Concordia Seminary

Seminaries plan summer visitations

The two LCMS seminaries invite prospective students and their guests to visit their campuses during special events in June and July.

Seminaries announce off-campus courses

Here’s a listing of off-campus, continuing-education opportunities offered by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Sem’s ‘Reformation500’ to feature noted author

The Rev. Tullian Tchividjian — grandson of Billy Graham — will speak at the March 19 event at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

St. Louis seminary announces spring choir tour

“Laudamus — A Select Men’s Choral Ensemble” at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will offer 14 performances in nine cities during February.

Commentary: ‘News’week on the Bible

The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, a professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, critiques “Newsweek” magazine’s Jan. 2 cover story titled “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin.”

Ethiopian church leader visits Synod seminaries

The Rev. Dr. Wakseyoum Idosa, president of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, visits Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in mid-December.

St. Louis seminary receives science grant

The $93,600 grant is to help Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, “prepare pastors and other church leaders for well-informed thinking and conversations about science.”

Symposium addresses ‘challenging’ world of infertility ethics

The question of what is God-pleasing in the field of infertility medicine lies at the center of the Infertility Ethics Symposium, held Nov. 8 in St. Louis.

ISIS, other radical Islamists driven by Muslim eschatology

A Concordia Seminary lecture by Dr. Timothy Furnish explains bizarre eschatology driving ISIS/ISIL extremists.

Concordia Seminary earns top marks from accrediting agencies

The St. Louis seminary announces the reaffirmation of its accreditations through the Higher Learning Commission and the Association of Theological Schools.

University enrollment hits new high: 36,250 students

This fall’s total enrollment in the Synod’s 10 Concordia University System schools reflects 2,851 more students — an increase of 8.5 percent over last year.

Papua New Guinea missionary exhibit opens at CHI

The free exhibit — “Bringing Christ to the Highlands” — runs through 2015 at Concordia Historical Institute in St. Louis.

Global Sem Initiative: Supporting theological education worldwide

The initiative provides scholarships for pastors from emerging and partner church bodies to obtain advanced degrees at the two LCMS seminaries.

St. Louis sem to celebrate its 175th anniversary

Local congregations and other supporters are invited to a daylong celebration on the Concordia Seminary campus Friday, Oct. 10.

Newlyweds share ‘terror’ of Ferguson riots; Synod responds with prayer, presence

Amid the racially charged protests in Ferguson, Mo., Lutherans are doing what they can to bring peace.

Theological Symposium set for fall

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host “Faithful Witness to God’s Story in the World Around Us: Bringing a Unique Perspective to Common Human Experiences” Sept. 23-24.