Events Archive - Concordia Seminary

This morning was a busy one for our retiring presi

This morning was a busy one for our retiring president and first lady! As the trucks were being loaded for their move, Dr. and Mrs. Meyer were surprised with cards and gifts that included locally handmade Adirondack chairs and a table, a framed print of the new chancel window in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus, and more than 1,000 personalized notes from friends of the Seminary who expressed their love and thankfulness for the Meyers’ many years of service. Dr. Meyer officially retires June 30.

The 2020 Theological Symposium has been canceled d

The 2020 Theological Symposium has been canceled due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Be sure to save the date for next year's event set for Sept. 21-22, 2021, "Whatever is Lovely: The Role of Beauty in Theology in Ministry." Learn more at csl.edu/symposium today!

Two of our Commencement honorees, Rev. Pornprom (T

Two of our Commencement honorees, Rev. Pornprom (Ted) and Gunya Na Thalang, recently stopped by to take some graduation photos. Rev. Na Thalang was the recipient of a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, and Gunya was the recipient of a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Daniel Preus as i

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Daniel Preus as interim president effective July 1. He will serve until the new president of Concordia Seminary is called and takes office. Photo courtesy LCMS communications

“How many people of color are your Facebook frie

“How many people of color are your Facebook friends? I have very few. That means that while we’re keeping up with what ‘our own kind of people’ are doing, we are not being sensitive and informed about our other neighbors, people of color. Is this a sin of omission? I think so.” Read more of today’s #MeyerMinute on Facebook @ConcordiaSem.

“Martin Luther wrote that we church people are s

“Martin Luther wrote that we church people are simul iustus et peccator, both saint and sinner at the same time. The Gospel is that Jesus, the Suffering Servant, invites us to repentance for our deepest feelings, pronounces forgiveness, and then enables us to live amended lives.” Read more of today’s #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem

President Dr. Dale A. Meyer is thankful to be hold

President Dr. Dale A. Meyer is thankful to be holding a $100,000 check from @TheLWML in support of the mission grant, "Making Jesus Known in the United States Ethnic Communities," benefitting the Seminary's ethnic students. Thank you, LWML!

Registration closes MONDAY for Dr. Abjar Bahkou’

Registration closes MONDAY for Dr. Abjar Bahkou’s online workshop, “Muslims and the Gospel, from Challenges to Opportunities: Getting to Know Our Muslim Friends.” Set for June 22–24, this workshop will encourage you to befriend Muslims as people God loves and equip you to share the Gospel with them. See the tentative workshop schedule and register at csl.edu/workshop-series.

#MeyerMinute for May 29: Dear Father, thank You f

#MeyerMinute for May 29:

Dear Father, thank You for being so close to us in our problems.

I confess my weak faith; so often we wonder, where are You in our problems? The violence erupting from the death of George Floyd, the deep pain it reveals in so many people, anguishes us for our common life together. You have said, “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” (Amos 5:24). We don’t see Your will being done. And this in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic covering America with the pall of death. We grieve the loved ones lost, and layoffs terrify us about our future. When will You “swallow up death forever” and “wipe away tears from all faces” (Isaiah 25:8)? And other troubles in my life. … Oh indeed, I live in this moment as if You are not near, as if You’re not leading me.

Father in heaven, Sunday we’ll be assured again of Your close presence. As You are omnipresent, Your Holy Spirit is omnipresent. “For the spirit of the Lord fills the world, is all embracing, and knows whatever is said” (Apocryphal Wisdom of Solomon, 1:7, NABRE). Close by my side, You hear our words and sighs of pain, of grief, of fear, uttered in weakness of faith. That old Adam doubter still lingers in my being. “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him” (1 Corinthians 2:14), but Your Spirit has given me new birth, has rolled over me with the justifying waters of Jesus. “But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11). Your Spirit hears my sighs, my words, and speaks to me of Jesus.

So my dear Father, this child of Yours looks out, sees the news, sees our troubles, sees our torn society. My eyes see what they see, but Pentecost assures me that You are close, in my life, in my being and in Your church with the hope and help of Jesus. We live trusting the eternal life and justice that You promise us in Him. Oh, we need Pentecost! Amen, it shall be so!

Dr. Dale A. Meyer
President
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

“The Gospel of Jesus is not a virtual experience

“The Gospel of Jesus is not a virtual experience. It’s flesh-and-blood Good News for us creatures, shared within our church family and inviting all lonely people to His love.” Read more of today’s #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem.