Dr. David J. Peter, dean of faculty, professor of Practical Theology and placement counselor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, recently published Maximizing the Midsize Church: Effective Leadership for Fruitful Mission and Ministry with Kregel Publications. Drawing on years of research and pastoral ministry, Peter navigates the specific needs of the midsize churches — congregations with […]
Registration is now open for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis’ annual Multiethnic Symposium, which is set for April 25-26 at the Seminary campus. The symposium brings together missional leaders including pastors, congregational lay leaders and others from across The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). The symposium explores what it means and what it will take to become […]
Concordia Seminary’s Preachers basketball team ended its season Friday, Feb. 8, with a game against alumni players in the third annual “Hoops for Hope” event benefiting the Lutheran Hope Center in Ferguson, Mo. The event brought 11 pastors from across the nation back to their alma mater for a night of friendly competition in support […]
Thirteen students in the Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) Program at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis received their vicarage assignments in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus Wednesday, Feb. 6. They will serve congregations and ministries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). The SMP students included: Chad Bresson, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Harlingen, T.X., LCMS […]
Faculty, staff and students at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis raised $5,105 at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving fundraiser held Thursday on campus, with the number expected to grow. Twenty-two “shavees” — including Seminary President Dr. Dale A. Meyer, students, faculty and staff along with several friends from the St. Louis community — volunteered to “brave […]
Rev. Bruce Keseman has been named to Concordia Seminary, St. Louis’ Board of Regents. He was appointed by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Board of Directors to complete the remaining term for Rev. Shawn Kumm, who resigned from the board effective Sept. 1. Keseman serves as the sole pastor of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church […]
Who: Dr. Dale A. Meyer, president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as well as students, faculty and staff will voluntarily shave their heads during the St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving fundraiser. Participants have grown their hair for months in anticipation of this event. What: For the eighth time, Concordia Seminary will “brave a shave” and participate […]
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis officially opened its 180th academic year Aug. 24, 2018, in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus, welcoming new students, faculty and staff, and recognizing the assignments of vicarages, internships and calls for some distance education students. During the Opening Service, President Dr. Dale A. Meyer preached and introduced the […]
by Douglas Rutt “Here am I! Send me.” Those words immediately take me back to more than 35 years ago, when I was a seminarian. Recruiters from LCMS World Mission were on campus to talk to us about opportunities to serve overseas. My wife, Deborah, and I had barely discussed it, but one afternoon we […]
by Rebekah Lukas In recent years, about 6,000 Myanmar (formerly Burma) refugees have sought new lives in Fort Wayne, Ind., as their home country transitions to a democracy. Many of the city’s churches, like Southwest Lutheran, have been stepping up and playing an integral role in caring for these refugees. The church provides ministry for […]
By Kim Plummer Krull The deaths of their fathers within a week of each other in 2014 opened Kathryn and Dana Foat’s eyes to the importance of estate planning, something many people ignore. When they added up their own assets, they realized they had more than they thought. Because both their fathers had estate plans, […]
by Carly Hebron Lara Harris serves as the director of Campus Services at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where she has been on staff for seven years. She began as an assistant and also served as an event coordinator before her promotion to director in 2013. She is married with two young children and is currently […]
