Dr. Adam Francisco is one of our newest professors. He also is an expert in the field of Islam. He is leading a day-long seminar on April 19, 2008 on a Christian response to Islam. Here is a pdf of the seminar brochure.
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Seminarian Chad Schopp has answered his country’s call to duty and is leaving his full time study at the seminary to serve his county, and you, his neighbor. He has only just begun his time at the seminary, having moved here from Montana. God willing, his homecoming will be swift and safe.
All our graduates will [...]
Concordia Theological Seminary today announced that Rev. Brian Mosemann has been named the new Dean of Students. Mosemann brings years of pastoral experience to the position and will, among other tasks, oversee student services, such as social and cultural activities, athletics, student government, and campus housing.
President Dean O. Wenthe noted, “It [...]
10. Coffee. Nothing defines a Lutheran like his coffee, and we have plenty. We’ve even got our own Lutheran brew: Reformer’s Roast.
9. Athletics. Our basketball team, the Kingsmen, hasn’t beaten the Concordia Seminary Preachers in at least ten years. This makes our athletic events even more relaxed and enjoyable. With very little pressure, we’re [...]
Congratulations to Jonathan Grotefendt of Concordia, Seward for submitting the second and final winning answer to the question: Which is your favorite hymn in the LSB and why? Jonathan’s answer follows. Both he and our first winner, Peter Ahlersmeyer from Concordia, Ann Arbor will receive a personally embossed, leather bound, personal LSB.
“I [...]
Guilt is more than a feeling. You can be guilty whether you feel it or not. Preachers often think that guilt is a feeling that we are supposed to eradicate. Well, yes and no. A lot of the time, it is our job to make people feel guilty. And that’s a good thing. We comfort [...]
Tagged crucifixion, Guilt, Justification, Lent, Preaching, RepentanceYou are at the point where you are fairly certain you want to become a pastor. You’re a member of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, so that leaves you with two options as far as seminary is concerned: Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO and Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. [...]
Tagged CTS, Fort Wayne, LCMS, Pastoral Ministry, SeminaryWhere have all the gentlemen gone? In honor of President’s Day, CNN.com has an article on Tips from President Washington’s Self-help Manual. It’s enlightening to read just how hardcore some of these tips are, especially in today’s culture. There is, however, some insight for us today. The underlying question that guides these tips is: How [...]
Tagged gentlemanners, George Washington, President's Day, respect, self-help tipsAside from coming down with the flu, in which case my husband kindly told me to stay in bed Saturday night and Sunday morning, Phoebe Academy College went off very well I think, for a CTS first. The events were carefully planned, but some unexpected good things occured during the weekend that managed to [...]
Tagged deaconess, Phoebe Academy, SeminaryPastor William Weedon has done some very nice research collecting quotations from church fathers supporting classic Lutheran positions. The Lutheran Reformers did not see themselves as innovators. We teach nothing new, but only what has been said before. Here is Pastor Weedon’s blog. Here is the same material presented with Pastor [...]
Tagged Catholic, Lutheran Church, Martin Luther, Pastor William Weedon, Rev. Paul McCain
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