• Meet the Professor: Rev. Timothy Scharr

    Meet the Professor: Rev. Timothy Scharr

    Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden speaks with Rev. Timothy Scharr, who recently joined the Seminary as director of Placement. A seasoned pastor and leader in The…

  • Meet the Professor: Dr. Jennie Asher

    Meet the Professor: Dr. Jennie Asher

    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 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Welcome to Lectionary Kick-start! Each week Jessica Bordeleau hosts Dr. Peter Nafzger and Dr. David Schmitt in a discussion about the lectionary texts for upcoming Sundays. Join us in a conversation about…

  • Meet the Professor: Rev. Mark Barz

    Meet the Professor: Rev. Mark Barz

    Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce Rev. Mark Barz, who recently joined the Seminary as campus chaplain. Barz previously served as the…

  • The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for October 12, the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

  • The Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostThe Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostThe Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Spark your thoughts for October 5, 2025! Tune in to “Lectionary Kick-start” for a discussion about the texts for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.

  • Be the Bee

    Be the Bee

    My wife, Anne, is a beekeeper. She started several years ago at our parish in northern Michigan. When a friend said that she knew a guy looking to get rid of hives…

  • The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    Join us in a conversation about the texts for September 28, 2025! The readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Amos 6:1–7, Psalm 146, 1 Timothy 3:1–13 or 1 Timothy 6:6–19,…

  • The Quiet Ambition – Dr. Ryan Tinetti

    The Quiet Ambition – Dr. Ryan Tinetti

    “Whether by desperate busyness or desperate surrender, hope keeps leaking from the hearts of people,” writes Dr. Ryan Tinetti, professor of practical theology at Concordia Seminary. Join the conversation as we get…