Seminaries announce workshops for clergy, laypeople

Registration is open for a number of off-campus continuing-education workshops both LCMS seminaries are offering around the country this summer.

The cost for each of 11 workshops offered by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is $125. Taught by seminary faculty, the workshops are open to professional church workers, laypeople, and students.

The dates, locations and topics of the St. Louis workshops are:

June 10-12, Waverly, Iowa — “Why Some and Not Others? The Canon of the New Testament in Historical and Theological Prospective.”

July 7-9, Phoenix, Ariz. — “Amos.”

July 14-16, Wichita, Kan. — “Righteousness and the Righteous Life: Galatians, James and Justification.”

July 14-16, Cedar Crest, N.M. — “James: The Apostle of Faith and Works.”

July 21-23, West Fargo, N.D. – “Amos.”

July 21-23, West Des Moines, Iowa — “Practicing Ambidexterity.”

Aug. 4-6, Danville, Va. — “God’s Blue Planet.”

Aug. 11-13, Seymour, Ind. — “God’s Blue Planet.”

Aug. 11-13, Bloomington, Ill. — “Practicing Ambidexterity.”

Aug. 11-13, Tryon, N.C. — “The Uniqueness of Christ in a Pluralistic Culture: Through Lutheran Eyes.”

Aug. 12-14, Cleveland, Ohio — “Psalms.”

For more information about the St. Louis workshops, contact the seminary’s Office of Continuing Education at (314) 505-7123 or ce@csl.edu. Or register online at www.csl.edu (click on “Continuing Education”).

Tuition costs for each of the 22 workshops offered by Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., vary between $75 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 workshops are:

May 6-8, Wheaton, Ill. – “Scripture and Sacramentality.”

May 12-14, Fort Wayne, Ind. – “Ezekiel.”

May 10-22, St. Cloud, Minn. – “Theology of Martyrdom.”

June 2-4, Houston, Texas – “History and Theology of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.”

June 2-4, Jackson Wyo. – “The Theology of the Cross.”

June 2-6, Hickory, N.C. – “Christian Initiation and Catechetics.”

June 2-6, Kearney, Neb. – “Theology of the Psalms.”

June 9-11, Concordia, Mo. – “Contending for the Faith in the 21st Century.”

June 9-12, Bishop, Calif. – “Law and Gospel for Every Day.”

June 16-19, Boulder, Colo. – “He Restores My Soul! Restoring the Whole Servant of God Ps. 23:3.”

June 17-19, Ann Arbor, Mich. – “Pastoral Ministry and the American Legal System.”

June 23-26, Norwalk, Conn. – “C.F.W. Walther on Church and Ministry.”

June 23-27, Seattle, Wash. – “The Doctrine of Church and Fellowship.”

June 24-26, Shawano, Wis. – “Luther as Pastoral Theologian.”

June 30-July 3, Madison, Wis. – “Ephesians.”

July 14-18, San Jose, Calif. – “Theology of the Second Century.”

July 16-18, Irvine, Calif. – “Will the Real Islam Please Stand Up?”

July 28-31, Austin, Texas – “Hermann Sasse as Pastoral Theologian.”

July 28-Aug. 1, Albuquerque, N.M. – “Who is Jesus? Confronting Current Christological Controversy.”

Aug. 4-6, Fairhope, Ala. – “Luther, Islam, and the West.”

Aug. 4-8, Flathead Lake, Mont. – “Restore the Roar: Studies in the Book of Amos.”

Aug. 11-13, Port Charlotte, Fla. – “Equipped to Serve.”

To download a complete listing of speakers, topics, and course descriptions, go to www.ctsfw.edu and select “Continuing Education” on the left, or call the seminary’s Continuing Education Office at (260) 452-2241.

Posted March 13, 2008