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April 2001
Volume 5, Number 2
 
F E A T U R E S

Thus Says the Lord, The Study of Holy Scripture

By the Rev. Dr. Charles A. Gieschen
Associate Professor and Chairman of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

The primary focus of pastoral formation at Concordia Theological Seminary is the words and deeds of God.

Church History and Pastoral Formation

By the Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie
Chairman and Professor of the Historical Theology Department at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Christianity bears a special relationship to the study of history, because right from the outset Christianity has presented itself as a historical religion.

A Matter of Doctrine

By the Rev. Dr. David P. Scaer
Chairman and Professor of the Department of Systematic Theology and holds the David P. Scaer Chair of Systematic and Biblical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

The courses in the Systematic Theology Department are concerned first in receiving the church's faith as it is contained in the Lutheran Confessions, but then has the task of passing it along to students who, as pastors, will proclaim it to congregations of the Missouri Synod.

Where God Calls He Equips

By the Rev. Dr. K. Detlev Schulz
Chairman and Associate Professor of the Department of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind

Ever since its foundation in 1836, part and parcel of our seminary's understanding has been to offer assistance towards the furtherance of faith through the office of preaching and teaching.

Kramer Chapel and Spiritual Life

By the Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Just Jr.
Dean of the Chapel
Richard C. Resch, Kantor

One building stands out on the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary: Kramer Chapel. Rising over one hundred feet above the Upper Plaza, Kramer Chapel is the physical and spiritual center of the campus

Lilly Foundation and CTS Partner to Enhance Teaching and Learning

By the Rev. Larry Rast Jr.
Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

The year 2000 saw Concordia Theological Seminary fulfill its strategies for the implementation of $300,000 in funds from the Lilly Foundation to help it better fulfill its mission of forming pastors for The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. In February 1997, the Lilly Foundation invited CTS to participate in a pioneering endeavor with thirty theological schools from a spectrum of demographic circumstances and confessional traditions.

In the Field

By Pam Knepper
Managing Editor, For the Life of the World

Featuring the Rev. Michael A. Johnson Sr., Pastor of Pilgrim and Prince of Peace Lutheran Churches, Birmingham, Ala

 

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