Concordia TheoBLOGical Seminary

As the scholar, Jeff Foxworthy (!), is discerning of various types of people, so too, in like manner, we created a list of half-satirical pros and cons of diaconal vices and virtues for prospective undergraduate women to ponder…

You MIGHT NOT be ready to be a deaconess student if…

• you think the navy garb is absolutely, categorically, ipso facto, not for you.
• you aren’t too fond of people…like, kids, teens, adults and/or elderly…yeah, people.
• the thought of spending another year in school is met with indigestion and nausea
• you get a rise out of ‘knowing more’ than the average laymen.
• you are looking for the man of your dreams here. Um, point of emphasis: there are single men here, and we imagine that you have dreams of finding the right one…sometimes the two intersect…sometimes they do not.
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T is known as a great oldies tune…and not much else.
• H-U-M-I-L-I-T-Y is thought to be a typo for balmy weather.
• this is a last resort.

You MIGHT be ready to be a deaconess student if…

• you want to learn what it means to be a deaconess.
• you want to study more in-depth theology, as it applies to serving others.
• are ready, or at least willing, to learn how to meet people where they spiritually are at
• you know you will make mistakes.
• you want to share the journey of deaconess formation with other women who are like AND unlike you.
• you recognize the importance of repentance and forgiveness on a daily (sometimes hourly) basis…and who the source of that mercy is, Christ.
• you desire to serve to God’s glory with the gifts and talents he has given you, anddiscover ones that you perhaps didn’t know you had!
• you KNOW you look good in navy!

All in good fun, but with some serious comments for reflection (hopefully it was easy to

discern which were jokes); we welcome all interested women who have been LCMS for ordinarily 2 years or longer and receiving their bachelor’s degree by May of 2008, to

contact us for more information and an application. 1-800-452-2155. Or email us @ admissions@ctsfw.edu

An upcoming informational retreat for undergraduates, Phoebe Academy, is February 14-17, 2008. Check out www.ctsfw.edu/admissions/pacr/ for more details and online registration.