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At Bethany Since
1997
Gaylin R. Schmeling
President, Professor of Dogmatics, Homiletics and Church History

Phone: 507-344-7855

E-Mail: gschmeli@blc.edu

Education:

B.S. -Elementary Education-Dr. Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN, 1973
M.Div. -Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mankato, MN, 1978
S.T.M. -History of Dogma-Nashotah House Seminary, Nashotah, WI, 1993


Other Academic Work:

Northwestern College, Watertown, WI; Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN; Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN


Ministry:

Vicar -Lake Mills Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, IA; Lime Creek Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, IA; First Shell Rock Lutheran Church, Northwood, IA; Somber Lutheran Church, Northwood, IA; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Riceville, IA
Pastor -English Lutheran Church, Cottonwood, MN & Zion Lutheran Church, Tracy, MN, 1978-1986
Pastor -Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Okauchee, WI, 1986-1997
Professor -Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mankato, MN, 1997-present


Published Work:

Baptism: My Adoption into God's Family. Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 1999.
God's Gift to You: A Devotional Book on the Lord's Supper. Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2001.


Essays Online:

"A Brief History of the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Germany Including Its Recent Ministry Discussion" [PDF, 120kb]
"The Christology of the Seven Ecumenical Councils" [PDF, 305kb]
"The Descent into Hell" [PDF, 137kb]
"An Evaluation of Cultural Influences on Church Structure" [PDF, 189kb]
"Johann Gerhard - Theologian and Pastor" [PDF, 305kb]

"God's Gift to You: the Means of Grace" [PDF, 179kb]

"The Lord's Supper the Feast of Salvation" [PDF, 162kb]

"The Saliger Controversy" [PDF, 788kb]

"Sixty Years at Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary" [PDF, 329kb]

"Two Thousand Years of Grace" [PDF, 389kb]

"The Typological Interpretation of the Old Testament" [PDF, 241kb]