• Faculty Support for Dr. James Voelz

    Faculty Support for Dr. James Voelz

    At its last meeting, the faculty of Concordia Seminary voted unanimously to publish this statement in Concordia Journal and on Concordia Theology. In recent months, our colleague Rev. Dr. James Voelz has…

  • AI Does Not Have a Vocation

    AI Does Not Have a Vocation

    Luther taught that the purpose of every vocation—in the workplace, the family, the state, and the church—is to love and serve your neighbors, specifically, the neighbors whom your callings bring into your…

  • Paul and James on Abraham and Justification

    Paul and James on Abraham and Justification

    Words mean things. The statement appears simple enough. But anyone who has translated across languages, struggled to find the right words to express their thoughts, or groaned at a “dad joke” knows…

  • Concordia Seminary celebrates 100 years in Clayton

    Concordia Seminary celebrates 100 years in Clayton

    Remarks from the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Concordia Seminary’s Clayton Campus Dr. David Peter’s sermon delivered during the Service of Vespers Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the Chapel of St. Timothy and…

  • Listening: The Basis of Faith and Life Together

    Listening: The Basis of Faith and Life Together

    Not to sight, or taste, or touch be credit.Hearing only do we trust secure;I believe, for God the Son has said it –Word of truth that ever shall endure.[i] In so few…

  • Concordia Journal Summer 2026

    Concordia Journal Summer 2026

    Browse the interactive version above or download this issue as a pdf. The full catalog of back issues of the Concordia Journal (1975-present), along with the indexed volumes of its predecessor Concordia Theological Monthly…

  • Formation for Ministry: Sidewalk Counselling Outside Planned Parenthood

    Formation for Ministry: Sidewalk Counselling Outside Planned Parenthood

    For nearly two years now, since coming to the seminary as an M.Div. student, I have also worked for the local pro-life organization Coalition Life as a sidewalk counselor. I weekly find…

  • New Business Training Workshops Equip Church-Workers

    New Business Training Workshops Equip Church-Workers

    Concordia Seminary St. Louis (CSL) and Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne (CTSFW) are working together again to offer new continuing education workshops for pastors, other church workers, and laity. This time, however,…

  • How Do We Raise Our Children in the Faith Today?

    How Do We Raise Our Children in the Faith Today?

    A Conversation Years ago, I asked a seminary professor for guidance for raising our infant daughter in the Christian faith. I had personally known a pastor’s kid who wandered from the faith.…