No SMP or ODS courses due to July 4 holiday
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-04 | MO

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)
2023-07-02 | MO
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)

FIRST READING
Jer. 28:5-9

PSALM
Psalm 119:153-160

EPISTLE
Rom. 7:1-13

GOSPEL
Matt. 10:34-42

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St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
2023-06-29 | MO

Summer Carillon Concert
2023-06-27 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Elijah Harrison Buerk

Elijah Harrison Buerk is a composer, organist, carillonneur, singer and conductor based in Metropolis, Ill. He attends Indiana University Bloomington Jacobs School of Music where he has studied composition with Don Freund and PQ Phan, organ with Janette Fishell and carillon with Lynnli Wang and Wade FitzGerald. He is originally from Centralia, Ill., where he studied with carillonneur Roy Kroezen. He sends his thanks to his many teachers, mentors and especially his parents.

Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL

1
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 649)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685−1750)

2
Pieces for Musical Clocks a. Andante b. Menuett c. Allegretto d. Allegro Moderato
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732−1809)

3
Piano Sonata No. 14, Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2 a. Adagio Sostenuto
Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-84)

ORGAN WORKS FOR CARILLON

1
Three Short Pieces
Gary White (1937−)

2
Étude a. Prelude and Pastorale c. Fantasy, Yuugen d. Sarabande e. Arabesque
John Courter (1941−)Yuko Minoda (1957−)Ronald Barnes (1927−97)Émilien Allard (1915−76)

CLASSIC POPULAR SONGS

1
Over There
George Cohan (1878−1942)

2
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Ernest Ball (1878−1972)

3
It’s A Long, Long Way To Tipperary
Jack Judge (1872−1938) & Harry Williams

4
Moonlight Bay
Percy Wenrich (1887−1952)

POSTLUDE

Prelude II
Matthias van den Gheyn (1721−85)

Arrangements:
BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL1. Gert Oldenbeuving2. Albert Gerken3. Elijah BuerkCLASSIC POPULAR SONGS2. 3. 4. Richard Giszczak

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Scholz in Salina, KS
2023-06-27 - 2023-06-29 | Trinity Lutheran Church (Salina, KS), 702 S. 9th Street, Salina, KS, 67401, United States
NEW! On Using Worldly Wealth
Do we have a “theology of possessions?” Why don’t we talk about the “tithe?” What does the New Testament say about “worldly wealth” (Luke 16:9)? Is the principle “neither poverty nor riches” (Prov. 30:8) typical of what the Bible teaches about worldly wealth? Special attention will be given to Jesus’ teaching, the experience of the Apostolic Church (according to the Book of Acts) and important Pauline passages (2 Cor. 8-9, Phil. 4, etc.).

Dr. Vilson Scholz
Visiting Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Before coming to Concordia Seminary in 2022, Dr. Vilson Scholz served for 20 years as a translation consultant for United Bible Societies as well as a professor in Brazil for 36 years. He also helped revise the Portuguese translation of the Book of Concord and the Portuguese Bible.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Tuesday, June 27
1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 28
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Thursday, June 29
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $140
Registration deadline: June 13, 2023
Location contact: Dennis Kootz

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SMP & GPC intensive courses
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-30 | MO

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Burreson in Ottawa, KS
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-28 | Faith Lutheran Church (Ottawa, KS), 1320 W 15th St, Ottawa, KS, 66067, United States
From Font to Table: Welcoming the Stranger into Christ and Congregational Life
Veteran pastors and commissioned ministers of parish ministry are well aware there is no “magic bullet” that guarantees to increase a congregation’s membership, and this workshop makes no such claim for an adult faith formation process. Rather, the research—case studies at four congregations with robust catechumenal practices—points to congregational transformation that draws newcomers and long-time members into an apprenticeship of the way and life of Jesus Christ and that fosters a missional identity for the whole congregation.
Conceived more as a visioning lab than workshop, Dr. Kent Burreson will offer background material on adult faith formation, facilitate small group studies and discussions, lead participants through experiential learning on ritual, and moderate structured time designed for participants to formulate a plan for introducing an adult faith formation process in their congregations. Pastors from our research congregations will lead short sessions via Zoom to share their wisdom on various topics related to an adult catechumenate.
In the end, faith formation is not a program, not even a set of processes or practices, but a way of life. Through the congregational life of community and worship, teaching and preaching, witness and service God transforms the baptized and the community, deeply and broadly.

Dr. Kent Burreson
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and the Louis A. Fincke and Anna B. Shine Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Few people know the liturgical landscape as well as Dr. Kent Burreson. He has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the liturgy’s history — how it has remained the same and how it has changed. Just as importantly, Burreson shows how the liturgy and our worship life forms the faith within us and shapes our lives within the world.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 26
1-5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 27
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Lunch included

Wednesday, June 28
8:30 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $140
Registration deadline: June 12, 2023
Location contact: Timothy Roth

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7)
2023-06-25 | MO
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7)

FIRST READING
Jer. 20:7-13

PSALM
Psalm 91:1-10 (11-16)

EPISTLE
Rom. 6:12-23

GOSPEL
Matt. 10:5a, 21-33

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Vocatio
2023-06-24 - 2023-07-01 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Vocatio is a retreat that encourages high schoolers to find God’s calling for their lives through experiencing many aspects of the Seminary including worship and devotions, sessions with professors, and even some fun and recreation!
Open to high school men and women entering grades nine through 12, the event is free.
Registration deadline: May 27, 2023

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Nativity of St. John the Baptist
2023-06-24 | MO

Library hours
2023-06-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-22 08:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-21 08:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-20 08:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-19 08:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-18 13:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-17 13:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-16 08:00 - 17:00 and 2 more dates | Kristine Kay Hasse Memorial Library, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States

Reduced Residency Advanced Studies (S.T.M./Ph.D.) courses end
2023-06-23 | MO

Summer begins
2023-06-21 | MO

Summer Carillon Concert
2023-06-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Christine Cao

Christine Cao studied carillon under Joey Brink when she was a student at the University of Chicago. Now a recent graduate with a degree in biology and a minor in music, she has moved with her cat to St. Louis, where she is a researcher in developmental biology. She plays the Luther Tower carillon when possible and is still coming to terms with the low D. In her free time, she enjoys video games, birds and cajoling her friends into playing duets with her.

Program

TITLE
COMPOSER

1
Minuet No. 2
Anton Diabelli (1781−1858)

2
Preludio 4
Matthias vanden Gheyn (1721−85)

3
Melody for Kinyaa’aanii 1
Connor Chee (1987−)

4
Irish Air
Geert D’hollander (1965−)

5
On the San Antonio River
Robert Byrnes (1949−2004)

6
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
American Folk Song

7
Vincent (Starry Starry Night)
Don McLean (1945−

8
The Moon Represents My Heart
Weng Ching-hsi (1936−2012)

9
City of Stars
Justin Hurwitz (1985−)

10
Duetsa. Arabian waltz with Cao Linh Phamb. Moonlight Serenade with Cao Linh Phamc. Shang Hai Tan (The Bund) with Kevin Changd. Pavane with John Mori
Rabih Abou Khalil (1985−)Glenn Miller (1904−44)Jiahui Gu (1931-2023)Gabriel Fauré (1845−1924)

Arrangements:
1. Ronald Barnes6. Wendell Westcott7. Joey Brink8. Annie Gao9. Joey Brink10a. Richard de Waardt10b. Joey Brink10c. Christine Cao10d. Richard de Waardt

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Nafzger in Dublin, OH
2023-06-20 - 2023-06-22 | St. John Lutheran Church (Dublin, OH), 6135 Rings Rd, Dublin, OH, 43016, United States
Meeting the Crisis of Scripture as “People of the Word”: How to Avoid Liberal Criticism and Biblical Fundamentalism
Conservative Lutherans have never felt at home in the modern “Battle for the Bible.” We reject liberal critics, for they have abandoned the foundational Christian belief that the Scriptures are the written Word of God. But we don’t feel at home with “Bible-believing” fundamentalists either, because they have neglected the Gospel of Christ crucified and the centrality of the forgiveness of sins. What shall we do? How shall we think and speak about the Scriptures in an increasingly skeptical post-modern world? Rather than defining ourselves by what we are NOT, this workshop approaches the theology of Scripture by taking a close look at the theology of the Word of God. This theology of the Word begins with the eternal Word made flesh; it continues through the proclaimed Word of Law and Gospel; and it is normed and guided by the written Word of the prophets and apostles. With a firm grounding in the theology of the Word of God, we will consider WHY we believe these particular writings are the Word of God and HOW they function in our life together. This will help us address pressing questions about the canon, authority and interpretation of the Scriptures, as well as our use of the Scriptures in preaching and teaching.

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

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Tuesday, June 20
1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Thursday, June 22
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $140
Registration deadline: June 6, 2023
Location contact: Adam Steinbrenner

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Scholz in Mentor, OH
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21 | Faith Lutheran Church (Mentor, OH), 8125 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
NEW! The Bible We Read in Church
Christian denominations using a lectionary tend to read the Bible more extensively in church than most denominations that do not use a lectionary. As we use the Three-Year Lectionary Series, what exactly are we reading in church each year? What will never be read? What specifically are we reading this year? How do the lessons for each Sunday “talk to each other” or illustrate the principle of “Scripture interpreting Scripture?” The focus of this lectionary in 2023 will be the post-Pentecost season of Series A. This workshop is meant for lay leaders and pastors.

Dr. Vilson Scholz
Visiting Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Vilson Scholz is a visiting professor in Exegetical Theology from São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. Scholz has served for 20 years as a translation consultant for United Bible Societies as well as a professor in Brazil for 36 years. He also helped revise the Portuguese translation of the Book of Concord and the Portuguese Bible.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 19
1-4 p.m.

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

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $140
Registration deadline: June 5, 2023
Location contact: Kevin Guynn

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Adams in Bourbonnais, IL
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Bourbonnais, IL), 1780 Career Center Road, Bourbonnais, IL, 60914, United States
The Present God: Exploring a Major Biblical Theme
For many Christians, the theological value of the Old Testament is limited to messianic prophecies and the comforting assurances of the Psalms. Such a perspective runs the risk of impoverishing our teaching and preaching by failing to recognize the foundational role of the Old Testament for the Christian faith and the rich variety of ways in which its theology is communicated. In this presentation, Dr. David Adams will explore one major theological motif, the presence of God, and show how it shapes the faith in the Old Testament and the fulfillment of that faith in the person and ministry of Jesus Christ in the New Testament.

Dr. David Adams
Professor of Exegetical Theology and the W.G. Ray and Louis J. Rechtzigel Professor of Biblical Studies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. David Adams joined the faculty of Concordia Seminary in 2000. During the past 23 years, he has brought to the classroom wide-ranging interests from philosophy to archaeology. He wrote the study notes for the Psalms and Old Testament wisdom literature in the ESV Archaeology Study Bible (Crossway, 2018) and was centrally involved in the 2007 archaeological dig at Khirbet Qeiyafa from which an inscription was unearthed that provides historical evidence for the existence of King David and the united monarchy. He is best known for his work on the Old Testament and has been devoting much of his time to thinking through a Lutheran theology of the Old Testament with a special focus on the presence of God. Adams loves to talk theology at the drop of a hat and does so in a way that his conversation partner always leaves enriched in ways that start one thinking in new ways.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 19
1-4 p.m.

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

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $140
Registration deadline: June 5, 2023
Location contact: Roger Drinnon

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Thompson in York, NE
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21 | Emmanuel Lutheran Church (York, NE), 806 N. Beaver Ave., York, NE, 68467, United States
NEW! Family Discipleship: Exploring an Effective Partnership of the Congregation and Home
This workshop will explore helping ministries become family-centered and church-supported in raising children in the faith. Biblical mandates give this vocation to household leaders. The Small Catechism supports and equips families for this work. Vital today is the incorporation into church and day school ministry effective ways to serve families in raising up disciples of Jesus Christ.

Dr. W. Mart Thompson
Associate Professor of Practical Theology and the Director of the Specific Ministry Pastor Program at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Before joining the Concordia Seminary faculty, Dr. W. Mart Thompson served 28 years as a campus pastor, sole pastor and senior pastor. His areas of experience and expertise include pastoral theology, catechesis, member assimilation, small group ministry, and youth and family ministry.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 19
1-4 p.m.

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

1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $140
Registration deadline: June 5, 2023
Location contact: Mike Neidow

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Summer Greek begins
2023-06-19 | MO

Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)
2023-06-18 | MO
Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)

FIRST READING
Ex. 19:2-8

PSALM
Psalm 100

EPISTLE
Rom. 5:6-15

GOSPEL
Matt. 9:35-10:8

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Father’s Day
2023-06-18 | MO
