Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce Dr. Jennie Asher, who recently joined the Seminary as director of Deaconess Studies.
Before coming to the Seminary, Asher taught special education at New Discoveries Montessori Academy in Hutchinson, Minn., from 2020-25. She served as a deaconess and missionary for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), with assignments in Kaiserslautern, Germany (2016-20), and a primarily Muslim country in Eurasia (2014-16). From 2005 to 2014, Asher managed and directed the deaconess program as assistant professor of Theology at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill. She also served as a deaconess at Zion Lutheran Church in Marshall, Mich., (2002-05) and as Deaf Ministry Facilitator in the New England District (1993-97). Learn more about Asher.