Flag Day
2024-06-14

Father’s Day
2024-06-16

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)
2024-06-16
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)

FIRST READING
Ezek. 17:22–24

PSALM
Ps. 1

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 5:1–10 (11–17)

GOSPEL
Mark 4:26–34

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Summer Greek begins
2024-06-17

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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Summer Carillon Concert
2024-06-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Jim Fackenthal – Chicago, Ill.
Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
Suite I pour le ClavecinAndanteMenuetto IMenuetto IIVivace
Matthais van den Gheyn (1721-85)(arr. Leen ‘t Hart)

2
Three pieces for Vihuella“Mille Regres”Variations on “Guardama las Vacas”“Tres Alerencias por Otra Parte”
Luys de Narvaez (1526-49)Arr. David CaldwellArr. Arie AbbenesArr. Arie Abbenes

3
Three pieces“Destine”“The Bronze Waltz”“Path of the Sun”
Frank DellaPenna (1951-)

4
Scottish folk melody settings“We’ll Meet by the Dusky Glen”“John Anderson, My Jo”“My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose”“Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon”
Traditional, arr. Ronald BarnesRobert Burns, arr. John KnoxRobert Burns, arr. John Knox“Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon” Traditional, arr. Sally Slade Warner

5
“Jubilate for Carillon”SonataAria e FugatoRondo
Ennis Fruhauf (1944-)

About the Carillonneur
Jim Fackenthal began carillon studies at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., with David Caldwell in the mid-1980s. In 1986, he passed the carillonneur’s exam in Ottawa, Canada. He played the two carillons in Bloomington, Ind., for seven years, then moved to Chicago, Ill., in 1993, where he became the assistant/associate carillonneur at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. He is now a cancer researcher and associate professor of biological sciences at Benedictine University and performs carillon recitals throughout the United States. Additionally, he is the carillonneur at St. Chrysostom’s Church in Chicago and serves on the carillon performance team for the Naperville Park District. As a member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA), Fackenthal has served in several capacities, including examination juror, board member, Associate Carillonneur Exam Committee chair and co-editor of the newsletter “Carillon News.”

Reduced Residency Advanced Studies (S.T.M./Ph.D.) courses end
2024-06-21

Summer begins
2024-06-21

Vocatio: High School
2024-06-22 - 2024-06-29 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
High school men and women entering grades ninth through 12th can explore God’s calling and direction for them during Vocatio: High School. Registration closes May 24. The registration fee is $100 per participant.

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7)
2024-06-23
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7)

FIRST READING
Job 38:1–11

PSALM
Ps. 124

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 6:1–13

GOSPEL
Mark 4:35–41

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Nativity of St. John the Baptist
2024-06-24

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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SMP & GPC intensive courses
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-28

Summer Carillon Concert
2024-06-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Carillonneur
Wade FitzGerald – Bryn Mawr, Penn.
Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

A Baroque Introduction

“Prelude No. 4 in D minor”From the De Gruytters Carillon Book (1746)Allegro (No. 184)
Matthias van den Gheyn (1721-85)

From Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147“Jesu bleibet meine Freude” (“Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring”)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)arr. Albert Gerken

Around the World in Three Islands

Ireland “Sheebeg and Sheemore”
Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)arr. Wade FitzGerald

Japan “Haru no Umi” (The Sea in Spring)
Michio Miyagi (1894-1956)arr. Hisako Konno

Puerto Rico “El Coquí”
José Ignacio Quintón (1881-1925)arr. Carlos Colón-Ortiz

Dancing Bells

“Gaudí’s Chimneys: Whimsical Dances for Carillon”The Undulating Chimneys of Casa BatllóThe Mushroom Chimneys of Park GüellThe Geometric Chimneys of Güell Palace
John Courter (1941-2010)

“Bell Canto”“Air and Dance”“Gran Vals”
Geert D’hollander (1965-)Alice Gomez (1960-)Francisco Tárrega (1858-1909)

American Folk Songs

“Shenandoah”“Take Me Home, Country Roads”
arr. Milford MyhreJohn Denver (1943-97)arr. Carlo van Ulft

About the Carillonneur
Wade FitzGerald earned a Master of Music in organ performance in May 2024 at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Ind., where he studied with Dr. Christopher Young while also serving as the university carillonist and associate instructor of carillon from 2022-24. A native of Tampa, Fla., FitzGerald started piano lessons at age 5. He enrolled at the University of Florida (UF) in 2015 and began studying the carillon with Dr. Laura Ellis the following year. During college, he worked as a substitute pianist at several churches and as an accompanist for the Gainesville Youth Chorus. FitzGerald was inducted into the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 2019 and graduated from UF shortly thereafter with bachelor’s degrees in music and biology. In 2020, FitzGerald served for five months as Blanchard Carillon Fellow at Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Fla., where he studied with award-winning carillonneur and composer Geert D’hollander. In 2021, FitzGerald moved to Pennsylvania, where he began playing the carillon and studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. Outside of his studies, FitzGerald enjoys hiking, nature photography, reading (particularly cosmic horror), catching snakes and learning languages.

St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
2024-06-29

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)
2024-06-30
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)

FIRST READING
Lam. 3:22–33

PSALM
Ps. 30

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 8:1–9, 13–15

GOSPEL
Mark 5:21–43

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No SMP or ODS courses due to July 4 holiday
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-02

Independence Day
2024-07-04

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9)
2024-07-07
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9)

FIRST READING
Ezek. 2:1–5

PSALM
Ps. 123

EPISTLE
2 Cor. 12:1–10

GOSPEL
Mark 6:1–13

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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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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)
2024-07-14
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)

FIRST READING
Amos 7:7–15

PSALM
Ps. 85:(1–7) 8–13

EPISTLE
Eph. 1:3–14

GOSPEL
Mark 6:14–29

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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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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11)
2024-07-21
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 11)

FIRST READING
Jer. 23:1–6

PSALM
Ps. 23

EPISTLE
Eph. 2:11–22

GOSPEL
Mark 6:30–44

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St. Mary Magdalene
2024-07-22

St. James the Elder, Apostle
2024-07-25

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12)
2024-07-28
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12)

FIRST READING
Gen. 9:8–17

PSALM
Ps. 136:1–9

EPISTLE
Eph. 3:14–21

GOSPEL
Mark 6:45–56

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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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