of love for God and his Word;
• to educate the whole person for faithful, capable, intelligent citizenship in today’s world;
• to assist the student in acquiring the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed for service in the church and for lifelong learning; and
• to encourage the student in developing and demonstrating a heart for service in the church, community, and world.

Function

Consistent with its mission and objectives, Martin Luther College

• encourages, recruits, and admits men and women qualified to undertake appropriate programs of study at Martin Luther College;
• offers courses of study which qualify men for entrance into Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, where they will continue their preparation for the pastoral ministry of the WELS;
• offers courses of study for the preparation of qualified educators for the teaching ministry in the preschools and elementary and secondary schools of the WELS;
• offers courses of study for the preparation of qualified staff ministers for the congregations of the WELS;
• awards appropriate degrees, certificates, and diplomas to those who successfully complete the prescribed courses of study;
• serves students and synodical constituency with educational leadership in the instruction of MLC students, through the professional development of MLC faculty, and with programs in continuing education for teachers and staff ministers.