The Holy Trinity

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Baccalaureate Matins Kramer Chapel 10:00 a.m. Page 2

Organ Recital Kramer Chapel 2:00 p.m. Page 11

Graduation Exercises Kramer Chapel 4:00 p.m. Page 12

BACCALAUREATE MATINS The Sixth Week of Easter

T In Nomine Jesu T

Venite

First Reading Genesis 8:9–17 After the reading: L O Lord, have mercy on us. C Thanks be to God.

Choral Response Psalm 8 Heinrich Schütz Setting by Jonathan Kohrs

O Lord, in all creation, When I observe the heavens, Majestic is Your name! The works Your hands have made, The mouths of babes and children The moon in its progression, Your majesty proclaim. The sky in stars arrayed, Their praises still each foe Your awesome pow’r I see; By making known the story It’s great design I ponder, Of Your surpassing glory, But greater still I wonder Beheld by all below. That You consider me.

Below the hosts of heaven You made our human race On earth to have dominion, As stewards of Your grace. You crown our earthly frame; How glorious our vocation! O Lord, in all creation, Majestic is Your name!

Second Reading John 16:16–24 After the reading: L O Lord, have mercy on us. C Thanks be to God.

Responsory for Easter

Office Hymn Christ High-Ascended, Now in Glory Seated (LSB 840)

Sermon

5 Canticle We Praise You, and Acknowledge You, O God (LSB 941) The choir sings stanza 3.

Kyrie

6 Lord’s Prayer

C Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Salutation

Collects After each collect:

Benedicamus

Benediction

7 Greetings

T Soli Deo Gloria T

Participants

Officiant Lectors The Reverend Professor Paul J. Grime The Reverend Professor Charles A. Gieschen Dean of the Chapel Academic Dean

The Reverend Professor Lawrence R. Rast Jr. Preacher President The Reverend Martin E. Keller St. Paul Lutheran Church Organist Brownstown, Indiana Mr. Kevin J. Hildebrand

Kantor

Acknowledgments

8 ORGAN RECITAL

Paul J. Grime

Prelude on “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” Max Reger 1873–1916

Best known for his large-scale chorale fantasias for organ, a sizeable collection of shorter preludes (Opus 67) by Reger are often overlooked. The rich, chromatic harmonies so characteristic of Reger’s music are still on full display. The hymn melody is presented only once, here in the pedal.

Chorale Prelude on “Kyrie, God Father” J. S. Bach 1685–1750

Bach composed six organ settings of the medieval Kyrie melody, three large-scale preludes as well as three very short preludes that only hint at the chorale melody. In this setting, the first of the three large works, Bach crafts a motif based on the first phrase of the chorale that he uses fourteen times in the course of the prelude, plus an additional seven times in inversion, meaning that the melody is turned upside down.

Two Preludes on “All Glory Be to God on High” J. S. Bach

Bach wrote more settings on this hymn tune than any other, thus testifying to the importance in the Lutheran service of the Gloria in Excelsis. The first prelude heard today comes from the collection of Eighteen Great Chorales. Written in the French style, the melody is highly ornamented; though the first phrase of the hymn tune consists of only eight notes, Bach increases that number to thirty-one with his rich ornamentation (and that doesn’t even count the trills). The accompanying voices feature a unique Baroque ornament, the coulé, a two-note descending pattern with a rhythmic snap. The second setting of this hymn is a short fughetta, using a theme that barely hints at the hymn tune. Its spritely nature simply invites one to ponder the rejoicing of the angels over the fields of Bethlehem as they sang: “Glory to God in the highest!”

Choral No. 2 in b minor César Franck 1822–1890

Considered the most important organ composer after Bach, César Franck wrote a dozen major works for the instrument. Born in Belgium, Franck resided in Paris for over thirty years, serving as organist in one of the large churches and teaching at the conservatory. Among his most important compositions are his last, the Three Chorales. He uses the term “choral” not in the sense of a hymn, but of a melody written in a choral style. Choral No. 2 in b minor is built upon two important musical forms that Bach also used, the passacaglia and fugue. The basic structure of the work is as follows:  The passacaglia melody is first heard in the bass, then in the soprano and then again in the bass with fiery flourishes above.  The second theme appears twice in the choral style, with rhapsodic flourishes following after each.  An ethereal conclusion to the first half of the piece leads into a dramatic fantasia.  In the second half, the first theme returns, now in the form of a fugue.  The choral melody is heard twice, now combined with the first theme in the pedal.  A building turbulence leads to a final, grand statement of the original theme, concluding with a repetition of the ethereal music that was heard earlier.

9 GRADUATION EXERCISES

Invocation and Prayer

President’s Welcome

Graduation Address

Presentation of the Miles Christi Awards

Presentation of the Alumnus of the Year Award

Those in academic apparel put on their caps for the conferring of degrees and the conclusion. Presentation of the Candidates and the Conferring of the Degrees Master of Arts Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies Master of Divinity Master of Sacred Theology Doctor of Ministry Doctor of Philosophy (Missiology) Doctor of Divinity—Honoris Causa Closing of the Academic Year

Hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (LSB 656)

1 A mighty Fortress is our God, 3 Though devils all the world should fill, A trusty Shield and Weapon; All eager to devour us, He helps us free from ev’ry need We tremble not, we fear no ill, That hath us now o’ertaken. They shall not overpow’r us. The old evil Foe This world’s prince may still Now means deadly woe; Scowl fierce as he will, Deep guile and great might He can harm us none. Are his dread arms in fight; He’s judged; the deed is done; On earth is not his equal. One little word can fell him.

2 With might of ours can naught be done, 4 The Word they still shall let remain Soon were our loss effected; Nor any thanks have for it; But for us fights the Valiant One, He’s by our side upon the plain Whom God Himself elected. With His good gifts and Spirit. Ask ye, Who is this? And take they our life, Jesus Christ it is, Goods, fame, child, and wife, Of Sabaoth Lord, Though these all be gone, And there’s none other God; Our vict’ry has been won; He holds the field forever. The Kingdom ours remaineth.

10 Participants

President of the Seminary Speaker The Reverend Professor Lawrence R. Rast Jr. The Reverend Thomas L. Olson Trinity Lutheran Church Academic Dean Tryon, North Carolina The Reverend Professor Charles A. Gieschen Organist Dean of Graduate Studies Mr. Matthew A. Machemer The Reverend Professor Klaus D. Schulz Associate Kantor

Chaplain The Reverend Professor Paul J. Grime Dean of the Chapel

11 Faculty, Instructors, and Student Services

Professors Assistant Professors (continued) Carl C. Fickenscher II, M.B.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Ryan M. Tietz, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Pastoral Ministry and Missions Exegetical Theology Charles A. Gieschen, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. Don C. Wiley, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology Pastoral Ministry and Missions Paul J. Grime, M.Mus., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Gary W. Zieroth, M.Div, D.Min. Pastoral Ministry and Missions Pastoral Ministry and Missions Arthur A. Just Jr., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology Guest Professors Cameron A. MacKenzie, M.A., S.T.M., Ph.D. Robert H. Bennett, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Historical Theology; The Forrest E. and Frances H. Ellis David Coles, M.A., M.Phil., M.Div., Ph.D. Professor of German Reformation Studies Walter A. Maier III, M.Div., M.A., Ph.D. Adjunct Professors for 2019–2020 Exegetical Theology James Baneck, M.Div., D.Min. Naomichi Masaki, M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Paul L. Beisel, M.Div., S.T.M. Systematic Theology Geoffrey Boyle, M.Div., Ph.D. John G. Nordling, M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Mark P. Braden, M.Div., S.T.M. Exegetical Theology Peter J. Brock, M.Div. Jeffrey H. Pulse, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Donald V. Engebretson, M.Div., S.T.M. Exegetical Theology Michael N. Frese, M.Div., S.T.M. Lawrence R. Rast Jr., M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D., Litt.D. Peter F. Gregory, M.Div., S.T.M. Historical Theology Joseph P. Gudel, M.Div., Ph.D. David P. Scaer, M.Div., Th.D. Jamison Hardy, M.Div., Ph.D. Systematic Theology; The David P. Scaer Professor Mary Anne Hibbard, M.A. of Biblical and Systematic Theology Chad Kendall, M.Div. Peter J. Scaer, M.Div., M.A., Ph.D. Margaret Krueger, NIC, IIC Exegetical Theology Seth A. Mierow, M.Div., S.T.M. Klaus Detlev Schulz, M.Div., S.T.M., Th.D. Martin R. Noland, M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Pastoral Ministry and Missions Joshua Pagan, M.Div., Ph. D. William C. Weinrich, M.Div., D.Theol. Todd Peperkorn, M.Div, S.T.M. Historical Theology Dean O. Wenthe, M.A., M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. Gregory P. Schulz, M.Div., D. Min., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology William Mart Thompson, M. Div., D. Min. Roland F. Ziegler, M.Div., Dr. theol. Lucas V. Woodford, M.Div., S.T.M., D.Min.

Systematic Theology; The Robert D. Preus Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Confessional Lutheran Professors Emeriti Studies Richard T. Nuffer, J.D., M.Div. Timothy C. J. Quill, M.Phil., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Associate Professors Richard C. Resch, M.Mus., M.Div. James G. Bushur, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Daniel G. Reuning, B.A., S.M.M., D.M.A. Historical Theology; The Carl and Erna Weinrich Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Church Studies Instructors Gifford A. Grobien, M.Div., Ph.D. Rose E. Adle, M.A. Systematic Theology Assistant Director of Deaconess Studies Robert V. Roethemeyer, M.Div., M.A.L.S. Kevin J. Hildebrand, M.Mus., M.A. Pastoral Ministry and Missions; The Wakefield-Kroemer Kantor Director of Library and Information Services Matthew A. Machemer, B.M.E. Associate Kantor Assistant Professors Amy C. Rast, M.S.W., M.A. in Deaconess Studies Adam C. Koontz, M.Div., Ph.D. Associate Director of Deaconess Studies Exegetical Theology Benjamin T. G. Mayes, M.Div., Ph.D. Student Services Historical Theology Mark C. Sheafer, M.Div., S.T.M. John T. Pless, M.Div., Litt.D. Director of Financial Aid Pastoral Ministry and Missions Barbara A. Wegman, B.G.S. Registrar 12 The Board of Regents

The Rev. Dr. Ronald M. Garwood Chairman Cody, Wyoming

The Rev. William M. Cwirla Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr. Mr. John L. Power Hacienda Heights, California Alexandria, Virginia Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Mr. David L. Daniels Dr. Mark W. Meehl Mr. Jon R. Schumacher Taylorsville, North Carolina Seward, Nebraska Brookfield, Wisconsin Mr. David K. Hawk The Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray Dr. Bradd W. Stucky Fort Wayne, Indiana Houston, Texas Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Dr. Korey D. Maas The Rev. Dr. Roger C. Paavola Dr. Beverly K. Yahnke Hillsdale, Michigan Cordova, Tennessee Brookfield, Wisconsin

A Note on Academic Apparel

The hoods worn by faculty members and candidates for degrees indicate the degree held, the subject in which it is held, and the institution which conferred the degree. The colors of the silk lining of the hood are the colors of the institution that granted the degree. The hood of Concordia Theological Seminary, for example, is lined with blue and white. The color of the velvet lining of the hood, running forward around the throat, indicates the faculty or department in which the degree has been earned.

Blue, dark Philosophy Violet Theology (Europe) Lemon Library Science White Arts and Letters Scarlet Theology

Gold bullion tassels on the caps indicate a doctor’s degree, as do the three chevrons (velvet stripes) on the arms of the academic gown.

A Note on the National Flags

The national flags on display represent the countries from which our seminary students currently come: Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, India, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Moldova, Myanmar, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Republic of Rwanda, Russian Federation, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Ukraine, and the United States.

13 AWARDS AND GRADUATES

Miles Christi Award

The Miles Christi (Soldier of Christ) Award has been created by the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary in order to recognize and honor each year Lutheran laymen or laywomen who have glorified God through a real contribution in some field of human endeavor and who have displayed the characteristics of good soldiers of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:3).

Jack and Diana Barich Alta Loma, California

Dennis and Ann Ross Wichita, Kansas

Timothy and Janet Sheldon Moatsville, West Virginia

Alumnus of the Year Award

The Alumnus of the Year award has been established by the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological Seminary to honor a graduate who has distinguished himself by faithfully shepherding the people of God with excellence in preaching, teaching the faithful, and reaching the lost while also strengthening his alma mater by recruiting, publicizing, and supporting the seminary’s mission.

The Reverend Peter C. Bender Class of 1987 Peace Lutheran Church Sussex, Wisconsin

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts

Degree Conferred July 31, 2019 Hanna M. Hoffbeck

Degree Conferred February 28, 2020 Kingsly Jacob David Wilson

Degrees to Be Conferred August 5, 2020 Pending completion of all academic work

Taylor E. Brown Fickenscher Mika A. Patron

14 Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies

Degrees Conferred July 31, 2019 Heather E. Bien Wendy R. Boehm Amanda M. Robert-Curry

Degrees Conferred May 22, 2020 Kaitlin B. Sheridan Kimberly K. Wolkenhauer

Degrees to Be Conferred August 5, 2020 Pending completion of all academic work

Merri L. Bunge Michele D. Madigan Susan D. Reusser Eileen J. Esget Lisa M. E. Mai Chelsie K. Schmeisser Rachel E. Frugé

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies

Degree Conferred July 31, 2019

Benjamin R. Burge

Degree Conferred May 22, 2020

Pending completion of all academic work Stuart A. Sultze

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Divinity

Degree Conferred July 31, 2019 Miguel R. Barcelos

Degree Conferred November 15, 2019 Jordan E. Schaller

15 Degrees Conferred May 22, 2020 Jakob A. Andrzejewski Trae L. Fistler Joshua S. Reber Christopher O. Antonetti Scott R. Hedtke Brock W. Schmeling Tyler R. Arends Nathaniel S. Jensen Christian D. Schultz Albert J. Bader Jeffrey M. Kazmierski Timothy J. Sheridan Patrick M. Baldwin David T. Keating Grant A. Sorenson Michael R. Bekx Mark J. Kranz Thomas C. Van Hemert Alexander J. Blanken Kurt G. Laskowsky Jay R. Weideman Jon C. Carpenter Timothy W. Magill Nathan J. Wille Jared A. Cooksey Gino R. Marchetti II Isaac H. Wirtz Simeon J. Cornwell Blake J. Martzowka Brett P. Witmer Jonah J. Domenichelli Sawyer A. Meyers Justin E. Woodside Keith E. Emshoff Zachary R. Oedewaldt Robert D. Etheridge Jonathan T. Olson

Degrees to Be Conferred August 5, 2020 Pending completion of all academic work

Daniel P. Fickenscher Andrew P. Keller

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Sacred Theology

The thesis title is given below the candidate’s name.

Degree Conferred November 15, 2019 John C. Henry “God an Author!”: J. G. Hamman, the Bible, and the Lutheran Tradition

Degree Conferred February 28, 2020 Sveinung Eriksen Carl Fr. Wisløff’s Luther Reception on the Ten Commandments, Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper

Degrees Conferred May 22, 2020 Aaron T. Fenker Christ’s Complete Omnipresence and Theological Discourse: Martin Chemnitz’s Gnesio-Lutheran Response to Forty-one Theses by the Secret Sacramentarians, with Theological Analysis

Otto A. Granlund Fredrik Gabriel Hedberg’s Understanding of Regeneration

Vesa P. Pöyhtäri The Purpose and the Presence of Golgotha in the Sacraments according to the Communion in Growth-Report

David P. Ramirez Martin Luther and Religious Liberty

16 Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Ministry

The dissertation title is given below the candidate’s name.

Degrees Conferred July 31, 2019

Tyler C. Arnold Visitation of the Elderly Homebound at Christ Lutheran Church, Platte Woods, Missouri: A Directional Methodology Study

Kurt R. Ziemann Teaching the Faith Using Fiction

Degree Conferred November 15, 2019

William L. Keller II Evaluation of the Accountable Leadership Model of Governance at Concordia Lutheran Church

Degree Conferred February 28, 2020

Aric A. Fenske A Comparative Study of Deductive and Homiletical Plot Sermons and their Effectiveness in Proclaiming the Gospel

Degrees Conferred May 22, 2020

Peter W. Elliott The Plan of Salvation: A Fifteen-Week Christological Survey of the Scriptures for Saint John Lutheran, Fraser, Michigan

Jeffrey H. Goodman The Mid-Week Divine Service: Its Theology, History, Usage, and Implementation in a Lutheran Parish Church

Wade A. Mobley Sharper: A Proposal for Continuing Education within the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations

Degree to Be Conferred August 5, 2020 Pending completion of all academic work

Mulugeta M. Adane Study on the Practices, Challenges and Opportunities of Mission Work in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Dessie Congregation

17 Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Missiology

The dissertation title is given below the candidate’s name.

Degrees Conferred May 22, 2020

Matthew A. Buse The Multiethnic Congregation and Lutheran Missions: Toward an Old Orthodox Lutheran Diaspora Missiology

Abdi T. Mulat The Rise of Islamic Extremism in Ethiopia and Its Impact on the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Mission

Gerald A. Paul Evangelizing Mormons: Lutheran Outreach to Mormons in the Mountain-West Region of the USA

Geoffrey L. Robinson Why Do Churches Grow? An Investigation into Factors that Increase and Sustain Membership in LCMS Congregations

Mark J. Schreiber Moral Injury: How Might the Cross of Christ Heal Moral Injury in the Combat Veteran?

Candidates for Alternate Route Certificate

Certificates Conferred July 31, 2019

Benjamin R. Burge Jason M. Kaspar William F. Zwick

Certificate Conferred May 22, 2020

Richard Neely Owen

Certificates to Be Conferred August 5, 2020

Pending completion of all academic work Norlyn D. Bartens Lyle E. Buettner Mark T. Matheny Daniel M. Schuetz

Candidates for the Doctor of Divinity Degree Honoris Causa

Degrees Conferred May 22, 2020

Andrew K. Pfeiffer

The Reverend Dr. Andrew Pfeiffer is being honored for his years of faithful service in the Lutheran Church of Australia.

Dr. Pfeiffer graduated from Luther Seminary in North Adelaide, South Australia (SA), in 1983 and was ordained into the Holy Ministry at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Moorook, SA. He served there for one year before being called to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hampstead, SA, where he served from 1984 to 1989. Since completing a Master of Sacred Theology degree in 1991 at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), he has served for many years as professor at the Luther Seminary and Australian Lutheran College in North Adelaide, SA. His duties have included serving as the Director of Field Education, the Head of the School of Pastoral Education, and the Coordinator of Vicarage. In 2002, Dr. Pfeiffer earned his Ph.D. in Missiology from CTSFW, writing a dissertation entitled, The Catechumenate in Lutheran Missiology. He is also a widely-respected lecturer and writer in the LCA, where he has served as the Assistant Bishop since 2015.

Dr. Pfeiffer is married to Sue; they have three children and eight grandchildren.

Larry M. Vogel

The Reverend Dr. Larry M. Vogel is being honored for his many years as a parish pastor and his service to the church-at-large.

Dr. Vogel earned his B.S. in Education from Concordia College in Seward, Nebraska, in 1975 and matriculated to Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where he earned his M.Div. in 1981. His service in the ministerium of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod spans nearly three decades of parish ministry, including time as a worker-priest teacher on the Rosebud Lakota Sioux reservation, as a missionary pastor in New York City, and as pastor of Martin Luther Chapel and School in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Since 2009, Dr. Vogel has served as the Associate Executive Director of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR). In addition to his extensive writing and travel for the CTCR, he has written a wide variety of published works: biblical plays for children, sermons, book reviews, theological articles, and chapters in books. He also provided leadership as a member of the drafting committee for Luther’s Small Catechism with Explanation (2017 edition). He is currently completing his Ph.D. at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, writing his dissertation on the implications of changing demographics for ministry in the LCMS.

Dr. Vogel and his wife Betsy have three married children and eight grandchildren.