Registration is open for a number of off-campus continuing-education workshops both Synod seminaries are offering around the country this summer.
The cost for each of the 15 Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, workshops is $125 (with the exception of the three Hispanic workshops, which cost $75 each). Taught by faculty from the seminary, the workshops are open to professional church workers, laypeople, and students.
The dates, locations, and topics of the St. Louis seminary workshops are:
- June 10-12, San Jose, Calif. — “Cristo, redentor de la familia: Ministrando a la familia hispana/latina en el contexto norteamericano” (Christ, Redeemer of the Family: Ministering to the Hispanic/Latino in a North American Context), Spanish only.
- June 21-23, Dearborn, Mich. — “Isaiah, the Fifth Gospel.”
- June 21-23, St. Louis — “Cristo, redentor de la familia: Ministrando a la familia hispana/latina en el contexto norteamericano” (Spanish only).
- June 25-26, Tampa, Fla. — “Cristo, redentor del matrimonio: Herramientas para la consejeria pre-matrimonial y matrimonial” (Christ, Redeemer of Marriage: Tools for Premarital and Marital Counseling), Spanish only.
- July 12-14, Cedar Crest, N.M. — “Pastoral and Professional Decision Making: Can We Think Gracefully?”
- July 26-28, Phoenix – “Two Kinds of Righteousness: A Better Paradigm than Law and Gospel.”
- Aug. 2-4, Cary, N.C. — “Practicing Ambidexterity.”
- Aug. 2-4, Cleveland — “Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel.”
- Aug. 2-4, St. Louis — “The Johannine Epistles and the Apostle of Love.”
- Aug. 2-4, Austin, Minn. — “The Practice of Preaching.”
- Aug. 9-11, Atwood, Kan. — “Together with All Creatures: Caring for God’s Living Earth.”
- Aug. 9-11, St. Louis — “Faith and Creative Writing.”
- Aug. 9-11, Seymour, Ind. — “The Church in the New Testament.”
- Aug. 9-11, West Des Moines, Iowa — “Help for Mid-Size Congregations.”
- Aug. 9-11, West Fargo, N.D. — “Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel.”
- Aug. 16-18, Alexandria, Minn. — “In the Shadow of the Cross: Jesus and the Disciples in Matthew 16-20.”
For more information about the St. Louis workshops, contact the Office of Continuing Education and Parish Services at 314-505-7486 or ce@csl.edu. Or, register online at www.csl.edu (click on “Continuing Education”).
Tuition costs for the 14 remaining workshops offered by Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, vary between $100 for a three-day course and $225 for four- and five-day courses. Vicars and students from LCMS colleges and seminaries may attend free of charge.
The dates, locations, and topics of the Fort Wayne seminary workshops are:
- June 7-9, Amityville, N.Y. — “Luke and the Formation of the New Testament Church.”
- June 7-9, Charleston, S.C. — “Lutheran Ethics Today.”
- June 7-10, Bishop, Calif. — “Will You Be Left Behind? End Times and Millennialism.”
- June 10-12, Hubertus, Wis. — “Philemon.”
- June 21-25, Kearney, Neb. — “Lutheran Missiology.”
- June 28-30, Concordia, Mo. — “All the World: The Missiological Foundations of the Old Testament.”
- June 28-30, Shawano, Wis. — “Today’s Options in Sermon Form.”
- June 28-July 2, Grand Rapids, Mich. — “Amos: Restore the Roar!”
- July 28-30, Oviedo, Fla. — “Contending for the Faith in the 21st Century.”
- Aug. 2-4, Port Charlotte, Fla. — “Contending for the Faith in the 21st Century.”
- Aug. 2-6, Albuquerque, N.M. — “The Lord’s Supper.”
- Aug. 2-6, Flathead Lake, Mont. — “Relationship Between Jesus and the Spirit.”
- Aug. 3-5, Austin, Texas — “Theology and Church Music.”
- Aug. 16-20, Seattle — “History and Theology of the LCMS.”
To download a complete listing of speakers, topics, and course descriptions, go to www.ctsfw.edu and select “Continuing Education,” send an e-mail to continuinged@ctsfw.edu, or call the seminary’s Continuing Education Office at 260-452-2279.
Posted June 2, 2010
