Parker, Diane

Senior Administrative Assistant, Enrollment

314-505-7200

parkerd@csl.edu

Education:

Associate degree from Hickey College, St. Louis, Mo.

Previous service:

Administrative assistant at Community Federal Savings and Loan, St. Louis, Mo. (1978–84)
Administrative assistant at Aragon Public Relations and Consulting, St. Louis, Mo. (1984–89)
Administrative assistant at Boatmen’s Bancshares Inc., St. Louis, Mo. (1989–96)

Hometown:

St. Louis, Mo.

Fun fact:

Loves to travel and has visited 48 states and four countries so far

Favorite thing to do in St. Louis:

Drive her Corvette along the winery trail and the Missouri Great River Road, and go to performances at the Fabulous Fox Theatre

Favorite quote:

“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Phil. 4:13 ESV)

Only a few days remain to apply for fall 2021 prog

Only a few days remain to apply for fall 2021 programs at Concordia Seminary. Wrap up your application soon to get it in by the Feb. 28 deadline! Start your application at csl.edu/apply. For more information, email admit@csl.edu or call 800-822-9545.

From the #MeyerMinute for Feb. 26: We’re living

From the #MeyerMinute for Feb. 26:

We’re living in a very here-and-now culture. “What time is it?” you ask, and your friend says, “It’s about 9:26.” About? That’s not about, it’s focused on the present almost to the second. Since you’re in the world, you have to navigate this here-and-now culture, but since you’re a person of faith, you are also not of this world and therefore have a different internal clock. 1 Peter 1:13 is very interesting. The ESV translates, “Set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you and the revelation of Jesus Christ.” Most English translations do the same future tense, “the grace that will be brought to you.” But that’s not precisely what the original Greek says: “Set your hope on the grace that is being brought to you by the revelation of Jesus Christ.” Someday Judgment Day will come, we confess that, assuming it’s the sweet by and by, but the verse literally says already now you and I are receiving the gift of our inheritance in heaven that will fully be ours when Jesus comes. Picturing the pickup truck or step ladder, we’ve already got a foot higher in heaven. Think how that changes your outlook for today’s challenges.

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Know someone suited for ministry? Tell them about

Know someone suited for ministry? Tell them about Contemplate, a free visitation event held March 12 for college-age and older men and women. Participants will explore Seminary life and the preparation that leads to service as a pastor or deaconess. Hurry! Registration closes next Friday, March 5. Learn more or register now at csl.edu/contemplate.

Do I watch Jesus suffer the same way I watch sport

Do I watch Jesus suffer the same way I watch sports or an engaging show – as a spectator? Paul saw no separation between himself and Jesus: “I have been crucified with Christ” (Gal. 2:20). This Lent I ask myself, How can I more identify my very being with Christ? Read more of today's #MeyerMinute from President Emeritus Dr. Dale A. Meyer on Facebook @concordiasem

Are you interested in a life of ministry? Are you

Are you interested in a life of ministry? Are you passionate about the church and how it functions? Then you may be interested in the new podcast "Under the Fig Tree" with Associate Provost Dr. Benjamin Haupt and Director of Recruitment Rev. Micah Glenn, available soon on several podcasting platforms including Spotify. Follow the podcast on Spotify and spread the word to all the future church workers in your midst!
#whowillgoforus #futureseminarian

We are excited to welcome international students t

We are excited to welcome international students to Concordia Seminary from all over the world! If you would like to study here as an international student, learn about academic programs and TOEFL requirements on our website (link in bio)! #whowillgoforus

(Above: Two graduate students from Brazil give a presentation at our 2019 Multi-ethnic Symposium.)

500,000 family members, friends, and fellow citize

500,000 family members, friends, and fellow citizens lost to the pandemic. Is this changing how we think about death? Read more of today's #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem.

Interested in serving the church? Join us March 12

Interested in serving the church? Join us March 12 for Contemplate, a free online event that helps prospective students, college age and older, discern whether Concordia Seminary – and a call to ministry – is part of their future. Register by March 5! Learn more at csl.edu/contemplate.

Jesus told His disciples, “If I go to prepare a

Jesus told His disciples, “If I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also” (John 14:3 ESV). One day Jesus is going to take us to a new home. Jesus will be there.

Read more of today's #MeyerMinute on Facebook @concordiasem.

First Sunday in Lent: “Make me to know your ways

First Sunday in Lent:
“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long” (Psalm 25: 4-5 ESV).