by Timothy Saleska Andy Dufresne sat down to lunch with his friends after getting out of solitary confinement. They asked him, “Was it worth it? Two weeks in the hole?” […]

by Sarah Maney, Photo: Courtney Koll In May 2019, Concordia Seminary was actively seeking a new coordinator to reinvent and manage its health and wellness program, which had previously been […]

by Melanie Ave This year, Concordia Seminary created new part-time positions to aid the Seminary in recruiting students throughout the country. These Student Recruitment Ambassadors (SRAs) aim to build relationships […]

Dr. Thomas Egger, the Gustav and Sophie Butterbach Professor of Exegetical Theology, addresses the LCMS National Convention in Tampa in July 2019. Photo: Courtesy LCMS/Frank Kohn by Travis Scholl In […]

by Rebekah Lukas “Campus life.” For many in the Concordia Seminary campus community, this phrase is evocative of Student Association annual events like Oktoberfest or Springfest, the Seminary Women’s Association’s […]

Married seminarians Rachel and Daniel Heitshusen hold hands in the Main Quadrangle on campus this fall. Photo: Jill Gray by Sarah Maney Rachel and Daniel Heitshusen’s story is one that […]

by Sarah Maney Matter-of-fact and down-to-earth, Warren Solem chose a quiet life, living in a house on the outskirts of a small town. He drove an Amoco Oil truck around […]

by Jeffrey Oschwald Think about it. Does even one of the following statements sound like — feel like — good news to you? “My world, the same yesterday and today, […]

by Erica Tape As the coronavirus wreaks havoc around the globe and disrupts society on a massive scale, our churches, pastors and deaconesses are among the essential responders who must […]

Teklu Ketema eagerly awaits the announcement of his vicarage in 2018. Photo: Sid Hastings by Sarah Maney Some call the highlands of Ethiopia the cradle of civilization. Teklu Ketema, a […]

Director of Ministerial Admissions Rev. Bill Wrede (right), Director of Recruitment Rev. Micah Glenn. Photos: Jill Gray by Erica Tape “I’m a Seminary dropout,” says Rev. Bill Wrede, director of […]

by Melanie Ave Jean McCall grew up on a farm in Wisconsin, raised by her father and widowed “saint of a grandmother” after Jean’s mother died when she was only […]