by Melanie Ave Linda Koch met her husband, Bill — the love of her life — while working on her English degree at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, […]

by Christie Hampton Can you tell us about your family and where you grew up? My wife, Darlene, is a kindergarten teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School in St. Charles, Mo. […]

by  Sarah Maney When Grace Lutheran Church was searching for a pastor, its members knew they wanted someone who could minister to their congregation and also reach out among the […]

by Sarah Maney Ever since kindergarten, Abby Ward attended Lutheran schools. “Going into my undergraduate was my first experience at a public school — the University of Central Missouri in […]

by Dr. Timothy Saleska I must confess that whenever I hear a phrase like “faith into action,” I get a twinge of anxiety that will soon be followed by pangs […]

by Dr. Peter Nafzger The Christian life is always lived in community. When God calls people to faith in Jesus, He also gathers them together for life with other believers. […]

by Vicki Biggs “Jelly Beans and Jesus.” “Skate, Scoot and Walk.” “Candy Cane Lane.” “Community Movie Night.” That’s what you get when you combine a paved parking lot and an […]

by Jacob Moore Every day, Concordia Seminary students are planning and organizing events and activities to engage their peers and the campus community. We reached out to a handful of […]

by Sarah Maney A sign hangs above John Klinger’s office door that reads, “Service beyond expectations.” As Concordia Seminary’s Chief Information Officer, he takes those words to heart. “I expect […]

by Rebekah Lukas For Dr. LeRoy and Jane Wilke of Woodbury, Minn., their life together has always been about the mission of the Gospel. “We’ve been given incredible opportunities and […]

Nick and Vanessa Palmer of Belle Plaine, Iowa, were scraping a plan together for a move to St. Louis four years ago. He would be starting his pastoral formation studies […]

by Sarah Maney For well over 1,500 years the early church fathers interpreted the Bible differently than we do today. “Yet, we don’t talk much about it,” says Dr. David […]