The Lay Bible Institute, offered three times a year by Seminary faculty members, is an ongoing study of the Bible and how it relates to today’s life and events.
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sieck Hall 202
Registration: $20
Registration deadline: July 21, 2023
This workshop is an exploration of ministry to people with special needs. Through study, lectures and discussion, participants will learn about the nature of living with special needs, the biblical basis for ministry to people with special needs, and practical methods that help form and equip lay people and congregations to welcome, include and connect people with special needs and their families into the congregational life.
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sieck Hall 202
Registration: $20
Registration deadline: Sept. 22, 2023
Before His ascension, Jesus made a solemn promise to His disciples that He would be with them always, to the very end of the age! And He remains true to that promise, a promise that continues even to this very day! Yet he used weak and sinful human beings, just like us, to bring the Christian church to life. Acts is a book about mission, and as someone once said, “Mission is the mother of theology.” In this workshop, participants will examine how the missionary experiences of the early disciples caused the church to grow not only geographically, but also theologically, and how those experiences relate to our world today — a world that is in various ways similar to the world of the Acts.
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sieck Hall 202
Registration: $20
Registration deadline: Jan. 26, 2024
Christian denominations that use a lectionary read the Bible more extensively in church than most denominations that don’t have a lectionary. In this workshop, visiting Exegetical Theology Professor Dr. Vilson Scholz explores the Three-Year Lectionary (2022-23 Series A) used in Lutheran congregations. Scholz will demonstrate how the lessons for each Sunday “talk to each other” and will highlight how the lessons for each Sunday illustrate the principle of Scripture interpreting Scripture. The focus of this workshop will be the post-Pentecost season of Series A.
Concordia Seminary’s “Faith and Writing” workshop explores various forms of creative writing — starting a blog, creating a sermon or devotion, “traditional” forms of creative writing (story, nonfiction, drama, poetry) — and everything in between.
The Seminary’s annual Multiethnic Symposium brings together Lutherans and mission leaders of various ethnicities from across the country for workshops, discussions and worship.
The Pre-Lenten Workshop includes sermon manuscripts, textual notes, orders of service for midweek services and also suggestions for the Sundays of Lent to help pastors in developing their own worship resources.
Parish pastors, LCMS district and Synod officials, Seminary and Concordia University students and faculty, and interested laypersons attend each year to delve into some of the most pressing issues of our time. One CEU is available for attending the Symposium.
Hosted by congregations across the country May through August, and led by Seminary faculty, these workshops offer an opportunity to delve deeply into topics ranging from the teachings of Martin Luther to pastoral tools, such as preaching, responding to conflict and teaching confirmation.