Events Archive - Concordia Seminary

It's hard to beat a 75 degree morning, gathering t

It's hard to beat a 75 degree morning, gathering together for chapel, enjoying a good cup of coffee afterwards — We thank God for this beautiful day and life together at Concordia Seminary!

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Do you know someone who is gifted for ministry? Do

Do you know someone who is gifted for ministry? Download your copy of “Drop Your Nets and Follow Me: Raising up the Next Generation of Church Workers” today! Written by Director of Recruitment Rev. Micah Glenn, this resource is an eight-page booklet that provides insights and practical tips for encouraging someone you know to consider a church work career. Download for free!

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We have much to be thankful for at Concordia Semin

We have much to be thankful for at Concordia Seminary: hard-working students, world-renowned faculty and a beautiful campus for studying, working and relaxing. Thanks be to God for His good gifts!

Take a deep dive into the topic of leadership duri

Take a deep dive into the topic of leadership during the online, six-week course “Four Leadership Approaches Every Leader Should Know and Use.” The course, a partnership with Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, runs Tuesday, Sept. 14 through Oct. 26. Using a combination of practical and theological experience, the presenters will aim to help participants better lead those to whom they are called to serve. Registration is $99 and closes Sept. 10. Find details at csl.edu.

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Emeritus Professor of Exegetical Theology Dr. Jeff

Emeritus Professor of Exegetical Theology Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs had the privilege of preaching at the ordination and installation of Bryce Rosche (’21) Aug. 1 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Westland, Mich. In May, Rosche completed the Residential Alternate Route (RAR) program, one of the ministerial formation programs at Concordia Seminary. Learn more about the RAR program at csl.edu/rar.

Concordia Seminary Press has published the first S

Concordia Seminary Press has published the first Spanish commentary of Martin Luther’s lectures on Psalm 22, Comentario al Salmo Vigésimo Segundo, in collaboration with Concordia Seminary’s Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS).

Guest CHS instructor Dr. Alberto García translated Luther’s 1521 work, Operationes in Psalmos, from the original Latin into Spanish. Seminary Provost Dr. Douglas L. Rutt introduces García’s work with a “Celebration of our confession of faith,” followed by a foreword from Dr. Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., the Seminary’s Werner R.H. Krause and Elizabeth Ringger Krause Professor of Hispanic Ministries.

In addition to the thorough translation García provides in Comentario al Salmo Vigésimo Segundo, his commentary offers important insight into the important themes Luther found in Psalm 22.

“We congratulate Dr. Alberto García for this important commentary in Spanish, a first, in commemoration of Luther’s confession at the Diet of Worms in April 17-18, 1521,” said Dr. Erik Herrmann, professor of Historical Theology and dean of Theological Research and Publication. “This translation will allow the Spanish-speaking world to learn about Luther’s interpretation of Christ’s words from the cross – which he regarded as the ‘greatest words in all Scripture.’”

In 1826, Rev. Henry Cole, an Anglican priest, translated the lectures into English but omitted sections of the original Latin text. To this day, a complete translation of these lectures in English does not exist.

Comentario al Salmo Vigésimo Segundo is available for purchase at csl.edu/store or on amazon.com. Read the entire release in English or Spanish at csl.edu/newsroom.

For Christians today, the city presents many chall

For Christians today, the city presents many challenges, and yet the diversity, density and prominence of cities means that urban ministry is an essential place for Christians to proclaim the Gospel. Please join us for the online workshop "Faith and Justice in the City" with Dr. Mark Koschmann Aug. 16-18. Today is the registration deadline! Get all the details on our website at csl.edu/workshop-series

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13)
Ex. 16:2–15; Psalm 145:10-21; Eph. 4:1–16; John 6:22–35

"Jesus then said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.' They said to him, 'Sir, give us this bread always.' Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst'" (John 6:32-35 ESV).

Dr. Mark Seifrid, professor of Exegetical Theology

Dr. Mark Seifrid, professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, was recently honored with a festschrift, or collection of essays, Always Reforming: Reflections on Martin Luther and Biblical Studies (Lexham Press, 2021).

Before joining the Concordia Seminary faculty six years ago, Seifrid occupied a chair in New Testament studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS), Louisville, Ky., where he taught for 23 years.

The book’s editors, Dr. Channing Crisler, associate professor of New Testament and Biblical Greek, Anderson University; and Dr. Robert Plummer, the Collin and Evelyn Aikman Professor of Biblical Studies at SBTS, studied under Seifrid when he taught at SBTS.

“We were fortunate to be two of his former students, but he’s had quite an influence on countless other students,” said Crisler, during a recent concordiatheology.org interview with Dr. Erik Herrmann, professor of Historical Theology and dean of Theological Research and Publication at Concordia Seminary. “If you know Dr. Seifrid, you know that he is a great New Testament scholar, and he has a great love for Luther. We tried to combine those two things to have a theme for the festschrift. It was a real joy to collaborate on it with Rob and to honor somebody who is special to both of us.”

The festschrift includes a foreword by Dr. D.A. Carson, emeritus professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and essays from other scholars including Dr. Oswald Bayer, Dr. Thomas Schreiner and Concordia Seminary’s Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. Robert Kolb, who contributed the chapter, “Martin Luther’s Pedagogical Exposition of the Letter to Titus.”

“Mark is renowned not only for his scholarship — he is an internationally recognized New Testament scholar — but also his Christian witness and collegiality,” Herrmann said. “I tell my students that I tend to learn more about Pauline theology during a half-hour lunch with Mark than I do reading commentaries and books.”

The book is available for purchase at Lexham Press and Amazon.

Want to improve your leadership skills? Please joi

Want to improve your leadership skills? Please join us for the online, six-week course “Four Leadership Approaches Every Leader Should Know and Use.” The course, a partnership with Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, runs Tuesday, Sept. 14 through Oct. 26. Using a combination of practical and theological experience, the presenters will aim to help participants better lead those to whom they are called to serve. Registration is $99 and closes Sept. 10. Learn more at csl.edu.

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