Reduced Residency Graduate School Courses end
2026-06-19

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Prieto in Irvine, CA
2026-06-16 - 2026-06-18 | Concordia University Irvine – Spectrum Campus, 16355 Laguna Canyon, Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
Reaching Out to Our Neighbors with the Gospel of Hope: Engaging and Learning from Our Global South Partners
Christ commissioned His apostles to be His witnesses “to the ends of the earth,” calling them to make disciples of all nations by baptizing and teaching (Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:19–20). For centuries, going abroad has been a central mission endeavor of the Christian church — and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) continues to faithfully participate in that global mission. However, shifting immigration patterns have opened new doors for outreach. The U.S. itself has become a mission field, as many immigrants arrive not only to receive the Gospel, but also to proclaim it. These brothers and sisters from the Global South bring with them vibrant faith and a passion for sharing Christ. How, then, can our LCMS congregations engage in meaningful outreach alongside these mission-minded partners — reaching into the diverse neighborhoods of our own nation with the love and truth of Jesus?

Dr. Ely Prieto
Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Associate Dean of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry, Director of the Center for Hispanic Studies, and Lutheran Foundation Professor of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry
Dr. Ely Prieto is associate professor of Practical Theology, the Lutheran Foundation Professor of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry, associate dean for Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry and director of the Center for Hispanic Studies at Concordia, Seminary, St. Louis. A faculty member since 2021, Dr. Prieto has an extensive academic background teaching in the areas of homilitics, pastoral theology, church planning and administration. He was one of the editors of “O Povo de Deus (A Festschrift in Honor of Rev. Dr. Acir Raymann)” and has contributed chapters for a variety of published books, articles, book reviews, homiletical and sermonic studies and sermons.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Tuesday, June 16
1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 17
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Thursday, June 18
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: June 2, 2026
Location contact: Maddie Gong

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Summer Greek begins
2026-06-15

Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)
2026-06-14

St. Barnabas, Apostle
2024-06-11

Seminary Guild Board Meeting
2026-06-10 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Hasse Library – Library 112, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Golden in Kankakee, IL
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-10 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Kankakee, IL), 348 East Merchant St., Kankakee, IL, 60901, United States
What Can 8th Century B.C. Prophets Teach the 21st Century?
Separated by nearly three millennia and significant cultural differences, the great prophets of the 8th century B.C. – Isaiah, Micah, Amos, Hosea and Jonah – can seem a world apart. Yet the Spirit remains active in their message so that we would be strengthened in the faith. We will consider the 8th-century B.C. prophets in their original context, compare that context to our own and apply the Word of the Lord that they delivered afresh to our own day.

Dr. Kevin Golden
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Dean of Ministerial Formation, and Director of Resident Field Education
Dr. Kevin Golden is associate professor of Exegetical Theology, dean of Ministerial Formation, and director of Resident Field Education at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He joined the faculty in 2021. He previously served as pastor of Village Lutheran Church, Ladue, Mo. (2009-21), and as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Holts Summit, Mo. (2002-09). Golden earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Concordia Seminary (2010, 1999). In 1995, Golden received a Bachelor of Arts in antiquities and religious studies, graduating summa cum laude in the Honors College at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 8
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 9
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: May 25, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Roger Drinnon

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Lessing in Apex, NC
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-10 | Jordan Lutheran Church (Apex, NC), 1031 Pemberton Hill, Apex, NC, 27502, United States
Gensis: From Creation to Chaos, to God’s Plan to Restore All Things
The Book of Genesis takes us from Creation to chaos to God’s plan to renew all things in Christ. Based upon Dr. Lessing’s forthcoming Concordia Publishing House (CPH) commentary, this workshop will help participants read the rest of the Bible more missionally and Christologically. Bible study and sermon resources will be generously shared.

Dr. Reed Lessing
Professor of Theology and Ministry, and Director of The Center of Biblical Studies at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn.
Dr. Reed Lessing is the Edwin F. and Esther L. Laatsch Chair of Old Testament Studies, the Pre-Seminary Director, and the Director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Concordia University, St. Paul. With over twenty years of parish ministry and fourteen years as a professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Dr. Lessing is well-positioned to provide biblical resources for leaders in the LCMS and beyond. He is the author of six commentaries in the Concordia Commentary Series, has written two books on the Old Testament and co-authored “The Messianic Message” (Concordia Publishing House) and “Prepare the Way of the Lord” (Concordia Publishing House).

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 8
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 9
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: May 25, 2026
Location contact: Pastor Mike Merker

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Reduced Residency Graduate School Courses begin
2026-06-08

Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5)
2026-06-07
Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5)

FIRST READING
Hosea 5:15–6:6

PSALM
Ps. 119:65–72

EPISTLE
Rom. 4:13–25

GOSPEL
Matt. 9:9–13

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Summer Term classes begin for ODS program
2026-06-02

Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Lane in Rochester, NY
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-03 | Pinnacle Lutheran Church (Rochester, NY), 250 Pinnacle, Rochester, NY, 14623, United States
The Epistle of James and its Importance for the Lutheran Church
A singular concentration on Luther’s criticism of James as “an epistle of straw” has caused many to overlook the epistle as a source of Luther’s theology. A closer look at Luther’s sermons and writings, however, suggests that Luther’s theology was shaped by the Book of James and that Luther’s faithful reading of Scripture led his students and theological heirs to follow his biblical interpretation and to preach this disputed letter fruitfully for the church.
This workshop offers a study of the Book of James based on the Lutheran exegetical tradition in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With attention to the epistle itself, we will consider why James was important to the Lutheran church in the 16th and 17th centuries, and why it is still important for us today.

Dr. Jason Lane
Associate Professor of Historical Theology, and Director of Research, Assessment and Academic Programming
Dr. Jason Lane is associate professor of Historical Theology and the director of research, assessment and academic programming at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. His areas of interest include Martin Luther and the theology of the Lutheran Reformation, biblical exegesis in the age of the Reformation and Lutheran Orthodoxy, and the theology of the 19th-century Confessional Revival, especially the works of Theodor Kliefoh. He is also the author of “Luther’s Epistle of Straw: The Voice of St. James in Reformation Preaching” (De Gruyter, 2018).

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 1
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: May 18, 2026
Location contact: John Pingel

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Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop: Professor Elowsky in Hopewell Township, NJ
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-03 | St. Peter Lutheran Church (Hopewell Township, NJ), 1608 Harbourton Rocktown, Hopewell Township, NJ, 08530, United States
The Apostolic Fathers
A study of the primary literature of the Apostolic Fathers with application to the life of the church today. The study will primarily focus on the texts themselves, with attention given to issues of authorship, dating, the integrity of the text and the occasion for the writing, as well as major theological, ecclesiological and social issues that the writings address, such as martyrdom, church order, orthodoxy and heresy, and early Christian rituals.

Dr. Joel Elowsky
Professor of Historical Theology, Dean of Advanced Studies, Director of the Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts, and Frank and Valerie Fuerst Professor of Historical Theology
Dr. Joel Elowsky is professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He also is the director of the Seminary’s Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts and is a researcher for the Center for Early African Christianity at the Oden House in New Haven, Conn. He has been a faculty member at Concordia Seminary since 2014. His interests and areas of expertise include early church studies, the history of exegesis, mission work and African Christianity.

Schedule

DAY
TIME

Monday, June 1
1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3
9 a.m.-noon

Registration fee: $160
Registration deadline: May 18, 2026
Location contact: Jon Dunbar

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Gary and Leesa Nesty Scholarship application available
2026-06-01

Summer Term classes begin for SMP program
2026-06-01

Toledo Lutheran Bowling League Scholarship application deadline
2025-06-01

Kansas District LLL and LWML Scholarships application deadline
2025-06-01

W.B. Small Trust application deadline
2024-06-01

The Holy Trinity
2026-05-31
The Holy Trinity

FIRST READING
Gen. 1:1–2:4a

PSALM
Ps. 8

EPISTLE
Acts 2:14a, 22–36

GOSPEL
Matt. 28:16–20

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Our Savior Lutheran Church Seminary Scholarship application deadline
2025-05-31

The Visitation
2024-05-31

Justin and Sara Haruyama Ministerial Scholarship application deadline
2025-05-31

Memorial Day (no classes)
2024-05-27

The Day of Pentecost
2026-05-24
The Day of Pentecost

FIRST READING
Num. 11:24–30

PSALM
Ps. 25:1–15

EPISTLE
Acts 2:1–21

GOSPEL
John 7:37–39

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Called to Serve - Oviedo, FL
2026-05-23 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and School (Oviedo, FL), 2021 W. State Road 426, Oviedo, FL, 32765, United States
Please join us for a meal and presentation by Rev. Jesse Kueker, director of Enrollment, on the doctrine of vocation and the status of enrollment at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Who should attend?

Those exploring or interested in pursuing pastoral ministry
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) clergy and laity interested in helping recruit the next generation of church workers

There is no cost to attend this event, but space is limited.

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CUW/CSL Partnership Course
2026-04-21 16:00 - 17:15 | Online
Who Am I? A Christian Response to LGBTQ+
This Continuing Education series brings together three respected scholars and practitioners who have taught and researched extensively in the area of gender and human identity. Through clear, accessible presentations, they will explore gender identity, gender dysphoria, transgender experiences, homosexuality, and related challenges facing the Church today. Grounded in a biblical and confessional understanding of creation, identity, and vocation, the series equips attendees with practical insight and compassionate approaches for engaging and caring for individuals who are questioning their gender identity or who have already transitioned.
The course will be taught via Zoom from 4-5:15 p.m. (CT) Tuesdays, April 14 through May 19, 2026. Participants are required to log in and participate in live online sessions at specified meeting days/times. Offering has fixed start and end dates and regular assignment due dates.
Ms. Caitlin Dinger
MDiv, Theology, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, CA
BA, Education, Theology, Concordia University Portland, OR
Dr. Mark Rockenbach
PhD, Psychology, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
MA, Counseling, Doane College, Lincoln, NE
MDiv, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
BA, Concordia College, Seward, NE
Rev. Dr. Kevin E. Voss, DVM, PhD, FCA
PhD, Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
MDiv, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

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Deadline for Greek and Hebrew ELCEs for Fall 2026 matriculation
2026-05-18

Summer Term begins
2026-05-18

Seventh Sunday of Easter
2026-05-17
Seventh Sunday of Easter

FIRST READING
Acts 1:12–26

PSALM
Ps. 68:1–10

EPISTLE
1 Peter 4:12–19; 5:6–11

GOSPEL
John 17:1–11

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Commencement
2026-05-15 | Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
