Florida-Georgia District LWML Scholarship application deadline
2025-05-01

Third Sunday of Easter
2025-05-04
Third Sunday of Easter

FIRST READING
Acts 9:1–22

PSALM
Ps. 30

EPISTLE
Rev. 5:(1–7) 8–14

GOSPEL
John 21:1–14 (15–19)

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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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CUW/CSL Partnership Course
2025-05-06 16:00 - 17:15, 2025-05-13 16:00 - 17:15, 2025-05-20 16:00 - 17:15, 2025-05-27 16:00 - 17:15 (America/Chicago) | 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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“And They Sang a New Song”
2025-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Chapel of St. Timothy & St. Titus, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary Music Series
“And They Sang a New Song”
Please join us for A Hymn Festival for the Multiethnic Symposium featuring Laudamus, the St. Louis Lutheran Chorale and a variety of instrumentalists and musicians leading the singing of newly-translated hymns from around the world.

2025 Multi Asian Gathering
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-08 | Loeber II, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105
2025 Multi Asian Gathering
May 7-8, 2025
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.
The Multi Asian Gathering committee is offering a limited number of grants to partially offset the registration fees and/or campus housing costs for the Multiethnic Symposium and the Multi Asian Gathering. College students, pre-seminary students, Concordia University church work students and emeritus LCMS pastors are encouraged to apply. The grants will be distributed after the event. For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Terry Chan.

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

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Schedule
Wednesday May 7, 2025

TIME
EVENT

2-2:30 pm
Welcome and Opening Presentations:
– Multi Asian Gathering, Past, Present and Future – Dr. Terrence Chan, Pastor, Christ for All Nations Church, San Francisco, Calif.
– Opening Devotion – Rev. Allen Dass, Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Clark, N.J.
Music by Saint John’s Anugraha (Grace) Lutheran Church, St. Louis

2:30-3 pm
Participant Meet and Greet Activity / Break

3-4:30 pm
Session No. 1 – Discipling the Second Generation
– John Yoder, Executive Director, Immigrant Ministry Connections

4:30-5 pm
Greetings from partners and supporters
– Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Black Clergy Caucus, Lutheran Hour Ministries, North American Mission Executives, Hispanic Missionary League

5-6 pm
Session No. 2 – Asian American Collaboration in White and Multiethnic Contexts
– John Yoder, Executive Director, Immigrant Ministry Connections

6-6:30 pm
Travel/Carpool to Light of Christ Chinese Mission
– 9733 Olive Blvd, Olivette, MO 63132

6:30s pm
Celebration Banquet and Program at Light of Christ Chinese Mission

Thursday May 8, 2025

TIME
EVENT

8-8:30 am
Continental Breakfast

8:30-9 am
Opening Devotion
– Rev. Daniel Vang, Pastor, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Folsom, Calif.

9-10:30 am
Session No. 3 – Church Planting: Learnings from a New South Asian Ministry
– Rev. Paul Korabandi, Ignite, Houston, Texas
– Rev. Allen Dass, Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Clark, N.J.

10:30-11 am
Session No. 4 – A Cultural Perspective: Karen Burmese Ministry
– Rev. Soe Moe, Karen Burmese Ministry, Southwest Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Ind

11 am-noon
Session No. 5 – Wellness Checkup: Leaders, Pastors, Workers, Wives: Heart, Health and Hardships
– Roundtable Panel: Open Conversation

Noon-12:30 pm
Lunch

12:30-1 pm
Session No. 6 – All Nations Council
– Rev. Stephen Heimer, Manager, LCMS All Nations Ministry

1-2 pm
Session No. 7 – Set Apart to Serve
– Rev. Dr. James Baneck, Executive Director, Pastoral Education, LCMS

2-2:30 pm
Closing Remarks

2:30 pm
Depart

GiveSTL Day
2025-05-08
Local and nationwide supporters of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis have a special opportunity to help further the Seminary’s vital mission of preparing the church’s future church workers during the annual Give STL Day event May 8, 2025.
Give STL Day is an online giving event organized by the St. Louis Community Foundation for the benefit of nonprofits headquartered in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Early giving begins April 23, 2025.

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Seminary Guild Luncheon
2025-05-09 11:30 - 13:30 | Koburg Dining Hall, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105
The Concordia Seminary Guild is an organization of individuals, women’s organizations and congregations dedicated to providing support to the Concordia Seminary community, its students and their families, and staff.

Fourth Sunday of Easter
2025-05-11
Fourth Sunday of Easter

FIRST READING
Acts 20:17–35

PSALM
Ps. 23

EPISTLE
Rev. 7:9–17

GOSPEL
John 10:22–33

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Easter Choral Evening Prayer
2025-05-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Chapel of St. Timothy & St. Titus, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Join us for a beautiful evening of music and worship featuring Laudamus, the Concordia Seminary Children’s Choir, the Concordia Seminary High School Youth Choir and the Concordia Seminary Chamber Choir. Come and be uplifted by the sounds of Easter joy! Reception to follow.

Spring Semester classes end for SMP Program
2025-05-12

Spring Semester classes end for ODS Program
2025-05-13

Concordia Seminary Author Reception
2025-05-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Hasse Library Library Lobby
This event, co-hosted by Concordia Publishing House, honors faculty members from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis who have written or contributed to published books or other publications during the 2024-25 academic year.

Spring Semester ends after classes
2025-05-15

The Rev. David V. and Judith Dissen Excellence in the Study of the Lutheran Confessions Scholarship application deadline
2025-05-15

Commencement
2025-05-16 | Chapel of St. Timothy & St. Titus, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary’s Commencement exercises for the 2025 graduating class will take place Friday, May 16, 2025. Events will be available via livestream at csl.edu/live.
Theological Diploma Service
10 a.m. CDT in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus
All graduates who have been certified by the Concordia Seminary faculty as eligible to receive calls to serve as pastors or deaconesses in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) will receive theological diplomas. Dr. James W. Voelz, graduate professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis will deliver the sermon.
Commencement
7 p.m. CDT in the Main Quadrangle
Certificates, academic degrees and honors will be conferred. Rev. Matthew Anker, president of Lutheran Mission Australia, will give the Commencement address

Fifth Sunday of Easter
2025-05-18
Fifth Sunday of Easter

FIRST READING
Acts 11:1–18

PSALM
Ps. 148

EPISTLE
Rev. 21:1–7

GOSPEL
John 16:12–22 or John 13:31–35

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Summer Term begins
2025-05-19

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Elowsky in Kankakee, IL
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-21 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Kankakee, IL), 348 East Merchant St., Kankakee, IL, 60901, United States
An Introduction to Athanasius
This workshop offers a detailed study of Athanasius’ major works as primary texts in the interest of gaining an understanding of Athanasius’ Trinitarian theology, his Christology as evidenced in his “On the Incarnation,” as well as his writings against the Arians. The course will also engage his pastoral concerns through writings such as, “The Life of Anthony” which will help, along with his other writings, in assessing Athanasius’ continuing relevance for the church today as a pastor and theologian. There will be lectures as well robust class discussion. Students will be responsible for reading some of the texts ahead of time in preparation for class discussion.
Participants should read “On the Incarnation” and “The Life of Anthony” by Athanasius, as well as the following:

Anatolios, Khaled. “Athanasius.” New York: Routledge, 2004
Behr, John, trans. “St. Athanasius the Great of Alexandria: On the Incarnation.” Greek original and English Translation. Popular Patristics Series 44a. Yonkers, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2011
Gregg, Robert C. “Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus.” The Classics of Western Spirituality. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1980

Dr. Joel Elowsky
Professor of Historical Theology, Dean of Advanced Studies, Director of the Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts and Frank and Valerie Fuerst Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Joel 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 helped today’s church appropriate its ancient heritage that served as a foundation for Reformation theology. Elowsky’s work dovetails nicely with the cutting-edge research of the history of exegesis at Concordia Seminary.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, May 19
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 20
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: May 5, 2025
Location contact: Rev. Roger Drinnon

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Note: The schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the workshop presenters.

Called to Serve
2025-05-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Church at Creston (Kalispell,MT), 5447 Montana Highway 35, Kalispell, MT, 59901, United States
We invite you to join Rev. Joel Heckmann, admissions officer, for a free meal and presentation on the doctrine of vocation and an update on enrollment at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Who should attend?

Those exploring or interested in pursuing pastoral ministry
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) clergy and laity interested in helping recruit the next generation of church workers

There is no cost to attend this event, but space is limited. Please register or call us at 800-822-9545.

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Sixth Sunday of Easter
2025-05-25
Sixth Sunday of Easter

FIRST READING
Acts 16:9–15

PSALM
Ps. 67

EPISTLE
Rev. 21:9–14, 21–27

GOSPEL
John 16:23–33 or John 5:1–9

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Memorial Day (no classes)
2025-05-26

SMP and ODS Spring Semester grade deadline
2025-05-27

Spring Semester grade deadline
2025-05-29

The Ascension of Our Lord
2025-05-29
The Ascension of Our Lord

FIRST READING
Acts 1:1–11

PSALM
Ps. 47

EPISTLE
Eph. 1:15–23

GOSPEL
Luke 24:44–53

Color

Justin and Sara Haruyama Ministerial Scholarship application deadline
2025-05-31

The Visitation
2025-05-31
