Helping the Synod, its districts and educational institutions structurally adjust to the growing Hispanic presence in the United States was the theme and purpose of the first Initiatives in Hispanic Ministry Workshop held on the Concordia Seminary, St. Louis campus Feb. 18-19. Sponsored by Concordia Seminary and its Hispanic Institute of Theology, the 54 participants […]
On Thursday, January 29, the Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Board of Regents took a bold step: To guarantee that all tuition costs will be covered for new, first-year students who enroll in the Master of Divinity or Alternate Route programs at Concordia Seminary for the 1998-99 academic year and demonstrate financial need. In a January […]
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis is offering free audio files from its Internet website (www.csl.edu) for pastors and other interested Bible study students. The audio files contain a textual study of the Old Testament and Gospel lessons for the following Sunday. They are tape recordings of sessions held on the Seminary campus each Wednesday, over lunch, […]
The Concordia Seminary Chorus, under the direction of Rev. Henry V. Gerike, is embarking on its annual tour over the two-week break between winter and spring quarters. The 1998 Spring Tour will include the states of Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska. The dates and churches for the Spring Tour are as follows: February 21 […]
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis has announced the addition of a new Doctor of Ministry in Homiletics degree program. The purpose of the program will be to offer theological leadership and education in homiletics by (1) giving pastors opportunities to improve their skills knowledge, and appreciation of the preaching task; (2) upholding and affirming the Reformation […]
(St. Louis) Concordia Seminary received word on Friday, January 30 from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), the accrediting agency for most seminaries and divinity schools in the Unites States, that its proposal to offer a Ph.D. program has received approval. The Ph.D. program will replace the Th.D. program and, at least initially, will amount […]
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis announces that its Eighth Annual Theological Symposium will take place May 5-6, 1998. The 1998 symposium is the first in a two-part series, each dealing with the topic of preaching. The 1998 symposium is entitled “Expanding Homiletical Horizons: Part I – Reaching Into the Text.” The 1999 symposium, building on this […]
On December 22, 1997, Dr. Jacob A. O. Preus III announced his acceptance of the election to serve as the president of Concordia University, Irvine. Dr. Preus currently serves at Concordia Seminary as Dean of Faculty and as a professor in the department of systematic theology. He also serves as the faculty liaison to the […]
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis has received a $1.5 million cash gift from a Lutheran layman. The gift is designated to establish the first fully endowed faculty chair in homiletics and literature. To be occupied by Dr. Dean Nadasdy of the Concordia Faculty on a renewable basis, the new chair will provide preaching resources for pastors […]
On December 16, 1997, Dr. David Smith announced his acceptance of the call issued him to serve as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Des Peres, Missouri. St. Paul is a large, suburban congregation with an elementary school and is located ten minutes west of the seminary. His responsibilities at St. Paul will begin February […]
The statement below, which summarizes the mission of Concordia Seminary, was adopted by the Board of Regents at its October 16-18 meeting after months of formulation, review, and revision. Mission Statement: Concordia Seminary serves Church and world by providing theological education and leadership centered in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ for the formulation […]
