Three new members have been added to the Board of Regents for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. A new Council of Presidents (COP) representative was appointed by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the additional two new members were appointed by the Seminary’s Board of Regents.

The new representative from the COP will serve an initital three-year term with the option to be reappointed by the LCMS. He is:

• Rev. Ryan Wendt, LCMS Montana District president and associate pastor at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Billings, Mont.

The two new members appointed by the Board of Regents each will serve six-year terms. They are:

• Dr. Peter Elliott, pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church in Seattle, Wash.
• Troy Prehar, med-tech industry leader in Dripping Springs, Texas

Dr. Thomas J. Egger, president of Concordia Seminary, welcomed these new members and thanked the Board of Regents for their service to the Seminary.

“Our Regents serve Concordia Seminary with dedication, supervising our work on behalf of the LCMS. The appointment of Dr. Elliott, a pastor from Washington; Mr. Prehar, a businessman from Texas; and Rev. Wendt, a district president from Montana, brings further breadth of expertise and perspective to our Board. I know Dr. Elliott as a gifted former student, I have heard great things about Mr. Prehar, and I really enjoyed getting to know President Wendt at a church relations conference in Wittenberg last fall,” Egger said. “May God bless their service to the glory of Christ and for the good of His church.”

According to the LCMS Bylaws, the Seminary’s Board of Regents may have up to 13 members, which includes three ordained members, one commissioned member and three lay members, all elected by the LCMS in convention; one LCMS vice president appointed by the LCMS president; one district president selected by the LCMS Council of Presidents; and up to four members who have been appointed by the board itself. The president of the LCMS Missouri District also serves as an advisory member.

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). To learn more, visit csl.edu.