Historic Zion Lutheran Church was established in 1883 as a daughter congregation of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Zion was founded under the leadership of Dr. Wilhelm Sihler and Rev. Henry Sauer, who were both originally pastors at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Seeing the need for another church as the number of Lutherans grew in the [...]
Also tagged Congregation, Forty Wayne, History Church, LCMS, SihlerWhat a trip and learning experience! It was an honor to accompany 16 seminarians and 2 professors- Dr. Rast and Dr. Quill- to South Africa for a little under 3 weeks. The goals of this excursion were manifold. Both Dr. Quill and Dr. Rast were invited to teach 2 separate courses, Homiletics [...]
Also tagged Missions, Seminary, South AfricaPastor 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 [...]
Also tagged Catholic, Martin Luther, Pastor William Weedon, Rev. Paul McCainThe majority of our seminary students are married second-career men. They come from all walks and from every state. Deciding to make a major life change to come to the seminary is never easy. But nothing is impossible. And the devoted staff of Concordia Theological Seminary are here to help you. [...]
Also tagged CTS, LCMS, Pastoral Ministry, relocation, SeminarySaint Paul once instructed a young pastor, “Devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching” (1 Timothy 4:13 [show]1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. (ESV)).This apostolic direction is hard to follow today. If someone is to [...]
The Sea of Galilee had fishermen a dime a dozen. Sons of Jonah and those of Zebedee casting their nets to make a wage. They were looking for fish in order to find bread. Little did they know they would find bread from heaven. He walked their way, almost into their [...]
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