Artificial Intelligence and Real Ministry
2024-04-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-16 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-14 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Six-week online course begins Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Understanding the significance and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly crucial for today’s pastors. A new six-week online continuing education course, “Artificial Intelligence and Real Ministry,” aims to provide a comprehensive overview, highlighting key facets of AI and its potential implications in ministry. The course is offered in partnership by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL) and Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor (CUWAA).
Six sessions will be taught weekly from 4-5 p.m. (CT) Tuesday, April 9, through May 14, 2024, via Zoom. The course instructors include Dr. David Adams, the W.G. Ray and Louis J. Rechzigel Professor of Biblical Studies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.; Christopher Brandt, director of business intelligence at CUWAA; Joshua Locklair, assistant professor of Computer Science at CUWAA; and Brett Seider, director of administrative computing at CUWAA.

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Voelz in Sandy, UT
2024-04-25 - 2024-04-27 | Grace Lutheran Church (Sandy, UT), 1815 E. 9800 S., Sandy, UT, 84092, United States
Principles of Biblical Interpretation for Everyone
This workshop will center around the presenter’s book, Principles of Biblical Interpretation for Everyone (Concordia Seminary Press, 2023). The book takes readers into the text of the Bible and helps them to understand the important factors that go into interpreting it. Participants are required to purchase the book ahead of time and to read through Chapter 8 before the workshop. They will then delve into the book’s content with the presenter as he answers questions and gives clarifications. Significant pre-workshop reading is a requirement. The book can be purchased online from the Concordia Seminary Campus Store. You will receive a coupon code to purchase the book at a discounted price of $20 in your registration confirmation email.

Dr. James Voelz
Graduate Professor of Exegetical Theology and the Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. James W. Voelz is graduate professor of Exegetical Theology and the Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Professor of New Testament Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. A faculty member since 1989, he served as chair of the Department of Exegetical Theology (2013–15), dean of the faculty (2006–10) and dean of the Graduate School (1996–2002). His areas of focus are the Greek language, hermeneutics (theory of interpretation) and the synoptic Gospels. He also has taught the Pauline epistles and Acts of the Apostles. He served as an adjunct faculty member of Kenrick Seminary, the Roman Catholic diocesan seminary in St. Louis, from 2009-14, and from 2005-15 was coordinator of the Institute of Theology at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Mo., at which he also taught a Sunday morning Bible class for 24 years.

Schedule

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TIME

Thursday, April 25
6:30-8 p.m.

Friday, April 26
6:30-8 p.m.

Saturday, April 27
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: April 11, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Tony Masinelli

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Multiethnic Symposium
2024-04-30 - 2024-05-01 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
We Believe in One Holy Catholic Church
Reclaiming our Catholicity Through the Multiethnic Church
The word catholic, the term used in the earliest versions of the Nicene Creed, makes manifest that the true church we confess is a church that embraces God’s people in all their cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity. Come experience just a taste of what that means as we study and pray together at this Multiethnic Symposium.

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2024 Multi Asian Gathering
2024-05-01 - 2024-05-02 | Koburg Hall, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
2024 Multi Asian Gathering
May 1-2, 2024
The Multi Asian Gathering is a mission movement of Asian leaders (clergy and laity) to celebrate our unity and uniqueness in mission and ministry in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS).
The purpose of the Multi Asian Gathering is to bring together Asian leaders from diverse Asian backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures in order to address common mission and ministry topics we face such as next-generation ministry, leadership development, theological education, church planting, discipleship, colloquy programs and cross-cultural missions. We desire to network and form meaningful relationships with all cultures and expand our interaction with LCMS leaders and entities.

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Those interested in participating in the Multi Asian Gathering must register for the Multiethnic Symposium.

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Schedule
Wednesday May 1, 2024

TIME
EVENT

2:00 pm
Welcome and Opening Presentations: – Multi Asian Gathering, Past, Present and Future – Dr. Terrence Chan, Founder and Team Leader, Multi Asian Gathering – Opening Devotion – Rev. Kinh Vu, Senior Administrative Pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Garden Grove, Calif.

2:30 pm
Participant Meet and Greet Activity / Break

3 pm
Session No. 1 – “What is Lutheran Anyhow?” Reflecting on the Question, Its Answers and Practical Implications for Multi Asian Churches – Dr. Joel Okamoto, Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

4:30 pm
Session No. 2 – Roundtable: “Bi-vocational Ministry/Second Career Ministry” – Panel: Rev. Kinh Vu, Senior Administrative Pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Garden Grove, Calif.; Rev. Steve Law, Pastor, Wollaston Lutheran Church, Quincy, Mass.; Rev. Vue Lee, Assistant to the President for Missions, LCMS Minnesota South District

6 pm
Dinner

Thursday May 2, 2024

TIME
EVENT

8:00 am
Continental Breakfast

9:00 am
Opening Devotion – Rev. Steve Law, Pastor, Wollaston Lutheran Church, Quincy, Mass.

9:30 am
“A Cultural Perspective: Nepalese Ministry” – Nabin Samal, Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) Student, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

10 am
Session No. 3 “God’s Mission Here” – Rev. Dan Galchutt, Executive Director, LCMS Office of National Mission

10:45 am
Session No. 4 “All Nations: The End of the Homogeneous Congregation?” – Rev. Dr. Mark Wood, Managing Director, Church Planting, Renewal and Support, LCMS Office of National Mission

11:30 pm
“A Cultural Perspective: Korean Ministry” – Insub (Isaac) Paik, Seminarian/Ph.D. candidate, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Noon
Lunch

12:45 pm
Session No. 5 “Dual Leadership” – Rev. Vue Lee, Assistant to the President for Missions, LCMS Minnesota South District

2:15 pm
Closing Remarks

2:30 pm
Depart

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Saleska in Valparaiso, IN
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-05 | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Valparaiso, IN), 1700 Monticello Park Drive, Valparaiso, IN, 46383, United States
Poetry, Prophecy, Songs, Prayers: Exploring the Mystery and Beauty of the Psalms
The book Psalms is filled with some of the most beautiful and powerful poetry ever written. The psalms are complex on many different levels. For us to appreciate them, we must read each one slowly and carefully. In this workshop, we take the time to do just that. We read. And while we read we talk, and we reflect together on the truths that the psalms offer, the challenges that they raise and the experiences that they bring. This workshop will offer delightful conversations that center around this central book of the Scriptures.

Dr. Timothy Saleska
Professor of Exegetical Theology; Dean of Ministerial Formation; and the Gustav and Sophie Butterbach Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Timothy Saleska is professor of Exegetical Theology and dean of Ministerial Formation at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He is writing the Concordia Publishing House (CPH) commentary on Psalms. His devotional reading of the psalms, and drawing upon them for spiritual strength, have been incredibly well-received. Saleska is an engaging speaker who takes a sincere interest in all with whom he comes into contact.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 3
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 4
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 5
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 20, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Casey Kegley

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Landgraf in Salina, KS
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-05 | Trinity Lutheran Church (Salina, KS), 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, KS, 67401, United States
The Beginnings of Genesis and the Genesis of Beginnings
The book of Genesis is, quite literally, foundational for the rest of the Scriptures. Although the text is incredibly ancient, through the words of the text, our Lord still speaks to us today. The not-as-ancient division of the text into chapters and verses may cause the reader or listener to overlook a part of the larger-scale significance and message. A part of the beginning of the biblical book sometimes lays out or, more figuratively, “begets” the upcoming structure of the rest of the book in an attempt to prepare the reader or listener as to what lies ahead. Often, the layout of the tabernacle/temple serves as a memorable progression. During this workshop, examples of this structure of an initial layout will be given from both Testaments and various types of writing. Participants in this workshop may have the opportunity to look at possible literary beginnings in any biblical books they would like to study.

Rev. Paul Landgraf
Pastor, Pilgrim Lutheran Church/Saint John Lutheran Church, Chamois/Drake, Mo.
Rev. Paul Landgraf has served the church in a variety of contexts, from Queens, N.Y., on a 1988-89 vicarage under Dr. Larry Vogel, to rural Missouri, since 2012, at two congregations in the small towns of Drake and Freedom, where the speed limit in both is 50 mph. He received a Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M., 1998), and his thesis included an analysis of Martin Luther’s translation of his favorite Psalm 118. He received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B., 2012) by the exam route with an exegetical major. He currently lives in Eureka, Mo., close enough to frequent the Seminary’s Hasse Library to work on a book that focuses on a Gospel-based structure of the Scriptures.

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DAY
TIME

Monday, June 3
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 4
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 5
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 20, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Dennis Kootz

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Meyer in Monterey, CA
2024-06-06 - 2024-06-08 | Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Monterey, CA), 800 Cass St., Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
That’ll Preach
During this workshop, countercultural topics from 1 Peter will be discussed and studied. These topics can contribute to thoughtful sermons, Bible class studies and a presence in the community that is noticeably different.

President Emeritus Dr. Dale A. Meyer
President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Dale Meyer is perhaps best known as the former speaker of The Lutheran Hour and also president emeritus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. During those times, he acquired a reputation as one of the best preachers and teachers within The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). Meyer may be less known for his work as a researcher and scholar of the New Testament. However, he is eminently qualified, having received a Ph.D. in classics from Washington University and through his research over the past decade in preparation for writing the commentary on 1 Peter as part of the Concordia Commentary Series from Concordia Publishing House (CPH). This workshop will bring together his research and his engagement with the political culture as a result of the various positions in which he has served.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Thursday, June 6
1-5:30 p.m.

Friday, June 7
9-4 p.m.

Saturday, June 8
9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 23, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Josh Schmidt

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Filipek in Mentor, OH
2024-06-10 - 2024-06-12 | Faith Lutheran Church (Mentor, OH), 8125 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Faith Formation in a Nominally and Post-Christian World
When the church speaks of “Christian formation,” we tend to speak of a classroom setting: Sunday school, Confirmation class, adult instruction and Bible study. Such a perspective runs the risk of treating the Christian faith as primarily intellectual. When that happens, the church can easily be equated with a K-12 school. Many have a mindset of, “When I have learned everything I need to know, then I can be done with church. Like school, I can graduate, move on and never return.” But the Christian faith is not something we simply learn, regurgitate, graduate and move on from. In this workshop, participants will explore how narrative catechesis can be used to cultivate a love of the one true God and a desire to dwell with Him here in time: weekly in the Divine Service and daily in our respective vocations and in eternity where we “appear with Him in glory” and dwell with Him forever.

Dr. Adam Filipek
Guest Instructor at Concordia Seminary and Adjunct Professor at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn.
Dr. Adam Filipek has served as pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lidgerwood, N.D., since October 2016. He also serves as an online guest instructor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as well as an adjunct professor of practical theology at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn. He is an alumnus of both Concordia Seminary and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 10
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 11
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 12
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 27, 2024
Location contact: Dr. Kevin Guynn

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Nafzger in Tonawanda, NY
2024-06-17 - 2024-06-19 | First Trinity Lutheran Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda, NY, 14150, United States
The Communal Shape of the Christian Life: Preaching From, In and Toward Community in an Age of Individualism
There is no such thing as an individual Christian if we take seriously one Baptism by one Spirit into one body (Eph. 4:4-6). Indeed, to believe in Jesus is to belong to the community of believers that includes all Christians of all times and places — including specific congregational members. But therein lies the problem. Many believers find themselves detached, disconnected and alone — even if they attend worship regularly. This is a cultural problem, too. Harvard Magazine recently addressed the more problematic “The Loneliness Pandemic” (2021), and The National Academy of the Sciences has begun measuring health based on a new “Social Frailty Index” (2023). These secular authorities are noticing what we, in the church, recognize to be a theological problem. As Concordia Seminary Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. Charles Arand put it, we Lutherans are often “ecclesiologically challenged” (Concordia Journal, 2008). But Lutherans also have the theological and biblical resources to rediscover our communal identity and help Christians grow closer together in faith and life. Central to this task is our preaching. In this workshop, we will:

Consider the causes, both philosophical and practical, of the rampant individualism infecting our culture and church.
Take a close look at how preaching has unintentionally contributed to the problem.
Discuss specific ways in which our teaching and preaching can foster a more communal life in the congregation.

This workshop includes an opportunity for preachers to review and reimagine some of their recent sermons to see how they could more intentionally build community in their congregations.

Dr. Peter Nafzger
Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Director of Student Life at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Peter Nafzger is associate professor of Practical Theology and director of student life at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He has been a faculty member since 2016. He is a gifted theologian and speaker who manifests what is best about The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). Nafzger joined the faculty here after serving as a pastor for nine years in Minnesota. While in Minnesota, he served as a leader, and continues to do so in planning of the LCMS Youth Gathering. His dissertation, and hence his expertise, centers on a Lutheran approach and the use of Scripture over and against the fundamentalist approaches that often dominate American Christianity.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 17
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 18
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 3, 2024
Location contact: Rev. John Pingel

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Elowsky in Bourbonnais, IL
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-26 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Bourbonnais, IL), 1780 Career Center Road, Bourbonnais, IL, 60914, United States
An Introduction to the Early Church
Many people are unfamiliar with the early church and its contributions to what we believe, teach and confess today. Lutherans and Protestants more generally assume that after the time of the apostles, errors crept into church theology and teaching, which only got worse as the years passed. Most Christians will happily skip over the early church and jump to the Reformation when the pure Gospel was rediscovered, assuming that previous ages were in error. This neglects the fact that the Holy Spirit has a history throughout the life of His church. This also has often led the present-day church not only to repeat the errors against which the early church successfully fought but also to neglect the roots of existence, which can help the church navigate our postmodern world. This workshop will help introduce the participants to some of the key figures and issues prevalent in the early church and will explore their relevance to the church of the 21st century.

Dr. Joel Elowsky
Professor of Historical Theology; Dean of Advanced Studies; Director of the Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts; Coordinator of International Seminary Exchange Programs; and the Frank and Valerie Fuerst Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Joel Elowsky is professor of Historical Theology, dean of Advanced Studies and coordinator of International Seminary Exchange Programs at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He also is the director of the Seminary’s Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts and is a researcher for the Center for Early African Christianity at the Oden House in New Haven, Conn. He has been a faculty member at Concordia Seminary since 2014. Elowsky has cultivated relationships across the Christian spectrum as a result of his years of work with Dr. Thomas Oden and the Early Christian Commentary Series. In that work he has done great service in helping the church today appropriate its ancient heritage that served as a foundation for Reformation theology. His work dovetails nicely with the cutting-edge research of the history of exegesis of others at the Seminary.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 24
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 25
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 10, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Roger Drinnon

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Peter in York, NE
2024-07-08 - 2024-07-10 | Emmanuel Lutheran Church (York, NE), 806 N. Beaver Ave., York, NE, 68467, United States
Decoding the Apocalypse: Study of the Book of Revelation
The title of the last book of the Bible is translated as “Revelation,” but its original title was “Apocalypse.” This word literally means “the unveiling.” The purpose of this book of the Bible is to unveil the purposes of God in human history. For many people, however, it remains veiled — an obscure, mysterious and confusing book. A reason many people do not understand the Apocalypse is that it is written in coded language that can only be interpreted by decoding its symbolism. This study will look at the most significant coded symbols of the book and the keys to their interpretation, providing a broad sweep of the major themes and message of Revelation so participants can better understand this book of the Bible. This “unveiling” will enable you to see Christ, His church and history (past, present and future) in a whole new light.

Dr. David Peter
Professor of Practical Theology, Dean of Faculty and Alumni Relations Adviser at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. David Peter has led well-received lay studies on the book of Revelation and also has recently published a book on leading mid-sized congregations, Maximizing the Midsize Church: Effective for Leadership for Fruitful Mission and Ministry (CPH). Those who know him recognize that he brings a solid theological understanding of the church to the topic as well as an openness to how we live out our Lutheran ecclesiology in the world today.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, July 8
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, July 9
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 10
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 24, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Mike Neidow

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Golden in Santa Fe, NM
2024-07-08 - 2024-07-10 | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Santa Fe, NM), 209 East Barcelona Road, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
What Can Eighth Century B.C. Prophets Teach the 21st Century?
Separated by nearly three millennia and significant cultural differences, the great prophets of the eighth century B.C. — Isaiah, Micah, Amos, Hosea and Jonah — can seem a world apart. Yet the Spirit remains active in the word they delivered that we would be strengthened in the faith. We will consider the eighth century B.C. prophets in their original context, compare that context to our own and apply the word of the Lord that they delivered afresh to our own day.

Dr. Kevin Golden
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of the Theological Research and Publication at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Kevin Golden is associate professor of Exegetical Theology and dean of Theological Research and Publication at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He joined the faculty in 2021. He is the author of LifeLight: Minor Prophets (Concordia Publishing House, 2009) and is a frequent contributor to the Concordia Theological Quarterly and Concordia Pulpit Resources.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, July 8
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, July 9
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 10
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: June 24, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Doug Escue

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Lessing in West Fargo, ND
2024-07-15 - 2024-07-17 | St. Andrew Lutheran Church (West Fargo, ND), 1005 First Street East, West Fargo, ND, 58078, United States
In the Beginning: Studies in Genesis
Who hasn’t had questions about creation, humanity’s fall into sin, the first promise of a Savior, Noah’s flood, and the entity Jacob wrestled with all night? And then there’s Joseph’s story. It takes up the book’s last 14 chapters. What’s that all about? This workshop — based, in part, upon the presenter’s forthcoming Concordia Publishing House (CPH) commentary on Genesis 12–36 — will help you know Genesis better. In doing so, it also will help you know Jesus better.

Dr. Reed Lessing
Professor of Theology and Ministry and Director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn.
Dr. Reed Lessing is a professor of theology and ministry and director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minn. He has served as a seminary professor and parish pastor, combining both vocations in his presentations and writings. Reed has authored several commentaries for Concordia Publishing House — all on Old Testament prophets.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, July 15
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, July 16
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: July 1, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Clark Jahnke

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Faith and Writing Workshop
2024-07-16 - 2024-07-18 | Wyneken Hall 101, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
This workshop will focus on what it means to create and communicate as a person of faith. What makes for effective communication? How do we cultivate creativity in our lives? What role does faith play in the creative process? Participants are encouraged (but not required) to share their own work, as well as favorite works by others.
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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Golden in Springfield, MO
2024-07-29 - 2024-07-31 | Trinity Lutheran Church (Springfield, MO), 1415 S. Holland Ave., Springfield, MO, 65807, United States
It Stands Written: The New Testament Appropriation of the Old Testament
Christ and the apostles regularly ground their teaching upon the Word of the Lord given through Moses and the prophets. While the fulfillment of prophecy is regularly cited in the New Testament, that is not the only dynamic. At times, the language of Old Testament texts is significantly transformed in New Testament texts. Then, there are allusions and echoes of Old Testament texts within the New Testament that stop short of direction quotation yet build on the prior text. During this workshop, participants will explore the various dynamics of the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament, consider the Christological significance of those dynamics and reflect on how the interpretive practice can reflect those dynamics.

Dr. Kevin Golden
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of Theological Research and Publication at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Kevin Golden is associate professor of Exegetical Theology and dean of Theological Research and Publication at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He joined the faculty in 2021. He is the author of LifeLight: Minor Prophets (Concordia Publishing House, 2009) and is a frequent contributor to the Concordia Theological Quarterly and Concordia Pulpit Resources.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, July 29
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: July 15, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Nick Hagerman

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Lay Bible Institute
2024-08-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Sieck 202 Classroom, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
The Book of Psalms and the Christ
Dr. Adam Hensley
Our 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 the 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.
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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Marrs in Dublin, OH
2024-08-05 - 2024-08-07 | St. John Lutheran Church (Dublin, OH), 6135 Rings Rd, Dublin, OH, 43016, United States
Luther’s Soul Care Theology for the 21st Century
Many LCMS pastors and church leaders realize that much of what passes for Christian counseling is based on the Law, not the Gospel of Christ. Dr. C.F.W. Walther, the Concordia Seminary’s first president, said that properly dividing Law and Gospel in “private ministrations” is more difficult than in preaching and teaching. How can Lutheran pastors and other counselors better learn to properly distinguish Law and Gospel in counseling situations — and apply the Gospel as an antidote where needed? How can Lutheran pastors better equip the non-Lutheran Christian counselors they refer parishioners to with these critically important concepts? When should a Lutheran pastor refer a parishioner to a mental health specialist, perhaps even a non-Christian one, when the expertise needed falls into the “left-hand kingdom”? During this workshop, these and other complicated pastoral care questions will be addressed in hopes that the learners will become more confident and effective in their care of the souls entrusted to them.

Dr. Richard Marrs
Senior Professor of Practical Theology
Dr. Rick Marrs is senior professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and has been at the forefront of his field when it comes to confronting the assumptions of and approaches of secular counselors. He has worked to bring a Christocentric, Law-Gospel approach to counseling among evangelicals. He was a professor of psychology and a counselor at St. John’s College in Winfield, Kan. (1983–86; admissions counselor 1982–83), and at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill. (1986–98). He also has done counseling, clinical and consulting work with Lutheran Child and Family Services; the Baldwin Center for Psychological Services; the Center for Applied Psychology and Forensic Studies; the Kansas State University counseling center; Rapha (a Christian inpatient psychiatric group); Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Lutheran Special Education Ministries; and various districts of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). He has been licensed as a psychologist since 1996. In 2019, Marrs published the book Making Christian Counseling More Christ Centered, which focuses on the relevance of Martin Luther’s soul-care theology in Christian counseling (WestBow Press).

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, Aug. 5
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 6
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 7
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: July 22, 2024
Location contact: Rev. Adam Steinbrenner

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34th Annual Theological Symposium
2024-09-17 - 2024-09-18 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Technology and the Church: Promise and Peril
The 34th Annual Theological Symposium will explore the opportunities and the challenges that contemporary technologies pose for the lives of individual Christians and for the entire church in life, witness and service. How can the latest technology be used in service to the church’s mission? What dangers do technological advances pose and how can the church mitigate risk? Attend our symposium and find out.

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Lay Bible Institute
2024-10-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Sieck 202 Classroom, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Christian Caregiving for People Suffering with Depression and Anxiety
Dr. Stephen Pietsch
Today mental health struggles affect so many people, draining their energy and joy for life and undermining their confidence. People rightly look for medical and psychological treatment to help them in such struggles. Yet, as researchers are recognizing more and more, a large component of these struggles is spiritual, and people need spiritual care and healing too. In this workshop we will draw on the long Christian tradition of care and comfort to those in mental distress, looking into Scripture, as well as gaining insights from Martin Luther and his pastoral care of those with mental struggles.
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Lay Bible Institute
2024-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Werner Auditorium, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Christian Politics: Jesus is Lord
Dr. Joel Biermann
Living in the intersection between God’s two realms of activity in His world creates unique responsibilities and challenges for those who follow Jesus. Christians sometimes get confused about their political lives in this world and can begin to live at odds with a faithful confession of Christ. It is important, then, to consider the responsibility of the church and its people to provide the surrounding world a bold and authentic witness of the reality of the lordship Christ over all of creation. Join us for this special Lay Bible Institute, held in conjunction with Concordia Seminary’s annual Alumni Reunion.

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"These Stones Will Shout" Annual Lecture in Biblical Archaeology and Historical Geography of the Holy Land
2024-10-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Werner Auditorium, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus
A newly endowed annual lecture on biblical archeology and historical geography will debut this fall at the Seminary. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Jodi Magness, the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During her presentation, “Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus,” Magness will survey the history and archaeology of Jerusalem in the Late Second Temple period ending with the city’s destruction by the Romans in A.D. 70. The lecture will focus especially on Herod’s reconstruction of the Second Temple and sites related to Jesus’ final hours on earth. The lecture is free and open to the public.
This lecture series is made possible through the generosity of Tom and Linda Ray.

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Lay Bible Institute
2025-02-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Sieck 202 Classroom, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Solum Verbum: What Word Alone Can Do in the Gospel According to John
Dr. Bruce Schuchard
And God spoke. By His word this world was made, made by Him who is speaking, whose word is everything. The Gospel of John names Him “the Word” (ὁ λόγος). Jesus, the incarnate Word of God, it seems, is of utmost importance. For, in its very first verse, the Gospel states that “In the beginning [!] was the Word,” (John 1:1 ESV). In this workshop, we will consider who Jesus is (“the Word”) and what Jesus does.
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CUW/CSL Partnership Course
2025-04-29 16:00 - 17:15, 2025-05-06 16:00 - 17:15 | Online
Life and Death: A Confessional Framework for Pastoral Bioethics
Bioethical dilemmas present complex challenges for pastors and other church leaders, requiring a response grounded in Scripture. To help equip them to navigate these critical issues, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL) and Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis. (CUW) are offering a six-week virtual continuing education course, “Life and Death: A Confessional Framework for Pastoral Bioethics.” This course will cover essential bioethical topics, such as gender dysphoria, abortion, physician-assisted suicide and more, all viewed through a biblical lens.
The course will be taught via Zoom from 4-5:15 p.m. (CT) Tuesdays, April 29 through June 3, 2025. Each session will include 45 minutes of presentation by the primary speaker, 15 minutes of response from the secondary speaker and 15 minutes of open discussion.
Taught by Dr. Kevin Voss, professor emeritus of Philosophy and former director of the Concordia Center for Bioethics at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis. and Dr. Robert Weise, professor emeritus of Practical Theology and the former Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis Chair in Pastoral Ministry and the Life Sciences from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

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Multiethnic Symposium
2025-05-06 - 2025-05-07 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Learning From Each Other:
Catechesis That Raises Up Multiethnic Leaders for the Kingdom
In the context of a multiethnic church, catechesis becomes a powerful tool for raising up leaders who can effectively minister to diverse communities. The 2025 Multiethnic Symposium plenaries and sectionals will explore how the church can equip future leaders with knowledge, skills and spiritual maturity to serve God’s kingdom faithfully.

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