Workshop Series
Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop Series
The Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop Series offers in-depth study on contemporary topics that influence the practice of ministry and worship. Bringing the Seminary to you, members of Concordia Seminary’s faculty and other scholars host workshops in person at various locations nationwide to share their expertise with pastors, church workers and lay people.
Formerly known as the Summer Workshop Series, the 2024 workshops cover topics including books of the Bible, the loneliness pandemic, the early church, Law and Gospel, and faith formation, among many others. Browse the list below to find and register for workshops.
Registration
Cost: $150 for each three-day workshop unless otherwise noted, which includes Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits for pastors
Deadline: 14 days prior to the beginning of each workshop
2024 Workshops
| Date Location |
Presenter | Presentation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 16-18 Tucson, AZ |
Dr. Gerhard Bode | What Does It Mean to be Lutheran in America? Discord in the LCMS in the 1960s and 1970s |
Additional Continuing Education Opportunities
Faith and Writing Workshop
Concordia Seminary’s “Faith and Writing” workshop explores various forms of creative writing — starting a blog, creating a sermon or devotion, “traditional” forms of creative writing (story, nonfiction, drama, poetry) — and everything in between.
Lay Bible Institute
Calling lay people, students involved in homiletical education, pastors and others interested in the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world: the Lay Bible Institute is for you!
Pre-Lenten Workshop
The Pre-Lenten Workshop includes sermon manuscripts, textual notes, orders of service for midweek services and also suggestions for the Sundays of Lent to help pastors in developing their own worship resources.
Multiethnic Symposium
The Seminary’s annual Multiethnic Symposium brings together Lutherans and mission leaders of various ethnicities from across the country for workshops, discussions and worship.
Theological Symposium
Parish pastors, LCMS district and Synod officials, Seminary and Concordia University students and faculty, and interested laypersons attend each year to delve into some of the most pressing issues of our time. One CEU is available for attending the Symposium.