Workshop Series
Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop Series
The Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop Series offers in-depth study on contemporary topics that influence the practice of ministry and worship. Bringing the Seminary to you, members of Concordia Seminary’s faculty and other scholars host workshops in person at various locations nationwide and live online to share their expertise with pastors, church workers and laypeople.
Formerly known as the Summer Workshop Series, the 2021 workshops cover topics including the Old Testament, Christian witness, Baptism, burial and the early church, among many others. Browse the list below to find and register for workshops.
Registration
Cost: $100 for each three-day workshop unless otherwise noted, which includes Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits for pastors
Deadline: 14 days prior to the beginning of each workshop
To register for each three-day workshop, click on the presentation title.
Media Kit
Featured Workshop
Treasures Old and New: A Workshop on Adult Faith Formation
Aug. 3-5, 2021 Online
Dr. Kent Burreson
Louis A. Fincke and Anna B. Shine Professor of Systematic Theology, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Dr. Rhoda Schuler
Professor Emerita, Concordia University St. Paul, Minn.
Guest Pastors
Rev. Timothy Droegemueller Pastor at Living Faith Lutheran Church, Cumming, Ga.
Dr. Scott Bruzek Senior Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church, Wheaton, Ill.
Dr. Dien Ashley Taylor Pastor at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, The Bronx, N.Y.
Rev. Danny Eggold Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Lafayette, Ind.
Pastors and congregational leaders in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) face new missional challenges in our “post-Christian” context. This workshop will introduce participants to a model of adult faith formation and discipleship with roots in the catechumenal practices of the early church.
Learn More2021 Workshops
= On location; 
= Online.May 10-12
Dr. Glenn Fluegge
Grounding our Mission in God's Mission: A Theology of Mission for Today's Increasingly Multicultural and Unchurched Society*
May 17-19
Dr. W. Mart Thompson
The Vocation of Raising Children in the Faith: A Family-Centered Congregational Approach
May 24-26
Dr. Kent Burreson
Dr. Beth Hoeltke
From Baptism to Burial: Death, Life and the New Creation
May 24-26
Dr. Peter Nafzger
Beginning with the End in Mind: A Vision for a More Effective Confirmation Process
May 24-26
Dr. Timothy Dost
The Anabaptists and Radical Reformations in the Reformation*
June 7-9
Dr. Joshua Hollmann
June 14-16
Dr. Robert Kolb
Heretic, Outlaw and Free Indeed! Martin Luther’s Freedom of a Christian
June 14-16
Dr. W. Mart Thompson
The Vocation of Raising Children in the Faith: A Family-Centered Congregational Approach
June 14-16
Dr. Joel Elowsky
An Introduction to the Early Church*
June 15-17
Dr. Benjamin Haupt
Confessing Christ and Living His Mission: Pre-Constantinian Theology and Practice for Our Post-Constantinian World*
June 21-23
Dr. James Marriott
Worship, Culture, Inculturation*
June 28-30
Dr. Leopoldo A. Sánchez M.
Sculptor Spirit: Models of Sanctification from Spirit Christology
June 28-30
Dr. William Schumacher
A Quick Tour of the Lutheran World
June 28-30
Dr. Timothy Saleska
Influenced by a Cloud of Witnesses: Reading the Psalms for Spiritual Strength
July 5-7
Dr. Kent Burreson
Dr. Beth Hoeltke
From Baptism to Burial: Death, Life and the New Creation
July 6-8
Dr. Chad Lakies
The Church’s Witness in a Secular Age
July 12-14
Dr. David Adams
The Old Testament of the Old Testament
July 12-14
Dr. James W. Voelz
The Gospel According to St. Mark
July 12-14
Dr. Joel Okamoto
Making Sense of [Your] Preaching
July 19-21
Dr. David Peter
De-coding the Apocalypse: Study of the Book of Revelation
July 21-23
Dr. Dale A. Meyer
Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow
July 26-28
Dr. David Coe
Provoking Proverbs: Wisdom and the Ten Commandments
Aug. 2-4
Dr. Joel Biermann
Aug. 2-4
Dr. Benjamin Haupt
Confessing Christ and Living His Mission: Pre-Constantinian Theology and Practice for Our Post-Constantinian World
Aug. 3-5
Dr. Kent Burreson
Dr. Rhoda Schuler
Treasures Old and New: A Workshop on Adult Faith Formation
Aug. 5-7
Dr. Joel Biermann
Wholly Citizens: Facing the World or How not to Sin the Voting Booth
Aug. 9-11
Dr. Abjar Bahkou
Proclaiming the Message of the Gospel in a Culture Dominated by Shame and Honor
Aug. 9-11
Dr. Reed Lessing
The Book of Jeremiah: Overcoming Life’s Sorrows
Aug. 16-18
Dr. Mark Koschmann
Aug. 23-25
Dr. James W. Voelz
Principles of Biblical Interpretation for the Parish
Aug. 23-24
Dr. Peter Nafzger
Meeting the Crisis of Scripture as “People of the Word”: How to Avoid Liberal Criticism and Biblical Fundamentalism
*Workshop canceled
