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SUMMARY:Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Thompson in Baxter\, MN
DESCRIPTION:Family Discipleship: Exploring an Effective Partnership of Home and Congregation\nThis workshop serves pastors and leaders working with a congregations’ children and families in a highly effective approach to raise children in the faith\, beginning at baptism and continuing into adulthood. It is biblically guided and confessionally grounded\, serving churches of any size (one child through 500+). It can reignite Sunday schools and enhance catechetical programs and youth ministries. \nThe family discipleship approach taught by Dr. Thompson is based on clear biblical teaching\, Lutheran Confessional instruction from Martin Luther’s catechisms and the Smalcald Articles\, and is grounded in research\, including the 2017 Millennial Research study. It showed that only one in five youth raised in LCMS congregations remain active in churches into young adulthood. Pastors learn how to equip parents and households in a Gospel-centered and forgiveness-focused strategy to fulfill their vocations. It looks to the home as formational with important habits\, practices\, and spiritual conversations\, and emphasizes the faith life of parents as key in this work. \nIt also demonstrates what congregational ministries should and should not do per God’s calling. It avoids the pitfalls of inadvertently turning pastors into surrogate parents and the opposite problem of expecting parents to do the work of pastors. This approach helps each vocation and location—the Christian home and congregation—do what God has called and equipped them to do well in raising children in the faith to remain in the faith. \nView a Concordia Seminary\, St. Louis chapel sermon on the Table of Duties by Dr. Thompson on this topic. Listen to a podcast discussion on the Family Discipleship Initiative directed by Thompson in partnership with Dr. Todd Biermann of Concordia Center for the Family. \n\n\n\n\nDr. Mart Thompson\nAssociate Professor of Practical Theology\, and Director of Specific Ministry Pastor Program\nDr. W. Mart Thompson is Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of the Family Discipleship Initiative at Concordia Seminary. His work is addressing curricular needs in pastoral formation to improve faith transmission to children. He has written a new book being published by Concordia Publishing House due out at the end of June\, 2026: Family Discipleship with Christ: A Map of God’s Promises in Congregations and Families. (Guest chapters are provided by Dr. John T. Pless on Luther’s Small Catechism in the home and by Dr. Ely Prieto on multiethnic family discipleship. Dr. Robert Kolb has written the Foreword.) \n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\nDAY\nTIME\n\n\nTuesday\, July 7\n1-8 p.m.\n\n\nWednesday\, July 8\n9 a.m.-4 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n	Registration fee: $160\n	Registration deadline: June 23\, 2026\n	Location contact: District President Brady Finnern\n	 \n	Register\n	More Workshops\n\n\nNote: The schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the workshop presenters. \n\n 
URL:https://www.csl.edu/event/professor-thompson-in-baxter-mn/
LOCATION:Minnesota North District Office\, 7264 Fairview\, Baxter\, MN\, 56425\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260714
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SUMMARY:Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Fickenscher in York\, NE
DESCRIPTION:And He Spoke Many Things to Them in Parables\nThe parables of Jesus are among the most beloved passages of Scripture yet are notoriously difficult to interpret. What\, exactly\, are these parables? Are they “earthly stories with a heavenly meaning”? How should we read and apply them faithfully as Christians in our lives today? This workshop will first explore what kind of stories parables are. Then\, we will construct a method for reading them that is faithful to their literary form and that all God’s people can use. Finally\, we will apply the method and walk through multiple parables together to see how Jesus uses this literary form to teach us more about who He is and what it means to belong to His kingdom. \n\n\n\n\nDr. James Fickenscher\nAssistant professor of Exegetical Theology\nDr. James Fickenscher is assistant professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary\, St. Louis. He’s a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Evangelical Theological Society. He has presented to both organizations on New Testament Greek Linguistics and the Pastoral Epistles. His areas of interest include New Testament Greek syntax and linguistics\, hermeneutics of the New Testament\, the intersection of biblical studies and mental health\, the Pauline Corpus\, and especially the letters of Timothy and Titus. \n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\nDAY\nTIME\n\n\nTuesday\, July 14\n1-4 p.m.\n\n\nWednesday\, July 15\n9 a.m.-4 p.m.\n\n\nThursday\, July 16\n9 a.m.-noon\n\n\n\n\n	Registration fee: $160\n	Registration deadline: June 30\, 2026\n	Location contact: Pastor Mike Neidow\n	 \n	Register\n	More Workshops\n\n\nNote: The schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the workshop presenters. \n\n 
URL:https://www.csl.edu/event/professor-fickenscher-in-york-ne/
LOCATION:Emmanuel Lutheran Church (York\, NE)\, 806 N. Beaver Ave.\, York\, NE\, 68467\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education
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SUMMARY:Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Hensley in Salina\, KS
DESCRIPTION:The Book of Psalms and the Christ\nOur Lord often quoted the Psalms and said that they testify about Him (Luke 24:27; John 5:39). In doing so\, Jesus confirmed the Psalter’s prophetic witness about Himself as Israel’s coming Messiah. In this workshop\, we will consider how the Psalter’s arrangement contributes to the Psalms’ rich picture of the Christ as Triumphant King\, Royal Son\, Suffering Servant\, Priestly Mediator and Leader of Praise to the Father. We also will explore some of the manifold ways we hear Christ speaking in the Psalms as He identifies with sinners\, announces God’s grace to them and enjoins them to join Him in prayer\, praise and thanksgiving to God. \n\n\n\n\nDr. Adam Hensley\nAssociate Professor of Exegetical Theology\nDr. Adam Hensley is associate professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary\, St. Louis. Previously\, he served as professor at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide\, South Australia (SA)\, Australia\, a college of the University of Divinity (2017-22)\, where he taught in the area of Old Testament studies and served as dean of chapel. He is known internationally for his work on covenant theology in the Psalms and is currently working on a commentary on Psalms 101-150. Dr. Hensley is also the author of “Covenant Relationships and the Editing of the Hebrew Psalter\,” and serves as Old Testament editor for the “Concordia Commentary” series. \n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\nDAY\nTIME\n\n\nThursday\, July 23\n1-4 p.m.\n\n\nFriday\, July 24\n9 a.m.-4 p.m.\n\n\nSaturday\, July 25\n9 a.m.-noon\n\n\n\n\n	Registration fee: $160\n	Registration deadline: July 9\, 2026\n	Location contact: Pastor Dennis Kootz\n	 \n	Register\n	More Workshops\n\n\nNote: The schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the workshop presenters. \n\n 
URL:https://www.csl.edu/event/professor-hensley-in-salina-kansas/
LOCATION:Trinity Lutheran Church (Salina\, KS)\, 702 S. 9th Street\, Salina\, KS\, 67401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education
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SUMMARY:Faith and Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Concordia Seminary’s Faith and Writing Workshop explores various forms of creative writing — starting a blog\, creating a sermon or devotion\, “traditional” forms of creative writing (story\, nonfiction\, drama\, poetry) — and everything in between. Attention will be given to social media and new forms of expression\, with ample time provided for creative exercises. \nRegistration: $190\nSeminary Student: $95\nRegistration deadline: July 13\, 2026 \nRegister Learn more\n 
URL:https://www.csl.edu/event/faith-and-writing-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:Wyneken Hall 101\, 801 Seminary Place\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education
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