Concordia Seminary Newsroom

by Philip Werth Penhallegon As God worked away at me, nudging me ever closer to pastoral ministry, He put a verse in my mind that I knew in part but […]

“The Lord has been so kind to me, in calling a poor, miserable sinner to speak in His name, and to serve His bride, His dear church, first as a […]

by Jeffrey Oschwald Think about it. Does even one of the following statements sound like — feel like — good news to you? “My world, the same yesterday and today, […]

By Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. This is not the time or place to rehearse the life-changing and, in some cases, devastating effects COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to have on people’s lives […]

By Kim Plummer Krull and Melanie Ave Inside his panel-lined office in Pieper Hall, Dr. Dale A. Meyer eyes a miniature wood and metal corpus of Jesus that shows the […]

by Melanie Ave Parts of Joshua Hileman’s life story could be taken right from an action movie or fantastical novel. As a U.S. Marine, he jumped aboard ships in the […]

The year is 1914. Model T cars and horse-drawn buggies crowd the crossroads of South Jefferson Avenue and Winnebago Street near Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. A young man, William Adolph […]

“Growing up, I was never alone,” says second-year Seminary student Nokukhanya Shabalala. With 17 brothers and sisters, Nokukhanya never lacked a playmate. Food, however, was sometimes hard to come by. […]

By Dr. Glenn Nielson It’s October 2017 and a young couple — a future pastor and his wife — walks into my office for their placement interview. They have already […]

By Mark Rockenbach The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) is an accrediting agency for 270 graduate schools of theology in the United States and Canada. According to its website, ATS […]