The Rev. Paul A. Weber, who served as president of the LCMS Ohio District from 1982 to 1988, died May 27. His funeral service is set for 11 a.m. on Monday, June 4.
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Candidate placement headlines COP meeting
The LCMS Council of Presidents (COP) met April 21–26, traveling from St. Louis to Fort Wayne, Ind., to place pastoral and commissioned candidates, elect new leadership and work through matters of ecclesiastical supervision.
Seminaries offer summer learning opportunities
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. are offering a series of summer workshops — open to pastors, church workers and laypeople — in various locations across the country.
Call Day – God’s Work for God’s People
The highlight and culmination of seminary training is Call Day, when the LCMS sends forth pastors and deaconesses.
Maier receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Lutheran scholar, historian and novelist Rev. Dr. Paul L. Maier of Kalamazoo, Mich., is recognized for a lifetime of accomplishments.
Seminary students receive calls, learn placements
The “call day” services were held April 24–25 at the seminaries in St. Louis and Fort Wayne, Ind.
New catalog documents CHI’s Reformation exhibit
The catalog features color photos and descriptions of rare books, coins and other vintage items displayed by Concordia Historical Institute.
Registration opens for Multiethnic Symposium
The event — sponsored annually by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis — is set for May 1–2.
New issues of seminary magazines now available
The latest issues of Concordia Seminary and For the Life of the World are free to read online.
Seminaries to cover tuition for church-work students
The new paid-tuition policies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., are for residential pastoral ministry and deaconess students, beginning with the 2018–19 year.
Seminaries plan preaching workshops, lecture and music events
The preaching workshops will focus on helping pastors plan and prepare for Lent.
Concordia Seminary offers free Bible study tied to solar eclipse
“The Great American Eclipse and Our Creaturely Sense of Wonder” was written by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, professor Rev. Dr. Charles P. Arand.
CHI exhibit features books, coins from Luther’s time
An exhibit at Concordia Historical Institute in St. Louis features rare books and coins from the time of Martin Luther and the Reformation.
Bomb squad OKs suspicious package at Concordia Seminary
All students, faculty and staff are reported safe, and its St. Louis campus has been declared “all clear” and is operating as usual.

