You’re never too young to start reading For the Life of the World, a quarterly magazine published by Concordia Theological Seminary. Filled with theological articles that are lay-people-friendly, the publication keeps you up to date on what’s going on at the seminary, in the churches of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and at our sister churches [...]
Tagged For the Life of the World, free, magazine, publication, subscriptionThe last two weeks of June, roughly thirty high school-aged men participated in Christ Academy High School, a two-week program for young men interested in the pastoral ministry. In between classes and choir practice and chapel, they took time out to have some fun at Cedar Point Amusement Park last Friday, enjoying a full day [...]
Tagged admission, Christ Academy, pastoral officeIn the midst of a dark and dying world, Christ brings light and life. Through the work of his cross - his blood washes and nourishes the sinner. He brings his good news and forges a relationship with you through his Office of the Holy Ministry of Word and Sacrament. Weak and sinful men carry [...]
Tagged Christ, Christ Academy, CTS, Seminary, SwedenRedeemer Lutheran Church was founded in 1892 as an English speaking congregation in Fort Wayne, Indiana. At the time, the predominant language in the area was German; as a result, Redeemer began having services in English while still remaining faithful to the Lutheran Confessions in order to proclaim Jesus to those who did not speak [...]
Tagged Fort Wayne, LCMS, Redeemer Lutheran ChurchPerhaps you’ve contemplated attending seminary to become a pastor before but never quite made up your mind. Or maybe you know you want to pursue the vocation of deaconess, but life keeps sending curve balls your way. Or maybe you have no idea whether you want to go school at Concordia Theological Seminary at all, [...]
Tagged deaconess, Fort Wayne, LCMS, pastor, SeminaryThere have been some misnomers out there that describe deaconesses as “nuns” or “mini-pastors.” This blog post hopes to develop a primer discussion of what a deaconess is and what she is not, and leave you to understand the important distinctions of both. In relation to what deaconesses are alongside any other offices, this will [...]
Tagged CTS, deaconess, LCMS, Women's OrdinationThe third pillar of our seminary mission statement is that CTS exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who … care for all. Sinful humanity is radically self-centered. But it was not always so. In his pristine state, Adam understood the nature of love because he was in full communion with his Creator. Only with [...]
Tagged deaconess, John 3:16, Mercy, Ministry, SufferingWe will, by God’s mercy, shape and build you as a servant and laborer in God’s Kingdom and prepare you for a consecrated life of ministry in the LCMS. Our mission statements sums it up: Concordia Theological Seminary exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who will teach the faithful, reach the lost and care [...]
Tagged bible, church, CTS, curriculum, Fort Wayne, Greek, Hebrew, History, Pastoral Formation, Seminary, worshipHere’s a little piece in Best Life Magazine that puts Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the top 20 of best places to raise a family. And this doesn’t even take into consideration what the seminary community is like. If the city is this good, just imagine what the seminary is like (wink)!
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Tagged Best Life Magazine, Children, family, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Top TwentyWhen the swallows return to the mission grounds of San Juan Capistrano we know that spring has arrived. This year our campus has been blessed with the arrival of a beautiful blue heron. His slender legs and graceful neck easily captivate the attention of the seminary community. Just today we watched him glide from shore [...]
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