Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)
2025-10-19 | MO
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24)

FIRST READING
Gen. 32:22–30

PSALM
Ps. 121

EPISTLE
2 Tim. 3:14–4:5

GOSPEL
Luke 18:1–8

Color

Called to Serve
2025-10-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Mt. Calvery Lutheran Church (Wamego, KS), 17535 Say Rd., Wamego, KS, 66547, 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.

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St. Luke, Evangelist
2025-10-18 | MO

Movies and Mission
2025-10-15 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Movies are a powerful medium that both shape and reflect the culture around us. This fall, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL) and Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP), St. Paul, Minn., are teaming up to offer a unique opportunity to examine film through the lens of faith. The six-week virtual continuing education course, “Movies and Mission,” invites participants to explore how popular films can help Christians better understand and engage with the world around them in their witness to the Gospel.
Taught by Dr. Joshua Hollmann, professor of Systematic Theology at CSP, and Dr. David M. Lewis, associate professor of Exegetical Theology at CSL.

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Bode in Tucson, AZ
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-17 | Catalina Lutheran Church (Tucson, AZ), 15855 North Twin Lakes Drive, Tucson, AZ, 85739, United States
From Luther to Concord
This workshop is an examination and analysis of the historical developments in the theology and institutional life of the Lutheran churches between the death of Martin Luther and the publication of the Book of Concord in 1580. Discussion will focus on the contributions of major reformers and theologians seeking to define what it means to be a confessing Lutheran church against the changing background of European religious, political and cultural life.

Dr. Gerhard Bode
Professor of Historical Theology, Chairman of the Department of Historical Theology, Director of the Center for Reformation Research and Archivist
Dr. Gerhard Bode joined the faculty of Concordia Seminary in 2005. Before coming to the Seminary, Bode was assistant to the pastor (2005-08) and assistant pastor (2004-05) at Salem Lutheran Church in Affton, Mo. His areas of interest include the Reformation, the history of Lutheranism, and Latin and German paleography.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Wednesday, Oct. 15
1-4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16
9-11:30 a.m.

1-4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 17
9 a.m.-noon

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: Oct. 1, 2025
Location contact: David Seng

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Reading Week
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-17 | MO
No residential class sessions are scheduled.
Online class sessions for semester-long courses in non-residential programs are in session.

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)
2025-10-12 | MO
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)

FIRST READING
Ruth 1:1–19a

PSALM
Ps. 111

EPISTLE
2 Tim. 2:1–13

GOSPEL
Luke 17:11–19

Color

Canceled: Soccer Game vs. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
2025-10-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
This game has been canceled.

Alumni Reunion
2025-10-09 - 2025-10-10 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
This year’s reunion extends a special welcome to members of the jubilarian class of 1975; the silver anniversary class of 2000; and graduates, spouses and widows of class years ending in “5” or “0.”

Soccer Game vs. Yellow Mosquitos
2025-10-07 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-09-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Yellow Mosquitos

Registration for Winterim and Spring Terms
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-10 | MO

Vocatio: Retreat
2025-10-05 - 2025-10-07 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
This three-day retreat held in the spring and fall for college students and second-career men and women offers an opportunity to learn more about the preparation that leads to service as a pastor, deaconess, missionary or chaplain. Registration is free and includes lodging and meals.

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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)
2025-10-05 | MO
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)

FIRST READING
Hab. 1:1–4; 2:1–4

PSALM
Ps. 62

EPISTLE
2 Tim. 1:1–14

GOSPEL
Luke 17:1–10

Color

Lay Bible Institute
2025-10-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Loeber II, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105
“Behold…the best creation of God!” Martin Luther on Marriage and the Married Life
Dr. Jason Lane
Registration: $25 ($18 boxed lunch)
Registration deadline: Sept. 22, 2025

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Soccer Game vs. Washington University Club Team
2025-09-29 20:15 - 21:30 | CBC Athletic Field, 6500 Clayton Rd., St. Louis, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Washington University Club Team

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21)
2025-09-28 | MO
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21)

FIRST READING
Amos 6:1–7

PSALM
Ps. 146

EPISTLE
1 Tim. 3:1–13 or 1 Tim. 6:6–19

GOSPEL
Luke 16:19–31

Color

Called to Serve
2025-09-27 17:30 - 19:00 | First Lutheran Church of Boston (Boston, MA), 299 Berkeley St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States

Soccer Game vs. Kenrick Glennon Seminary
2025-09-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Athletic Field, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Kenrick Glennon Seminary

Give Green and Gold Day
2025-09-24 | MO
Mark your calendars for Sept. 24 and help make the eighth annual Give Green and Gold Day a success. This one-day of giving is aimed at supporting the mission of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Unrestricted gifts donated through this special campaign will be used where needed most in support of the Seminary’s mission.
Early giving begins Sept. 2, 2025.

Fall begins
2025-09-22 | MO

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20)
2025-09-21 | MO
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20)

FIRST READING
Amos 8:4–7

PSALM
Ps. 113

EPISTLE
1 Tim. 2:1–15

GOSPEL
Luke 16:1–15

Color

St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
2025-09-21 | MO

Soccer Game vs. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
2025-09-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN), 6600 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46825, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop – Professor Nafzger in Conover, NC
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-20 | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (Conover, NC), 6175 St. Peters Church, Conover, NC, 28613, United States
Beginning with the (Communal) End in Mind: Confirmation, Christian Formation and the Life in the Congregation
Many congregations are dissatisfied with the current state of their Confirmation ministry. They should be. Barna recently reported that 59% of 18–29-year-olds with a Christian background have dropped out of church. Statistics in the LCMS are even worse. A recent study by LCMS Youth Ministry showed that less than two of every 10 children we baptize are still members of LCMS congregations when they graduate from high school. This fits what many congregations already know from local experience: many young people — often confirmed young people — are leaving our congregations. And they aren’t coming back.
What should we do? One response is to take a close and critical look at how we conduct Confirmation ministry in our congregations. This involves asking tough questions about how well we are preparing young people for life in an increasingly post-church culture. Another response is to examine how well we are cultivating a communal life for all our members.
In this workshop we will do both. We will take a close look at Confirmation and how we raise up young people. We will also discuss ways in which congregations and pastors might cultivate a more communal conception and practice of the Christian life. Our goal will be to imagine (and work toward) a future for Confirmation and Christian formation that is better equipped to handle today’s challenges, as well as the challenges that we can’t yet see coming.

Dr. Peter Nafzger
Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Director, Student Life, Coordinator of International Seminary Exchange Programs
Dr. Peter Nafzger is a gifted theologian and speaker. He joined the faculty at Concordia Seminary in 2016 after serving as a pastor for nine years in Minnesota. While in Minnesota, Nafzger served as a leader (and continues to do so) in the planning of our National Youth Gatherings. 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

Friday, Sept. 19
6-9 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20
8:30 a.m-noon

12:45-4 p.m.

Registration cost: $150
Registration deadline: Sept. 5, 2025
Location contact: Rev. Peter Frank

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35th Annual Theological Symposium
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-17 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
Nicaea 1700
The Council of Nicaea has been the touchstone for orthodoxy for the past 1,700 years. This symposium seeks to answer questions such as: How does a Christian not only recite but also live out the Creed? How does Nicaea provide a framework for dealing with issues the church faces today?

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Registration deadline: Sept. 2, 2025

Ludwig and Lizette Fincke Endowment Fund application deadline
2025-09-15 | MO

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19)
2025-09-14 | MO
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19)

FIRST READING
Ezek. 34:11–24

PSALM
Ps. 119:169–176

EPISTLE
1 Tim. 1:(5–11) 12–17

GOSPEL
Luke 15:1–10

Color

Holy Cross Day
2025-09-14 | MO

Soccer Game vs. F.C. Drina
2025-09-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Lutheran High School South (St. Louis, MO), 9515 Tesson Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63123, United States
Concordia Seminary vs. F.C. Drina
