Vocatio: Retreat [1], an annual visit event held on campus at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is set for April 12–15, 2026. The three-day retreat offers college students and second-career adults an introduction to life as a seminarian.
The retreat provides opportunities for participants to explore preparation for service as a pastor, deaconess, missionary or chaplain through time spent at worship services, in conversation and at sessions focused on ministerial formation, with an optional fourth day to extend the visit. Participants will worship in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus, spend time in God’s Word, engage in conversations with Seminary faculty and students, and explore the Seminary campus. The retreat also provides opportunities to connect with others who are discerning a similar call.
“The Lord of the harvest invites us to pray earnestly for more laborers to be sent into His harvest fields,” said Rev. Jesse Kueker [2], director of Enrollment. “The fields are ripe, and for those discerning the possibility of serving the church as a pastor, deaconess, chaplain or missionary, Vocatio: Retreat offers the perfect opportunity to come, pray and get your questions answered. Please come! We cannot wait to welcome you, receive the Lord’s gifts alongside you, and pray for you throughout all the steps ahead.”
Registration is free [1] and low-cost lodging options are available, but space is limited. The registration deadline is Sunday, March 22.
About Concordia Seminary
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis provides Gospel-centered graduate-level theological education for pastors, missionaries, deaconesses, scholars and other leaders in the name of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) [3]. To learn more, visit csl.edu [4].