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Walther as Churchman - p.4 Walther and the Formation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod - p.7 C. F. W. Walther— and Preacher - p.10 Called to Serve - p. 14 FROM THE PRES IDENT

Dear Friends of Concordia Theological Seminary: For All the Saints Who Have Gone Before Us—C. F. W. Walther

“ have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in ages. Already in his university training in he resisted Iyour grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am the pervasive influences of rationalism. His classic treatise on persuaded, now lives in you also.” 2 Timothy 1:5 “The Proper Distinction Between ” and his work One of the beauties of the Christian church is its continuity on “Church and Ministry” have guided generations of Lutheran across generations. Already in Sacred Scripture Abraham, . Less well known, but a tribute to Walther’s balance and Pastoral Theology Moses, David, Hannah, Esther, and numerous others are recom - deeply pastoral wisdom, is his . In the com - Pastoral Theology mended as models for faith and life. This continuity of the plete German version of , the breadth of church’s confession is attested by Paul’s journey to confer with Walther’s knowledge is evidenced as well as his commitment to St. Peter: “Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get apply that theology to the life of the church. Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days” (Gala - In the , Vol. III tians 1:18). Whether conferring with St. Peter or acknowledging (1965), G. E. Lenski writes: “His public appearance is said to the faith of Timothy’s grandmother Lois and mother Eunice, St. have been hampered by physical limitations, baldness, and the Paul joined the harmonious chorus of the prophetic and apostolic loss of his teeth; but this handicap was more than overcome by witness to Christ. He rejoiced in the faith of the saints who had his strong personality, his ability to explain and inspire, the preceded him in the early church’s life. tireless energy and devotion and obvious sincerity with which A strength of our Lutheran Confessions is that, like St. Paul, he pushed forward his chosen work at all times. The strong, they rejoice in their oneness with the witness of Christians across well-organized, doctrinally sure LCMS of our day stands on the generations. This solidarity with the ancient church is immedi - record as the reflected image of Walther.” This tribute was ately evident when the confessors place the Apostles’ Creed, the written in the sixties, but surely our present generation will be , and the at the very beginning of poorer for not remembering and giving thanks for “all the saints” the . Indeed, when one reads the Lutheran who have preceded us. For the Life of the World Confessions, it is noteworthy how often they appeal to the church This issue of highlights three fathers in support of their theological position. The list of fathers facets of Walther’s work: “Walther, the Preacher and Pastor,” cited includes Ambrose, Aquinas, Athanasius, Augustine, Basil, “Walther on the Formation of a Pastor,” and “Walther the Chrysostom, Clement, Cyprian, Cyril, Irenaeus, Jerome, and Churchman.” Enjoy this tribute to a founding father of The many others. Whether affirming or differing with earlier genera - Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. If your interest is aroused, tions, the Lutheran confessors clearly made the case for continu - write to the seminary bookstore or to Concordia Publishing ity and compatibility of their position with the ancient church. House for any of his works. Most are available in English. The magisterial work of (1522-1596) in his May the Lord give us, with St. Paul, a sense of the treasure that Examination of the Council of Trent displays a broad and deep is ours in all the faithful who have confessed Christ with prophet - knowledge of the church fathers and church history. Another ic and apostolic clarity across more than two millennium. As one early Lutheran, John Gerhard (1582-1637) is frequently viewed scholar has asserted: “Ours is not to look down toward previous as the father of patristic studies as its own discipline. generations of the faithful, but to look up and labor so that we It is in this Lutheran spirit of oneness with the church’s con - might stand as tall as they did in their confession of Christ.” For the Life of the World fession across time that remembers and honors C. F. W. Walter (1811-1887) as a father of the Mis - Sincerely yours, in Christ’s service, souri Synod. His voice was one of many that defined the charac - ter of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in its early years. Other key “fathers in the faith” were Ottomar Fuerbringer, Wil - helm Loehe, , Friedrich Wyneken. Walther, like Lutherans before him, would not offer novel Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe positions but asserted his oneness with the Christian faith of the President, Concordia Theological Seminary

2 For the Life of the World CONTENTS

page 4 FEATURES

4 Walther as Churchman By the Rev. Dr. Edwin S. Suelflow, former President of the South Wisconsin District, now living in Mequon, Wisconsin

Walther’s primary goal was to give all glory to God, as a humble servant of the Lord, He was one of those distinguished churchmen whom God sends to His Church on earth at various times and in various places to address the needs of the Church in a forceful, yet evangelical manner. 7 Walther and the Formation of the The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod By the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia page 7 Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana So the question becomes, if there were already so many Lutheran synod’s in America, why start another one? The answer is simple. Given the familiarity with the American religious scene generally and American more specifically, the founders of Missouri were determined to establish an orthodox, truly confessional Lutheran synod in the . page 22 10 C. F. W. Walther—Pastor and Preacher By the Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie, Chairman of the Histori - cal Department and Professor of Historical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana

For Walther, the most important task of the pastor was preach - ing. In addition to leading worship, making pastoral visits, and providing leadership to the congregation, a pastor must proclaim God’s Word publicly to his people. page 16 page 20 13 What Does This Mean?

For of the the LIFE WOR LD Called to PRESIDENT Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe PUBLISHER Rev. Scott Klemsz SERVE EDITOR Rev. John T. Pless ASSISTANT EDITOR Jayne Sheafer Christ on Campus p. 14 ART DIRECTOR Christ Academy 2003 Recap p. 16 Steve Blakey Dr. Eric J. Moeller Joins Seminary Staff p. 20 For the Life of the World is published quarterly by Concordia Theological Seminary Deaconess Program Begins First Year p. 22 Press, 6600 North Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. No portion of Fthoirs CTS Partners with POBLO tphueblLiciafteioonf mthaeyWbeorrled produced without the written consent of the publisher of . Copyright 2003. Printed in the United States. Postage paid for Muslin Outreach p. 24 at Huntington, Indiana. To be added to our mailing listFpoleratsheecLalilfe26o0f/t4h5e2W-2o15rl0dor e-mail Rev. Scott Klemsz at [email protected]. is CTS Opens 158th Academic Year mailed to all pastors and congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in with Record Numbers p. 28 the United States and Canada and to anyone interested in the work of Concordia The - ological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

OCTOBER 2003 3 Walthe r as Churc

4 For the Life of the World alther Memorial Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the only congregation in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod which bears h man Wthe name of its first president. It was my privilege By the Rev. Dr. Edwin S. Suelflow to serve this congregation as pastor for 29 years. A portrait of Dr. Walther hangs in the narthex of the church—a tribute to his memory, also a reminder of the doctrinal heritage this churchman left for us as a congregation and as a Synod. In 1987, under the encouragement firmed this position. of the Lutheran Heritage Committee of Later, when Walther was president the Synod, special services were held of the seminary in St. Louis, his con - during the season of that cern for the training of pastors resulted year to call to mind, with thanksgiving in the special evening conversations he to God, the legacy C. F. W. Walther left held with students on the subject of the for the Missouri Synod. For this special proper distinction between Law and observance, the Heritage Committee Gospel. Even today, most pastors have suggested the words recorded in Jude, in their personal library a copy of these v. 3, as the text for the sermon on that theses formulated by Walther. Pastoraltheologie day: “I urge you to fight for the faith His contains a once entrusted to the holy people.” wealth of theological literature, demon - No one will deny that as a church - strating his conviction that the Word of man, C. F. W. Walther contended for the God must speak to specific situations in faith. History records his valiant efforts, the life of the Church. even in the face of tremendous odds. When the many immigrants from This was the situation in Perry County, Europe in the 1800s formed a number Missouri, when the Saxon immigration of different synods in America, people lost heart over the scandal sur - Walther, the churchman, sought rounding their leader, . earnestly to gather likeminded, confes - Walther was forced, under the circum - sional Lutherans together, an effort stance, to go to the Scriptures to clarify which culminated eventually in the his position on the Walther lived in a different time formation of The doctrine of church Lutheran from ours. Yet, the basic, funda - and ministry. With Church—Mis - the Holy Spirit’s mental problem for people living souri Synod. His help, his position in any century has not changed. prolific writings Der prevailed, it saved in the We are still born with original sin; Lutheraner the immigration and we still need the regeneration Lehre Und from failure, and given in Holy ; we still Wehre provided sound , which need daily repentance; we still theological foun - addressed con - dation for the Mis - need to hear the absolution; we temporary issues souri Synod today. still need the Sacrament of the on the basis of The LCMS Con - Lord’s body and blood for the God’s Word, and vention of 2001 assurance of forgiveness; we still his voluminous reviewed and reaf - need to hear the saving Gospel of correspondence our Lord Jesus Christ.

OCTOBER 2003 5 all contributed to the Constitutional Matters, and effort of establishing a decisions of dispute resolu - Synod based solidly on tion panels? Where is the the Sacred Scriptures and Word of God in the sum - the Lutheran Confessions. mary judgments you make Surely Walther fol - to decide issues facing the lowed the encouragement church? Why do you think of the Apostle “to fight for that being “user friendly” the faith once entrusted to in your worship forms will the holy people.” “grow” the church? Why We recognize the God- do you allow the culture in blessed efforts of Walther in the history of our Missouri which you live to dictate to the church what it should do— Synod. Reflecting on this, we do well to think about our life isn’t it the other way around—the church is to influence the in the church and ask ourselves: Are we following in his foot - culture? Why are numbers seemingly more important than steps? Is adherence to the Word of God as important to us as faithfulness in preaching the Word and administering the it was to Walther? Do we place human reason in subjection to Sacraments according to their institution by Christ? the Word of God? Do we always say “thus saith the Lord”? Walther, the churchman, would encourage us “to fight for How would Walther see our Synod today? How would he the faith once entrusted to the holy people.” “The faith” is address the problems that cause divisions among us? How something that has been given to us by the Holy Spirit work - would he have dealt with the Yankee Stadium affair? What ing through God’s Word and the Sacraments. It is not some - would he say to the Council of Presidents to encourage faith - thing we can claim as having come from within ourselves, fulness to the Word of God among the pastors of the Synod something we decided upon or sought after because it sound - in their preaching and in their practice? What would he say ed good to us. Neither is it merely an emotional experience. about the church growth movement? About contemporary No, “the faith” is a gift from God—the gift which makes it worship forms? About women’s ordination? About the Con - possible for us to receive eternal life in heaven after death. cordia University System? About the Pastoral Leadership “The faith” is centered in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who Institute? About the financial crises in the Synod? And the came according to God’s plan to pay the ransom price God many other problems which are causing debate and even had demanded for sin—your sin and mine—as He suffered division among us? and died on the cross at Calvary, then rose again from the Granted, Walther lived in a different time from ours. dead to prove that God the Father had accepted the sacrifice These differences are obvious. Yet, the basic, fundamental of His Son for the sins of the world. problem for people living in any centu - Walther’s primary goal was to give ry has not changed. We are still born Walther, the churchman, would all glory to God, as a humble servant of with original sin; we still need the encourage us “to fight for the the Lord. He was one of those distin - regeneration given in Holy Baptism; faith once entrusted to the holy guished churchmen whom God sends we still need daily repentance; we still people.” “The faith” is something to His Church on earth at various times need to hear the absolution; we still that has been given to us by the and in various places to address the need the Sacrament of the Lord’s body needs of the Church in a forceful, yet Holy Spirit working through God’s and blood for the assurance of forgive - evangelical manner. Our pastors and ness; we still need to hear the saving Word and the Sacraments. It is our leaders in the church could well Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We not something we can claim as follow the example of Walther, keeping still need, as the old Lutheran Hour having come from within our - before their eyes at all times the Christ- sign proclaimed, “A changeless Christ selves, something we decided centered Gospel and the integrity of for a changing world.” upon or sought after because it Lutheranism as detailed in our historic So what has changed? If he were a Lutheran Confessions. sounded good to us. Neither is it Dr. Edwin S. Suelflow is a retired churchman in the Missouri Synod LCMS pastor living in Mequon, Wis - today, Walther might well ask: Why do merely an emotional experience. consin. He is also the former Presi - you place so much emphasis on your No, “the faith” is a gift from dent of the South Wisconsin District. convention resolutions, and synodical God—the gift which makes it pos - bylaws, decisions of the Committee on sible for us to receive eternal life in heaven after death.

6 For the Life of the World Walther and the Formation of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod By the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr.

hen the LCMS came into existence, it brought Many have asked, why use the together a remarkable assortment of people from a name “Missouri”? However, the variety of backgrounds and commitments. F. C. D. geographical designation is the WWyneken in Fort Wayne, Indiana (and throughout least significant element of the new synod. Rather, what emerges Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana), August Crämer in Frankenmuth, from a reading of the new synod’s Michigan, Wilhelm Sihler and his colleagues in Ohio, and, last Constitution is its clearly confes - but certainly not least, there were the Saxons in St. Louis and sional character. The Missourians Perry County, Missouri, led ultimately by C. F. W. Walter. were determined from the start to Too often the work of the founders is assessed unsympathetically and the vitality make a clear statement of their and depth of their efforts are blithely dismissed. It is almost as though some think that beliefs in both their doctrine and what became the Missouri Synod had to be. But it did not. When Walther and the Sax - their practice. ons arrived in the United States in 1839, they were just a few among the many Luther - ans of America. Consider this: between the years 1840 and 1875 America’s Lutherans

OCTOBER 2003 7 established no less than fifty-eight distinct Lutheran syn - It soon became clear that this diverse group shared a 1 ods—of which the Missouri Synod was but one. So the common commitment to . Natu - question becomes, if there were already so many Luther - rally they worked to solidify their emerging relationship. an synods in America, why start another one? The answer Meetings were held in Cleveland, Ohio (September 1845), is simple. Given their familiarity with the American reli - St. Louis, Missouri (May 1846), and Fort Wayne, Indiana gious scene generally and American Lutheranism more (July 1846), and led eventually to a draft constitution, 3 specifically, the founders of Missouri were determined to adopted at the Fort Wayne meeting. This draft provided establish an orthodox, truly confessional Lutheran synod the basis for the Constitution formally adopted in Chicago, in the United States—something they believed was lack - , on April 26, 1847, the birthday of the Missouri ing at their time. Synod. Many of the synods of American Lutheranism had Many have asked, why use the name “Missouri”? In Die Deutsche departed from the orthodox faith and the Confessions of fact, the original name of the synod was Evangelische Lutherische Synode von Missouri, Ohio, the church. The most notorious example was Dr. S. S. und andern Staaten Schmucker (1799-1873), long-time (“The German professor at the Lutheran Theologi - What was the point of forming Evangelical Lutheran Synod of cal Seminary at Gettysburg, Penn - the new synod? Walther and the Missouri, Ohio, and Other States”). sylvania. Schmucker believed that other Missourians believed that The voting membership of sixteen for Lutheranism to develop proper - the Lutheran confession of congregations and twelve pastors, ly and be meaningful to Americans, along with eleven advisory mem - and biblical truth was valid for all it had to change its doctrine its bers (ten pastors and one teacher), practice. The primary statement of times and all peoples. The point was drawn from Missouri on the his theological and practical pro - was not to maintain a particular west and Ohio on the east. Notably, Definite Synodical gram was the human culture, but to publish the the majority of congregations were Platform of 1855. However, good news of Christ crucified and in Indiana. The unwieldy formal Schmucker had made his views risen again as rightly confessed title was quickly shortened to “Mis - clear in a number of forums well souri” or the “Missouri Synod,” and by the Lutheran Church as widely before that time. In sum, Schmuck - its participants were known as er specifically rejected the biblical as possible. “Missourians.” However, the geo - teachings of the real presence of graphical designation is the least Christ in the Lord’s Supper and that significant element of the new in baptism God washes away sin and gives new synod. Rather, what emerges from a reading of life to sinners. He rejected private confession the new synod’s Constitution is its clearly con - and absolution and threw out the historic litur - fessional character. The Missourians were gies of the church. All of these things had to be determined from the start to make a clear both changed, argued Schmucker, if the Lutheran statement of their beliefs in their doctrine and Church was to survive. The historic doctrine and their practice, as the reasons for forming the practice of the church simply did not make sense to synodical union demonstrate: Americans, argued Schmucker, and therefore it was incumbent on the church to change to fit the attitude of the 1. The example of the Apostolic Church. (Acts 15:1-31) times. 2. The preservation and furthering of the unity of pure Walther totally disagreed. By the early 1840s he had confession (Eph. 4:3-6; 1 Cor. 1:10) and to provide concluded that the synods of American Lutheranism were common defense against separatism and sectarianism. so infected by the faulty thinking of the time that it was (Rom. 16:17) necessary to gather confessionally committed Lutherans 3. Protection and preservation of the rights and duties of into a new synod. Far from being isolationist in attitude, pastors and congregations. Walther reached out with the Lutheran confession of the 4. The establishment of the largest possible conformity in biblical truth to America. On September 7, 1844, Walther Der Lutheraner church government. published the first issue of (“The Luther - 5. The will of the Lord that the diversities of gifts be used an”) in which he sought to strengthen the ties of confes - for the common good. (1 Cor. 12:4-31) sional Lutherans throughout the United States. When 6. The unified spread of the kingdom of God and to make Wyneken received a copy of the issue, he is reported to possible the promotion of special church projects. Book of Concord have exclaimed, “Thank God, there are still Lutherans in (Seminary, , hymnal, , America.” Wilhelm Sihler also received a copy and soon 2 schoolbooks, Bible distribution, mission projects with - was writing to Walther. in and outside the Church.)

8 For the Life of the World While these principles stand solidly on their own, what do exploding German population of the United States. At the they mean in practice? The answer to this question shows same time, however, Walther recognized that this same how Walther and the Missourians viewed their mission in truth needed to be confessed in the English language and the chaotic situation of American denominationalism. so encouraged work among English speakers as well. The Simply put, the Lutheran Church in America had become point was not to maintain a particular human culture, but so confused in its doctrine and practice that it was difficult to publish the good news of Christ crucified and risen at times to recognize congregations as Lutherans. As a again as rightly confessed by the Lutheran Church as result, they wrote: widely as possible. For Walther and all the early Mis - sourians there was no division to be made between dogma Furthermore Synod deems it necessary for the and mission, rather, as we have seen, doctrine and practice purification of the Lutheran Church in America, were mutually and integrally interrelated. that the emptiness and the poverty in the What resulted was explosive growth. In externals of the service be opposed, Walther we see a man who knew his circum - which, having been introduced here by stances well. Further, he sought to engage the false spirit of the Reformed, is now and address those circumstances with the rampant. unchanging truth of the Lutheran confes - All pastors and congregations sion of the biblical truth. God richly that wish to be recognized as ortho - blessed the Missouri Synod as it faith - dox by Synod are prohibited from fully confessed the Scriptures in trying adopting or retaining any ceremony circumstances. If we can learn any - which might weaken the confession thing from Walther—and I believe we of the truth or condone or strength - can—it is how vigorously, winsomely, en a heresy, especially if heretics and courageously to stand with the insist upon the continuation or the church of all time in making the good abolishing of such ceremonies. confession that we are saved by grace The desired uniformity in the cere - through faith on account of Christ alone monies is to be brought about especially by apart from any merit or worthiness in us. The the adoption of sound Lutheran If we can learn anything from clarity of Walther’s confession is a agendas (church books). clarion call to us in the present to Walther—and I believe we can—it Synod as a whole is to recapture that uniquely integrated supervise how each individual is how vigorously, winsomely, and sense of doctrine, practice, and mis - pastor cares for the souls in his courageously to stand with the sion. charge. Synod, therefore, has church of all time in making the The the right of inquiry and judg - 1. E. Clifford Nelson, ed., good confession that we are Lutherans in North America ment. Especially is Synod to saved by grace through faith on , rev. investigate whether its pastors ed. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, account of Christ alone apart from have permitted themselves to be 1980), 175. A Century of misled into applying the so- any merit or worthiness in us. 2. Walter Baepler, Grace: A History of the Missouri called “New Measures” which Synod 1847-1947 have become prevalent here, or (St. Louis: Con - whether they care for their souls according to the cordia, 1947), 52. sound Scriptural manner of the orthodox Church. 3. The text of this draft may be found in Roy Suelflow, Concordia trans., “Our First Synodical Constitution,” Historical Institute Quarterly What was the point of forming the new synod? Was it 16 (1943): 1-18. It is cou - simply to provide a cultural haven for German immi - pled with a translation of the constitution adopted in 1847. grants? Certainly the Synod vigorously maintained the It is from this latter text that quotations in the remainder of almost exclusive use of the German language. However, this article are taken. to see the Synod in such simple terms misses the point of Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr. is the Assistant Dean and Walther’s larger vision. Walther and the other Missourians Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Concor - believed that the Lutheran confession of biblical truth was dia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. valid for all times and all peoples. However, given their limited resources, they tended to restrict their efforts to the

OCTOBER 2003 9 By the Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie

C. F. W.Wal ther PASTOR AND PREACHER

By the Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie

10 For the Life of the World contributions to the history of C. F. W. Walther’sLutheranism in America are many. A founder of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and her first President, Walther was also Professor of Theology and PresidDeenrt LofuCthoenrcaonredr ia TSheme iLnaurtyhe(rSatn. Louis)LaenhdrefouunnddiWngehErde itoDr ofctbrointhe and Defense ( ) and ( ), two important periodicals for promoting confessional Lutheranism in nineteenth century America and around the Following Luther, Walther insisted world. In applying Lutheran theology to the American situation, first of all that preaching be God’s Walther wrote and spoke frequently and so produced works that Word, not man’s. But this means are still read, studied, and applied. At the most recent synodical more than simply quoting Bible passages. Instead, it means convention, for example, delegates once more reaffirmed his book, Church and Ministry reproducing from the pulpit the , as the official teaching of our church. purpose for which God gave the What is amazing then–in view of every - Through the years, Walther Scriptures in the first place, viz., thing else that he accomplished–is the fact that preached thousands of sermons and to confront men with their sins Walther was also a parish pastor. Indeed, at the during his lifetime, several collec - (Law) and to comfort them with heart of his long career was his concern that tions of his sermons were published. forgiveness (Gospel). Preaching people hear the Word of God in its truth and Some were subsequently translated that does not have this twofold purity. To that end, he not only prepared others into English, although none is cur - aim misses the mark. to preach, but he also did it himself right to the rently in print. Walther also lectured end of his life. and wrote about preaching. Indeed, After studying theology at the University of what is probably his greatest work, Law and Gospel Leipzig, Walther was ordained and became , was originally a set of lec - pastor of the state Lutheran church in Braeuns - tures to seminary students, aimed at shaping dorf, Saxony, in 1837. Within two years, how - them into faithful and effective preachers. Pastoral Theology ever, he had resigned in order to follow Martin In another work, , Stephan to America where he resumed his min - Walther addressed the full range of a pastor’s istry in Perry County, Missouri, in 1839. By activities, everything from visiting the sick to 1841, he was serving in St. Louis. Over the presiding over voters’ meetings. Of course, he years, his one congregation grew to four and also discussed preaching. Following Luther, Walther took on several assistants, but he Walther insisted first of all that preaching be remained pastor until his death in 1887. God’s Word, not man’s. But this means more For Walther, the most important task of the than simply quoting Bible passages. Instead, it pastor was preaching. In addition to leading means reproducing from the pulpit the purpose worship, making pastoral visits, and providing for which God gave the Scriptures in the first leadership to the congregation, a pastor must place, viz., to confront men with their sins proclaim God’s Word publicly to his people. (Law) and to comfort them with forgiveness For it is through the Word that the Holy Spirit (Gospel). Preaching that does not have this creates and sustains faith. There is nothing twofold aim misses the mark, however much it that people need more than to hear about is otherwise filled with biblical content. For Christ their Savior, and it is the pastor’s task to God has established the office of the ministry as salvation tell them. an office of salvation, but salvation is

OCTOBER 2003 11 from sin through Christ . Pastors need to in Christ has to have an impact on the way we preach this message. live. So Walther also believed that faithful pas - But Walther also believed that pastors must tors should use their sermons to exhort their be skillful in how they apply Law and Gospel. people to good works. By this, Walther meant To preach the Law to penitent sinners could encouraging people, not scolding or rebuking mean driving them into despair, but to preach them, for “upright Christians, even if burdened the Gospel to impenitent sinners could mean with various weaknesses, do not want to reject making them feel secure in their sins. Each God’s Word. They want to live for Him who message is God’s truth but misapplying either died for them. . . . If they hear in the exhorting could be fatal to the hearer. There - preacher the voice of their gracious God, they Walther taught, according to fore, in terms of preparation for neither can nor want to oppose it.” So pastors, Lutheran theology, that God preaching, Walther placed a high pri - always using the Word, urge people to follow brings the salvation Christ has ority on rightly distinguishing Law God’s ways in their life and work in this world. won only through the means of and Gospel. In this way, through preaching, Walther grace, the Word and the Sacra - Another important part of preach - believed that pastors would proclaim “the ments. Furthermore, God has ing for Walther is that it be doctrinal. whole counsel of God” for the salvation of their Any admonition, comfort, or exhorta - listeners. By teaching true doctrine and refuting graciously established the office tion in the sermon must come from false, by rebuking sin and encouraging sancti - of the public ministry to adminis - God’s truth. It does no good for pas - fied living, and especially by proclaiming the ter these means on behalf of and tors to impress people with their Savior, Lutheran pastors become spokesmen in the midst of His people. rhetoric if their hearers think they are for God when they enter their pulpits. listening only to the pious opinions of Walther taught, according to Lutheran the - the preacher. They need to know what ology, that God brings the salvation Christ has God says, not men, and what God has done and won only through the means of grace, the Word still does to save them. Preaching doctrine and the Sacraments. Furthermore, God has accomplishes this aim. graciously established the office of the public But preaching true doctrine also means ministry to administer these means on behalf of identifying false doctrine. In his day, like ours, and in the midst of His people. For fifty years, there were many different interpretations of the C. F. W. Walther held this office and faithfully Christian Gospel, so Walther believed that pas - carried out its responsibilities, especially by tors needed to help their people sort through the preaching the Word of God. Today, it is more options by pointing out both the true and the likely that we will read his books and essays false. “The correct doctrine,” Walther wrote, “is than his sermons. But the most important part often correctly grasped only when the opposite of his ministry, like that of any pastor, was is made clear at the same time. The false teach - when he entered the pulpit to proclaim the ers try to wrap their error cleverly in the appear - Gospel of Jesus Christ to sinners. ance of truth so that simple people are all too Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie is Chairman easily deceived . . . if they have not been of the Historical Department and Professor warned in advance.” of Historical Theology, Concordia Theologi - True Christianity, however, means not just cal Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. knowing the truth. It also means living in the light of that truth. For what God has done for us

12 For the Life of the World WWhhaatt DDooeess TThhiiss MMEEAANN he Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy urging him to devote him - rightly distinguish Law from Gospel. The art of distinguishing Law self to study so that he might rightly divide the word of truth from Gospel is no academic art for “like two hostile forces, Law and (see II Timothy 2:15). C. F. W. Walther followed in the path Gospel sometimes clash with each other in a person’s conscience” Law and Gospel, Tof the Apostle as he guided his students in the art of distin - ( 47). It is within the rough and tumble of life in the guishing the Law from the Gospel. By means of twenty-five theses, world, with Satan himself pressing the dagger of the Law into the ten - Walther laid out the doctrinal and pastoral necessity of this distinc - der flesh of the Christian, that the believer learns ever again to anchor tion in a series of evening lectures to his students at the St. Louis confidence in the wounds of Christ proclaimed and given in preach - The Proper Dis - seminary in 1884-1885. Published under the title, ing and sacrament. Faith not feelings is essential. Faith lives not from tinction Between Law and Gospel, this book has become a classic self but from Christ as He gives Himself to sinners by means of His of American Lutheran theology and it continues as one of the essen - promises in His words and sacraments. Thus Walther asserts “…the tial texts used at our seminary in the formation of pastors. What is Word of God is not rightly divided when sinners who have been this distinction between Law and Gospel? Why is it necessary for struck down and terrified by the Law are directed, not to the Word and every aspect of Christian faith and life? As the Law is unrelenting the Sacraments, but to their own prayers and Walther argues that the Holy Spirit speaks wrestlings with God in order that they may win two different and contradictory words in the threat, so the Gospel is pure their way into a state of grace; in other words, Scriptures. Law and Gospel differ in regard to promise, a promise made by when they are told to keep on praying and strug - content. The word of the Law is that message of God to sinners for the sake of gling until they feel that God has received them Law and Gospel, the living God that convicts us of sin and brings the atoning death of His own into grace” ( 127). death to the sinner. The Law can only demand Son. Only when Law and Gospel The Swedish churchman, Bo Giertz, wrote a and accuse; it is powerless to bestow anything novel that embodies the Law/Gospel distinction, are kept straight, each doing its The Hammer of God. other than death. The Gospel, on the other hand, One of the characters, a is that Word of God that makes no demand; it own work without invading the Pastor Torvik, has completely confused Law and rather promises and bestows blessing in the blood territory of the other, is Christ Gospel in his attempt to make his people better of Jesus Christ. “The Gospel,” wrote Walther, Christians. A wise, elderly woman, Mother The preached for the Savior that He “contains nothing but grace and truth” ( Lotta, in the parish reminds Pastor Torvik that “it Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel, is. When Law and Gospel are won’t do to offer Moses a forty percent agree - Law and Gospel mixed, the Scriptures are ren - 9; hereafter ). ment and expect him to be satisfied with our Law and Gospel also differ in regard to dered unclear and we are becoming absolutely pure and loving and honest, The Hammer effect. While the Law does tell us what God thrown back on our own good as you are always talking about” ( of God, would have us do, it does not effect obedience. works, emotions, or notions of 282). Mother Lotta knew more of the Instead it incites the lust for sin (see Romans how we might come to God. Law/Gospel art than did the pastor. She echoes 7:7-9). The Law exposes human beings for the Walther who warns of those who would confuse sinners that they are, conjuring up “the terrors of the Gospel with moral improvement. Christ is Law and Gospel, hell, of death, of the wrath of God” ( 14), but our Redeemer, not a lawgiver or a new Moses. promises no way out. Following the pattern of the prophets and the Walther’s final thesis lets the Gospel have the last word as he apostles, Walther draws the contrast between Law and Gospel, noth - points out that “the Word of God is not rightly divided when the per - ing that the Gospel does not reprove sinners but forgives them. The son teaching it does not allow the Gospel to have a general predom - Law and Gospel, Gospel “does not require anything good that man must furnish: not inance in his teaching” ( 403). When Law and a good heart, not a good disposition, no improvement of his condi - Gospel are incorrectly distinguished both are undercut. The Gospel tion, no godliness, no love either of God or men. It issues no orders, without the Law is confused with contemporary notions of uncondi - Law and Gospel, but it changes man” ( 16). The Gospel is not about tional acceptance or an ideology of indiscriminate tolerance. Without man’s work; it is “the power of God unto salvation to everyone who the answer of the Gospel, the accusation of the Law hammers away believes” (Romans 1:16). As the Law is unrelenting threat, so the with its unrelenting demands destroying the sinner. Christ alone is Gospel is pure promise, promise made by God to sinners for the the end of the Law for righteousness to all who believe His promis - sake of the atoning death of His own Son. Only when Law and es (see Romans 10:4). This is the truthful and consoling theology that Gospel are kept straight, each doing its own work without invading Walther sought to communicate. Pastors and laity would do well to the territory of the other, is Christ preached for the Savior that He is. devote themselves to rediscovering Walther’s marvelous volume. When Law and Gospel are mixed, the Scriptures are rendered The Rev. John T. Pless is an Assistant Professor of Pastoral unclear and we are thrown back on our own good works, emotions, Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort or notions of how we might come to God. Wayne, Indiana, and Editor of maga zine. Like Luther before him, Walther recognized that is not easy to For the Life of the World

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Christ On Campus by Monica Robins “ love working with people, especially college-aged people,” says the Rev. Mark J. Buchhop of Wittenberg Lutheran Chapel at the University of North Dakota (UND), Grand Forks, North Dakota. “I Ienjoy my time preparing sermons and Bible Studies and look forward to sharing the good news of the Gospel.” Iowa (1986-1996). Pastor Buchhop attended Moorhead State University, Wittenberg Lutheran Chapel is a cam - Moorhead, Minnesota, where he received a B.A. (1975). pus ministry. While the students attend UND, they retain He then went on to study at Concordia Theological Semi - their church membership in their home congregations. Pas - nary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he earned a Master of tor Buchhop is serving, on behalf of the North Dakota Dis - Divinity (1979). He is currently studying at the Fort trict, each student’s local congregation by sharing God’s Wayne seminary in the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) pro - grace in Word and Sacrament. “We have about 100-125 stu - gram, which is the highest professional degree in the min - dents per year on our contact list that we invite to the Divine istry. Service and Bible Studies. Average Sunday attendance is 35- Before arriving at Wit - 45 students, with some students more regular than others tenberg Lutheran Chapel (not unlike a typical congregation),” states Pastor Buchhop. in 1996, Pastor Buchhop “Campus ministry has some very special challenges. Work - served as pastor of Bethel ing with college-aged students requires patience. Sometimes Lutheran Church, Lawton, they don’t keep the appointments they’ve made, and they Iowa (1980-1986), and can be very difficult to reach, even in this day of e-mail and then at St. Paul’s Lutheran cell phones. The culture shouts out, ‘be independent, think Church, Webster City, for yourselves, don’t go to church, do what you want to do.’”

14 For the Life of the World The Lutheran While in Iowa, Pastor Buchhop used “Over the years, I have had several young men inquire Hymnal Lutheran Worship and in the parish. He uses about the office of pastor,” Pastor Buchhop says. “Some of Lutheran Worship at Wittenberg Lutheran Chapel and is them are encouraged by their home pastor or a member of looking forward to the new hymnal. “I have found it chal - their congregation, and others I have identified and lenging working with students who have not used the encouraged to think about it. I share with them the humble hymnal in their home parishes,” confides Pastor Buch - privilege in teaching and preaching the Word of God. I hop. “I work with them by explaining the beauty of the share the wonderful joy it is to be the one, called and Divine Service, and have found it helpful to explain a por - ordained, to forgive sinners through the spoken word, the tion of the service each week before the service begins. water and the word in Holy Baptism, and the Lord’s Sup - When the students grow in understanding of what is hap - per in Christ’s stead. pening at each part of the service, they come to love it and “A special pleasure for me the past two-and-a-half years enjoy singing the Introit, Gradual, Psalms, etc. The has been my participation in the D.Min. program at Con - Divine Service is nothing like the culture of the world. It cordia Theological Seminary. I began in January 2001, and is a place where they can come to confess their sins and have now completed all the course work. In the fall of 2003, be absolved. They are forgiven and fed, served by Christ I will complete my project dealing with closed communion Himself.” and the campus ministry setting, and then complete my dis - A unique joy for Pastor Buchhop sertation. I have thoroughly enjoyed the has been working with several UND “Campus ministry has some program for several reasons: I have really students from China. “They are read - very special challenges. enjoyed being back in the classroom, in ing aloud Luther’s Small Catechism, Working with college-aged front of world-class theologians at our and I help them with their English as students requires patience. seminary; further, I have cherished won - derful friendships with my classmates in well as sharing the six chief parts of Sometimes they don’t keep the Christian faith.” the program. We are able to discuss theol - the appointments they’ve On Sundays, right after the Divine ogy and issues together and learn a lot in Service, they have “Lunch with made, and they can be very the process. I would highly recommend Luther.” This weekly event features a difficult to reach, even in this this program to my brother pastors!” soup and sandwich meal and a reading day of e-mail and cell phones. Pastor Buchhop is married to Joan (nee Anderson), and they have four from . On Wednesday The culture shouts out, ‘be children: Michael (25), Jonathan (23), evenings after Vespers they have a reg - independent, think for your - ular Bible study. Interested students are Steven (21), and Zachary (19). selves, don’t go to church, do learning some basic Greek and are con - sidering the ministry. Once a month what you want to do.’” there is a special topical Bible study and they also have ongoing catechesis during the school year. When asked how he balances fami - ly and ministry, Pastor Buchhop says, “When the children were younger, I always took Fridays off and made sure to take a family vacation together. When the boys had a special concert or sporting event, I worked hard to arrange my schedule, not always per - fectly, but enough to matter. Now that the children are older, I still look for - ward to time with my dear wife— maybe a movie or a meal. Plus, I try to meet with her for a coffee break a cou - ple times a week. Our time together is important for each of us.”

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t RECAP d By Seminarian Brian Kachelmeier e l l a

C he Fifth Annual Christ Academy was a huge suc - Tcess. This year there was a record-breaking atten - dance with fifty-two students. Every year at the end of June, high school-age young men interested in becom - ing pastors gather at the campus of Concordia Theologi - cal Seminary. Students who attend the Academy are given the chance to explore the possibility of some day becoming an ordained pastor. The Academy has grown to full capacity filling two dormitories with students and proctors. These students came from twenty-three different states including both the East and the West coasts. The proctors came from the Concordia Universities in River Forest, Seward, and Mequon. The First Christ Academy took place in 1999. There were sixteen students at this inaugural Academy. Although these students came from different parts of our country, they quickly bonded because of their common beliefs and desire for learning more about the Pastoral Office. It was amazing to see the friendships that were so quickly created over the course of the Academy. Such friendships can last through college, into the seminary, and end up in the parish. What an incredible journey these young men have before them. Just think, some day, I could end up working with these students side by side as fellow pastors of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. When I observe the desire and passion these youth have for the Faith, I am truly encouraged about the future of the church. At the Academy, students received an incredible opportunity to experience seminary life. They received the chance to study under some of the same professors that I am studying under as a seminary student. Each day consisted of theology classes taught by pastors and faculty of the seminary, daily worship in Kramer Chapel, eating meals with fellow stu - dents and faculty, choir practice, and recreational time. In addition to the daily routine, students attended special events such as a trip to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio, a tour of local church architecture, and a Con - cordia University information night. The dates for next year’s Christ Academy are June 20-July 3, 2004. The cost will be $400, which includes housing, meals, and entrance into Cedar Point Amusement Park. Each year the curriculum is different, so students Registration for the can come for multiple years and study new topics. Sixth Annual Christ Academy will begin on January 1, 2004 . You can find more information about Christ Academy at www.ctsfw.edu, and you can send e-mail to [email protected] if you have questions. Brian Kachelmeier was the Director of Christ Academy 2003. He is a vicar at West Portal Lutheran Church in San Francisco, California.

16 For the Life of the World A Word from the Professors

Prof. Chad Bird Professor at Concordia Theological Seminary Exegetical Theology

“Studying the Scriptures with these young men was truly invigorating. Their insightful questions and serious reflection upon the biblical text bear witness to a maturity beyond that of most of their peers. What a blessing they will be to the church when the fruit of their pastoral formation ripens in the coming years! With young men such as these setting their sights on the Holy Ministry, one cannot help but be filled with hope for the future of the LCMS.” Dr. Peter Scaer Professor at Concordia Theological Seminary Exegetical Theology

“Teaching the class was a pure pleasure. Christ Acad - emy offers good evidence that the young people of our church are hungry for good, solid Lutheran theology. If these students are any indication, the future of our church is in good hands. We have much for which to be thankful to God.” Dr. Cameron MacKenzie Professor at Concordia Theological Seminary History

“Christ Academy is an enriching experience for teachers as well as participants. The students are enthusi - astic about learning more about their faith, their church, and their God. And that enthusiasm is catching! I look forward to their being on campus each summer and have enjoyed teaching them. This program has been a real blessing to our seminary community!” Rev. Lawrence Rast Professor at Concordia Theological Seminary History

“Christ Academy was a transformative experience for all involved – students and teachers! Centered in the life, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, the participants focused in on the one thing needful for the abundant life: our really present Lord. With young men like these – qualified and committed – considering and beginning their preparations for the Office of the Holy Ministry, the future looks bright for the church.” Rev. Peter Cage Campus Pastor at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Muncie, Indiana Pastoral Ministry and Missions

“Fifty-two normal, energetic, high-school-age men traveling to the seminary campus in Fort Wayne for two weeks in the middle of summer vacation to pray Matins, Vespers and Compline each day with the worshipping community, and to engage in a vigorous study of God’s Word and gifts. Recipe for failure? Hardly! I still can’t believe how much fun I had with these guys. Being invit - ed to teach this eager group was a delight for me, but even more, an exciting prospect for the whole church.”

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0 2004 Symposia Coming to CTS 2 Exegesis & Confessions—January 20-23, 2004 a i s o p m EXEGETICAL THEOLOGY y

S Tuesday, January 20, 2004

| Part I: Engaging the Writings of Richard B. Hays e v r NOTE: The plenary presentations by Dr. Just, Dr. Gieschen, and e

S Dr. Wenthe are based upon books by Dr. Hays with the same

o titles. Those attending the Symposium are invited to read these t works of Dr. Hays in advance. d e 9:00 a.m. Welcome - Dr. Dean O. Wenthe, President, l l

a Concordia Theological Seminary

C 9:05 a.m. “The Faith of Christ” - Dr. Arthur A. Just Jr., Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of the Chapel (Response by Dr. Hays) 10:00 a.m. Chapel 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 11:00 a.m. “Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul” - Dr. Charles A. Gieschen, Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology (Response by Dr. Hays) 11:50 a.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. “Can the Gospels Teach Us How to Read the Old Testament?” - Dr. Richard B. Hays, George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament, The Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Response by Dr. Peter J. Scaer) 2:15 p.m. “The Moral Vision of the New Testament” - oncordia Theological Seminary (CTS) in Dr. Dean O. Wenthe, Professor of Exegetical Theology (Response by Dr. Hays) Fort Wayne, Indiana, will again host its C 3:00 p.m. Questions and Panel Discussion annual Symposia, January 20-23, 2004. (Moderated by Dr. David P. Scaer) Held every year on the Fort Wayne campus, 3:40 p.m. Coffee Break presentations on Exegetical Theology and 4:00 p.m. Vespers the Lutheran Confessions will highlight the 4:20 p.m. Short Exegetical Paper Sectionals four-day event. 5:30 p.m. Dinner Celebrating its 19th year, the theme for Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Part II: More on “the Moral Vision” the Exegetical Theology Symposium is “The Christocentricity of Holy Scripture.” The 8:00 a.m. “Commendation and Condemnation: Ethics in 1-2 27th annual Symposium on the Lutheran Kings” - Dr. Walter A. Maier III, Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology Confessions has chosen “Fellowship and 8:45 a.m. “YHWH as the God of Peace and the God of War” - Sacraments in Biblical, Historical, and Dr. Daniel L. Gard, Associate Professor of Theological Perspective” as its theme. Exegetical Theology and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

18 For the Life of the World 9:30 a.m. Questions and Panel Discussion 11:00 a.m. “The Trinity and Feministic Issues” - (Moderated by Dr. William C. Weinrich) Dr. Peter R. Schemm, Jr., Assistant Professor 10:00 a.m. Chapel of Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 11:55 p.m. Alumni Lunch with President Wenthe, Luther Hall 11:00 a.m. “The Moral Vision of Proverbs” - Dr. Andrew E. Steinmann, Associate Professor 12:00 p.m. Lunch of Theology and Hebrew, Concordia University, 1:30 p.m. “Sacraments and Inspiration in Trinitarian River Forest, Illinois Perspective” - Dr. David P. Scaer, 11:50 a.m. Lunch Professor of Systematic Theology 2:30 p.m. “The Bible and the Trinity” - Dr. Robert W. Jenson, THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS Center of Theological Research, Princeton, Wednesday, January 21, 2004 New Jersey 1:00 p.m. Organ Recital - Kantor Jonathan R. Mueller, St. 5:30 p.m. Symposium Buffet Reception, Auburn Cord John Lutheran Church, Wheaton, Illinois Duesenberg Museum, Auburn, Indiana 1:45 p.m. Introduction and Welcome Friday, January 23, 2004 2:00 p.m. “The Patristic Doctrine of the Trinity” - Dr. William C. Weinrich, Professor of Historical 9:00 a.m. “The Doctrine of the Filioque with Theology and Academic Dean, Fifth Vice President, Liturgical Perspective” - The Right Reverend The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod V’yacheslav Horpynchuk, , Ukrainian 2:45 p.m. “Theopaschites: Ancient and Modern” - Lutheran Church Dr. David R. Maxwell, University of Notre Dame, 10:00 a.m. “Natural Knowledge of God and the Trinity” - South Bend, Indiana Prof. Roland F. Ziegler, Assistant Professor of 3:35 p.m. “The Trinity in Contemporary Theology” - Systematic Theology Prof. John T. Pless, Assistant Professor 11:00 a.m. Itinerarium of Pastoral Ministry and Missions 12:00 p.m. Lunch 4:45 p.m. Schola Cantorum - Kantor Richard C. Resch, Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions Registration is $130.00 if postmarked by 12/31/03. 5:30 p.m. Dinner Registration is $150.00 if postmarked after 12/31/03. Thursday, January 22, 2004 $30.00 of each registration fee is a non-refundable deposit. Full payment or a non-refundable deposit 8:30 a.m. “God in Colonial New England: must accompany all registrations to guarantee your Trinitarianism and Unitarianism” - registration. The deadline for registration is January Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Associate Professor of 9, 2004. Registration forms and additional information Historical Theology and Assistant Academic Dean can be found online at www.ctsfw.edu. Click on events, 9:30 a.m. Seminary Announcements click on Symposia, or call 1-260-452-2247. 10:00 a.m. Chapel 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

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p he seminary was incorporated January 21, 1850, by the State of Indiana

m under the legal name of “German Theological Seminary of the German a Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.” C The charter stipulated that the seminary was to educate young men | T for the ministry of the “German Evangelical Lutheran denomination e v among the Germans who have emigrated, or shall emigrate, to the United r e States, and ultimately to instruct young men in the said ministry of said denomina - S tion, for missionaries among the Indian tribes, and to grant diplomas and confer o t degrees in divinity.” The strong missionary thrust of the institution was borne out by

d the wording of the charter. Although no extensive missionary activity among the

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l Indians materialized, the preparation of pastors to work among unchurched immi - Erich H. Heintzen, School of the Prophets: The a grants, chiefly the Germans but also other minority groups, remained one of the sem -

C Anatomy of a Seminary 1846-1976 inary’s prime objectives. From the beginning the Fort Wayne seminary graduates began to fill out the thin (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing ranks of the Synod’s clergy. During the first three years of its existence, the seminary House, 1989), pp. 38-39. sent 21 pastors and five parochial school teachers into the field.

Dr. Moeller Joins Seminary Faculty

n Sunday, September 7, 2003, M.A. in Latin American Studies sity, River Forest, Illinois. Dr. Eric J. Moeller was in 1987. He received his M.Div. Dr. Moeller and his installed as an Assistant Pro - degree in 1989 from Concordia wife , Irma , have three Ofessor of Pastoral Ministry and Seminary, St. Louis. In 1997 he children : Carlos, Guiller - Missions during the Opening Service for completed his doctoral studies mo, and Daniela. “The the 158th academic year at Concordia and received a Ph.D. in Sociol - seminary community has Theological Seminary (CTS). The Rev. ogy from the University of Chicago. been wonderfully kind and hospitable Daniel P. May, newly elected President Prior to joining the faculty at CTS, to us since we moved in,” said Dr. of the Indiana District, performed the Dr. Moeller served as a missionary in Moeller. “I look forward to serving at installation. Panama ; an Assistant Professor of CTS in the coming years and pray that “Concordia Theological Seminary is Sociology and Anthropology at North - God will enable me to provide useful delighted to add a faculty member of Dr. western College, Orange City, Iowa ; expertise to enhance our Synod’s Moeller’s learning and experience to its an Assistant Professor of Sociology cross-cultural ministries and global formation of Lutheran pastors. Dr. and Religion at Concordia University, outreach with the Gospel. It is a privi - Moeller has extensive experience on the Austin, Texas ; and an Assistant Profes - lege to serve to train pastors and mis - mission field in Panama and joins to that sor of Sociology at Concordia Univer - sionaries for the Lord’s Church.” experience a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago. This combination will be a great asset to all of our students as they analyze our culture so that the Word of God might be proclaimed clear - ly and with the least cultural obstacles before it,” commented Dr. Dean O. Wen - the, President of CTS. Dr. Moeller graduated from Concor - dia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1982. He pursued further studies at the University of Chicago and received an

20 For the Life of the World Biblical Studies at CTS—Going Beyond Grammar

t the very heart of the journals, the most recent of which is “The Divine Name in Vigiliae Christianae, pastoral formation Ante-Nicene Christology,” 57 (2003), which takes place at 115-158. He is currently working on a commentary on First and Concordia Athe seminary one Second Thessalonians, slated to be published in the Commentary Series finds the biblical text. God’s (Concordia Publishing House). Word, written by the apostles Other CTS professors are working on commentaries. CTS Con - and prophets in the languages President, Dr. Dean O. Wenthe is the general editor of the cordia Commentary Series of Greek and Hebrew, is the and is working on the volume on center of all theological study the book of Jeremiah. Dr. William C. Weinrich is working on at Concordia Theological John, Dr. Daniel L. Gard is working on First and Second Chron - Seminary (CTS). Since the icles, Dr. Walter A. Maier III is working on First and Second message of Christ Jesus which Kings, and Dr. Arthur A. Just, Jr. has finished his commentary the disciples were to proclaim on Luke in two volumes for this series. In addition, another Ancient is the very content of the Scriptures, fundamental to any prepa - commentary on Luke by Dr. Just was published in the Christian Commentary ration for ministry is exegesis—a correct understanding of the (InterVarsity Press) series in the spring prophetic and apostolic Word. The task of the Department of of 2003. Dr. Weinrich is working on the Revelation volume and Exegetical Theology at CTS is to instruct in the study of the Dr. Wenthe on the Jeremiah volume for the same series. original Hebrew and Greek biblical text through the applica - Other faculty members have likewise been busy expound - tion of sound principles of interpretation. The task of exegeti - ing Holy Scripture. Prof. Chad Bird is working on a book which These cal theology, however, is not merely to teach students how to will deal with Old Testament prophecy, to be entitled Scriptures Testify of Me: Christological Typology in the Old read Greek and Hebrew, but to prepare students to interpret Testament The Sermon Scripture as God communicated it in order to lead people to the . Dr. David P. Scaer authored the book, on the Mount: The Church’s First Statement of the Gospel, truth that Christ died for our sins and that we are saved. Thus biblical studies at CTS go beyond grammar to that which the which was published by Concordia Publishing House in 2000, Bible proclaims—the Gospel of Christ crucified. and he is busy with another writing project on the Gospels. Dr. Charles A. Gieschen, Chairman of the Exegetical The - A Lutheran seminary must train its students to work with ology Department at CTS, describes the uniqueness of CTS’s the original languages, not for their own sake, but for the sake program in this way: “Our exegetes are not part of a biblical of proclaiming the Gospel. Luther put it well, “Let us, then, studies academy, but a seminary in service to the Church. The foster the languages as zealously as we love the Gospel. For it strength of our department is its Christocentric exegesis that is is not meaningless that God caused His Scripture to be writ - focused on the life of the Church.” Such exegesis is reflected ten in these two languages only: the Old Testament in Hebrew, The Law in Holy Scripture, in a volume of essays entitled the New in Greek. The languages, therefore, which God did much of which was written by members of the CTS Exegeti - not despise but chose above all others for His Word, we, too, cal Department, that will be published later this year by Con - ought to honor above all others. ... Let us ever bear this in cordia Academic Press. mind: We shall have a hard time preserving the Gospel with - Dr. Gieschen’s publications include a major contribution to out the languages. The languages are the sheath in which this Angelomorphic the study of biblical Christology entitled, sword of the Spirit is contained. They are the case in which we Christology: Antecedents and Early Evidence WA What Luther Says, (Leiden: Brill, carry this jewel” ( 15, 36f., quoted in 1998). Several of his articles have been published in scholarly ed. Plass, p. 731). Kramer Chapel Music Events Highlight Church Year

Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003 at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dece. 14, 2003 at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 28, 2004 at 4 p.m. Organ Recital Advent Candlelight Passion Choral Vespers Choral Vespers Craig Cramer – Organist Seminary Schola Cantorum Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003 at 7 p.m. Seminary Schola Cantorum Sunday, April 18, 2004 at 4 p.m. All Saints’ Choral Vespers Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004 at 7 p.m. Easter Choral Vespers Epiphany Lessons and Carols Seminary Schola Cantorum Seminary Kantorei Monday, Nov. 3, 2003 at 7:15 p.m. Seminary Kantorei Hymn Festival Martin Jean – Organist

OCTOBER 2003 21 Called to Serve | Campus Happenings | | | 2 De to wo in th St. wo ad al pr re cl mic to c J f h m r A i c T root ( na ou ic CTS us one one l e e h so ass qui g eir i ogra di h ta nis f r rk me t m n W Th it y, s o Se I cie ti ac lo g for va th e se O. ol o wi re Fr ti ke requi on J di s s com es, res el o l tr ) ons r. t ” i s s on hil acones or sp mi n ry c e nt li n anci t m, to , ad L s. 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OCTOBER 2003 23 | | | s g n i CTS Partners with POBLO for Muslim Outreach n e p eaching out to all people of all back - The 15-course program is designed to p

a grounds has long been the mission provide special training to enable partici -

H R focus of Concordia Theological Sem - pants to effectively reach out to the Muslim s inary (CTS). Now a concentrated partner - community. While this is different than u

p ship to assist in reaching those of the Mus - coming to the seminary for the typical

m lim faith has been formed between CTS and M.Div. program, emphasis is placed on a the People of the Book Lutheran Outreach ordaining these men and having them certi - C (POBLO). Headquartered in Dearborn fied by the seminary. The first course in the | Heights, Michigan, POBLO is a Muslim program was “Word of God,” taught by Dr. e v outreach, mission society of The Lutheran Weinrich and the Rev. John M. Dreyer, con - r

e Church—Missouri Synod. The countries of centrating on the doctrines of Christ, Holy

S India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco Scripture, and preaching. “This class gave o

t are represented by the sixteen men enrolled us the opportunity to discuss the difference

d in this program. While they are Christian, of the freeing Grace of God as compared to e l they all have a Muslim background and sig - the emphasis on abject obedience as taught l a nificant contact with the Muslim communi - in the Koran,” said Dr. Weinrich. Other C ty in the United States. classes this summer included “Luther and The partnership began early this year the Catechism” with Prof. John T. Pless, when POBLO approached CTS in a effort to and “Pentateuch,” taught by Dr. David create a distance learning training program Coles. Additional courses will be taught for men who are committed to reaching out throughout the 2003-2004 academic year. to the Muslim community within the United Having the POBLO program on campus States. After additional planning and consid - has also proven beneficial to the seminary. eration, it was decided most of these cours - “It is mutually beneficial to foster interac - es would be taught on the CTS campus, tion between these men and our regular rather than through distance learning. “The M.Div. students,” says Dr. Weinrich. To POBLO people requested CTS in part continue this interaction, it is hoped some because, for various reasons, we are predis - participants in the POBLO program will posed to Islamic studies and outreach to the teach CTS students the Koran from its orig - Muslim,” explained Dr. William C. Wein - inal Arabic language, as well as share their rich, Academic Dean. Many POBLO stu - firsthand knowledge of the theology and dents live in the Detroit area which makes practice of Islam. CTS a convenient seminary for their study. The continuation of the POBLO pro - Moreover, CTS hosts on its campus the gram at CTS will be determined by the Zwemer Institute which is dedicated to amount of interest shown by new prospects. evangelism among the Muslim people. CTS Dr. Weinrich believes the program will con - also enjoys the expertise of Dr. James P. tinue through at least a second and third Dretke, a long-time missionary among the cycle of classes with more men anxious to people of the Islamic faith. In addition, be equipped to share the Gospel throughout Islamic studies is a concentration in the the Muslim community. Of the men cur - seminary’s Ph.D. in Missiology program. rently in the program, Dr. Weinrich sums up “The strength of our POBLO program is his impressions by saying, “These are very that we can incorporate into the course work articulate outstanding students. They have a an intentional and singular focus toward the remarkable depth of conviction and com - Muslim context in which all of these stu - mitment to the Christian faith.” dents work,” said Dr. Weinrich. As with any program of higher educa - tion, there is a significant cost to the train - ing. Most students receive assistance from their district office and their congregation, but additional funds are always necessary. Those interested in helping financially support these students should contact Dr. Weinrich at 1-260-452-2104, or e-mail him at [email protected].

24 For the Life of the World Seminary Guild Has Full Calendar for 2003

he Seminary Guild is looking forward to a new and Texciting year serving the seminary and its students. We have planned many activities to benefit the students. The September meeting brought the Guild congregational representatives together for a luncheon in their honor in Luther Hall. Approximately thirty ladies learned how the Guild supports the seminary and finds things to do that aren’t The Guild Officers done on a daily basis. We enjoyed baking fifteen birthday cakes for the single stu - dents. We packed 450 snack packs three times last year for students to enjoy dur - and Board Members ing exam time. What a privilege it has been to make those little toddler T-shirts. for 2003-2004 From friends donating the material to cutting out the pattern, stenciling the are as follows: chapel logo, sewing them together, and wrapping them in special gift paper, many hands are involved in this process. On October 21, 2003, we not only have the Indiana District Lutheran Women’s President: Janet Hamman Missionary League (LWML) joining us for a day filled with activities on campus Vice President: Janice Schmidt for Donation Day, but the Ohio District LWML will be joining us as our guests. We Recording Secretary: Doris Gellerman expect to have an excellent turnout. Having ladies on campus sporting lovely hats Corresponding Secretary: Charlotte Dippel from the 1940’s and 1950’s will surely turn a few heads in surprise. Treasurer: Delores Scheumann In November we are planning a patriotic theme called “Our God and Board Member: Anita Degner Our Country.” December will be presenting us with cold weather but very warm hearts as the Board Member: Eleanor Smith Kantorei sing Advent music for the ladies in chapel. After the service we go to Board Member: Virginia Elliott President Wenthe’s home for a Christmas gathering with President Wenthe’s Board Member: Dorothy Klug lovely wife, Linda, as hostess. We sincerely thank them for inviting us and Board Member: Judy Gerke opening their home for the reception. Board Member: Cornelia Schulz Our next project will start with the ladies pledging $6000 for new chairs to be used in the Student Commons.

I Affiliate Guild Registration Please contact me with more information.

I I Yes, we are interested in becoming an Affiliate Guild. Please send more information to: We have enclosed our yearly $25.00 check Name: ______for our group to be an Affiliate Guild.

Organization: ______I I have enclosed my yearly $10.00 check to Address: ______be an individual affiliate member. City: ______State: ______ZIP: ______I I We are enclosing a donation payable to Concordia Theological Seminary Guild, I have enclosed a check to support Box 8, 6600 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, IN 46825-4996. the renovation of the Commons area.

OCTOBER 2003 235 | | | | t n “Preparing Workers for the Harvest” e m p he Advancement Office of Concordia Theological Seminary o l (CTS) hosted the event “Preparing Workers for the Harvest” in e

v T Wichita, Kansas, on September 9, 2003. President Dr. Dean O. e Wenthe shared with a group of 200 individuals from around the D Wichita area the blessings and challenges that are facing our semi - | naries today. He also asked for their personal prayers and financial e v support as the seminary moves forward in preparing men to serve as r e workers in the harvest fields. A committee of individuals in the S

Wichita area who have been willing to step forward to help bring the o

t seminary story to people in their community sponsored this event.

d An anonymous couple pledged a $125,000 matching grant for this e l event. l a Two recent graduate pastors of CTS, as well as two current sem - C inary students,were present to share their experiences at the semi - nary in preparing to serve as spiritual leaders in our church. If you or your congregation would like to sponsor such an event in your community, please contact the Rev. Ralph Schmidt, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Concordia Theological Seminary at 1-877-87-4338 or [email protected].

New Advancment Staff Member

he Advancement Department of Concordia istry. His move to the seminary arises from his TTheological Seminary (CTS) welcomes desire to serve the church and especially CTS. Mr. William C. Hendry of Los Angeles, Hendry will cover the western and southwest - California, as the newest member of its staff. He ern areas of the United States for the seminary. He began his work at the seminary in July. Though will work with donors who desire to support CTS he has not formally been associated with the with annual support, as well as with endowments seminary in the past, he has close connections to it. and restricted gifts. He will be available to visit The Rev. Thomas Hendry (Spr 1972, D. Min. with individuals as well as congregations. Those FW), now serving as pastor of Good Shepherd desiring to contact him may call 1-877-287-4338. Lutheran Church, Yucca Valley, California, was serving his Hendry’s addition to the staff marks a creative turn for vicarage in Porto Alegre, Brazil, when Bill was born to him the Advancement Department. He will be the first member and his wife, Darlene. Bill, one of six children, moved sev - of the staff to serve as a deployed staff member, continuing eral times when he was growing up, but considers Houston, to live in the Los Angeles area. For both time and cost Texas, the place where his most formative years were spent. effectiveness the seminary has decided to try this approach He attended Mount Olive Lutheran School and Lutheran as it seeks the support necessary to carry on its mission. High School South in Houston. Following high school “Concordia Theological Seminary is fortunate to gain graduation he attended the University of Southern Califor - an advancement officer of Bill Hendry’s caliber. His devel - nia (USC), graduating in 1994 with a B.S. in Gerontology. opment experience at USC, his background in the LCMS, During his undergraduate years at USC, he worked in the his commitment to the mission of the seminary, and his development office leading to a position as Administrative energy and vitality will add another dimension to our Services Coordinator in that department upon graduation. increasingly strong staff,” said the Rev. Ralph G. Schmidt, In 1998 he became Assistant Dean of External Relations Vice President for Institutional Advancement. “We wel - and Executive Director of Development for the USC come him to our team and look to him for increased effec - School of Theatre. During his tenure at USC, he served in tiveness in serving our constituency in the western states.” numerous leadership positions at the university as well as serving as President of the USC Lutheran Campus Min -

26 For the Life of the World Say It WithMem flowers or ials

“ he grass withers and the flower Tfades, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:7-8) One of the traditions of funerals in America is the decoration of the funeral home with many bouquets of flowers surrounding the casket of the one who has entered eternity. Often the cost of such flowers may exceed a thousand dollars. Within a few days, as Isaiah reminds us, the flow - ers fade and are but a memory. Some of the donors to Concordia Theological Seminary (CTS) have sug - gested that we publicize the possibility of families suggesting memorials be sent to the seminary instead of sending flowers to the funeral home. A simple announcement can be included in an obituary notice which says, “In lieu of flow - ers, the family suggests memorials be given to Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.” Such gifts are a reminder of both parts of Isaiah’s verse. They recognize on the one hand the fading nature of flowers, and on the other hand by supporting the students at the seminary, they recognize that God’s Word stands forever. That which is preached, that which is proclaimed takes root in the hearts of hearers and leads them to eternity. The giving of such memorials thus provides something of permanence, lasting through all eternity as students are supported who will proclaim the unchanging truth of God’s Word to future gen - erations. CTS will gladly provide memorial folders for such gifts and will be pleased as God’s people respond in this manner. For further information, please call 1-877-287-4338. Use my gift for preparing men to serve as pastors. I I I General Operating Fund Student Aid I have included CTS in my will. IPlease send me information about: I I I Direct GifIts I Estate Planning Endowments Check or Mastercard Visa Amount $______Credit Card #______Exp. Date:______Your Name: ______Address: ______City: ______State: ______ZIP:______

Please send your donation to: Concordia Theological Seminary, Attention: Advancement Office, 6600 North Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46825 or call 877-287-4338 Advancement Office, Ext. 2268

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Presenters PLENARIES Hymns in the Life of the Church: Richard C. Resch Defining Our Singing Together Our Lutheran Roots Joseph Herl Historic Departures Lawrence R. Rast Jr. American Lutheran Hymnic Roots Carl F. Schalk Hymns for Lutherans Today Jon D. Vieker Presenters SECTIONALS Hymn Choices and the Lectionary Arthur A. Just Jr. The Art of Hymn Playing Martin Jean Discerning Strengths and Weaknesses in Hymns Stephen P. Starke Service Music for Lutheran Hymns Kevin J. Hildebrand EVENTS Organ Recital Craig Cramer Hymn Festival Martin Jean

THE GOOD SH EPH ERD INSTITUTE Pastoral Theology and Sacred Music for the Church

Co-Directors: Arthur A. Just Jr. and Richard C. Resch

For brochures and more information contact Heidi Mueller at 260-452-2143 or online at www.ctsfw.edu., or write to: The Good Shepherd Institute, Concordia Theological Seminary, 6600 North Clinton, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. OCTOBER 2003 29 | | | | s g n i Wow! So Many Choices! n e p

p partments, mobile homes, rental homes, homes for a sale—the options are plentiful! One only has to H

A stop in the Relocation Office and view the “books” s where seminarians and some landlords in Fort Wayne u

p have listed their homes, to see the variety of choices and

m prices available. What a great benefit to the men and their a families as they relocate and begin their study here at C Concordia Theological Seminary! Stop in and take a | look! Here is a sample of the homes available for rent or e v for sale. r e —Mary Bridges S

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Luther Exhibit to Arrive in March

hen one thinks of the history of and illustrations by Albrecht Durer and school groups from throughout the tri- Wour Lutheran Church—Mis - Lucas Cranach, manuscripts by Luther, state area will be available during the souri Synod, Luther is most and a letter by his wife,” explained Dr. exhibit’s month-long stay. “Walking into assuredly one of the first names to come Cornelia Döemer, Executive Director of Luther Hall will take you back 500 years to mind. His works and our history are the Luther Center, Wittenberg. While the in time to the German Reformation and forever intertwined. In celebration of originals cannot be shown because of the world of Martin and Katherine that, Concordia Theological Seminary, security concerns, the exhibit contains Luther,” said Prof. Robert Roethemeyer, (CTS) has the honor of hosting the Mar - high quality reproductions. This is the Project Director for the exhibit’s visit to tin Luther–The Reformer traveling exhi - first time these items have been seen out - CTS. “The exhibit’s creators have suc - bition, March 7-28, 2004. side of Europe. ceeded in creating an environment that This exhibit, sponsored by the Foun - The exhibit will be open to the gen - affords the viewer an atmospheric, as dation for Luther Memorial Sites in Sax - eral public, and tours for church and well as authentic, taste of life at the ony-Anhalt, Germany, and The dawn of the Reformation.” There Luther Center in Wittenberg, Ger - will also be special educational many, includes 172 items, valued at packets and Bible studies available over $500,000, which reveal the to tie in with a visit to the exhibit. many facets of Luther as theologian, More information about the pastor, reformer, teacher, spouse, and exhibit and updates concerning father. “The exhibition is organized viewing hours and tours will be in a circle representing the ‘twelve available on the seminary’s website, chapters of Luther’s life.’ It contains www.ctsfw.edu, beginning in Janu - the first Gutenburg Bible, paintings ary 2004.

For the Life of the World 30 CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Calendar of Events

Events Music Retreats King’s Men Basketball All Saints’ Choral Vespers/ Elders Retreat Tip-off Tournament Seminary Schola Cantorum October 3-5, 2003 Oct. 31, 6:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. November 2, 2003 1-877-297-4338 (ext. 2204) Nov. 1, 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Kramer Chapel, 7 p.m. Fall Lutherhostel 1st Sunday Brunches Advent Candlelight Choral Vespers/Seminary Schola October 5-10, 2003 Nov. 2 & Dec. 7, 2003 Cantorum 1-877-297-4338 (ext. 2204) Good Shepherd Institute December 14, 2003 November 2-4, 2003 Kramer Chapel, 7 p.m. 1-877-287-4338 (ext. 2143) Spain & Portugal Tour with Dr. David Scaer February 28-March 9, 2004 1-877-287-4338 (ext. 2224)

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