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Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne for the Life of the World Summer 2019, Volume Twenty-Three, Number Two CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, FORT WAYNE For the Life of the World Summer 2019, Volume Twenty-Three, Number Two CTSFW: Forming Servants in Jesus Christ By Lawrence R. Rast Jr. Financial Sustainability Today and For the Future By Theresa R. Brown Up the Mountain By Matthew J. Wietfeldt and Andrea L. Schultz Summer 2019 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT “ here is no turning back; there are no restarts.” So said Dr. James Bushur to our campus community the day following Call Night, encouraging Tall of us—and especially those who had received their calls into the ministry, as well as the new vicars and deaconess interns—to go forward in the peace and confidence that Christ offers. Our 173rd academic year is drawing to a close month of March to solidify relationships and and, as it does, is leading me to reflect on the rich plans involving our colleagues in the Ethiopian and varied ways that our gracious God continues Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. Pastor Jeffrey to bless Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Skopak and Mr. Andemichael Tesfazion of Grace Wayne. For me it has been a very different year. Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Florida, joined During the Winter Quarter I enjoyed a sabbatical; President Dale Meyer of Concordia Seminary and my first in 23 years of service at the Seminary. The me as we visited national church leaders, seminary opportunity to employ my skills in the pursuit of leaders, and, most wonderfully, “boots on the my love of history left me both refreshed and re- ground” pastors and evangelists who are working energized for my work as president of the Seminary. in this rapidly growing church of nearly 10 million Two books are intended to come out of the members. Learning with and from them served to sabbatical: 1) a complete history of the LCMS encourage and invigorate Dr. Meyer and myself. and 2) a more pointed volume on the history of all As joyful as these very different experiences are, Lutherans in the United States since 1965. Both I must admit that I find my greatest fulfillment in projects have been archive intensive, and the help working with the students here at CTSFW. And this of the leadership and staffs of Concordia Historical brings me back to Dr. Bushur’s comment: “There Institute in Saint Louis and the Archives of the is no turning back; there are no restarts.” And that’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Elk as it should be! Seminary is not an end in itself. It Grove Village, Illinois, have been marvelously exists to prepare people for service in the Lord’s giving of their expertise and time as I pestered them harvest field. We’ve just sent out vicars, deaconess to chase down some obscure document. interns, and pastors-elect. What a joy it is to see the But it is in those documents that the story comes Lord graciously continue to provide for the care alive. Oftentimes history is simply recounted as the of His church through the Spirit-guided efforts of story of the official documents and resolutions at these faithful servants. Our mission at CTSFW church conventions. But in the letters, memos, and is clear: we exist to form servants in Jesus Christ personal accounts of the people who were behind who teach the faithful, reach the lost, and care for the official reports, we hear the fears and hopes, all. Thank you for your continued partnership in the worries and the confidence of God’s people making this mission a reality here in the United as they struggle in challenging circumstances to States and in all the world. continue confessing the Gospel faithfully as times and circumstances change. Simply put, working on In Christ’s service, these projects has been a blast and I am so thankful to the Board of Regents, administration (especially Academic Dean, Charles Gieschen, who stepped in as acting president), and the staff of CTSFW for making Lawrence R. Rast Jr. this time of refreshment possible and successful. President Second, I was also blessed to travel to Ethiopia Concordia Theological Seminary with several co-workers and friends during the Fort Wayne, Indiana 2 For the Life of the World CONTENTS Volume Twenty-Three, Number Two FEATURES 4 CTSFW: Forming Servants in Jesus Christ By Lawrence R. Rast Jr. The people, pastors, and congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod have always taken pastoral formation seriously and have supported their seminaries generously. They want pastoral candidates who are “able to teach” in the fullest biblical and Lutheran sense of the phrase. 7 Financial Sustainability Today and For the Future By Theresa R. Brown While financial health does not necessarily mean superior academic quality or programming, having a lack of financial resources would impact the ability to maintain existing programs or develop new programs, along with investment in faculty and staff as well as facilities. God has provided these positive financial results over the past several years. This provides protection against adverse financial events and allows CTSFW to have the financial capacity to fulfill its mission and provide 100% tuition scholarships to church worker students. 11 Up the Mountain By Matthew J. Wietfeldt and Andrea L. Schultz For the Life of the World As the Church, we must continue to lift the need for PUBLISHER pastors and other church workers to our Lord. He will Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. continue to provide for us according to His will. As He President continues to provide for us, let us continue to identify PUBLISHER ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER Carrie M. O’Donnell Colleen M. Bartzsch and encourage those in our lives who should consider studying for the Office of the Holy Ministry. EDITOR COPY EDITOR Andrea L. Schultz Trudy E. Behning ART DIRECTOR Also in this Issue: Steve J. Blakey What Does This Mean? ................13 For the Life of the World is published by Concordia Theological Seminary Press, 6600 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. No portion of this publication may Upcoming Events at CTSFW ............16 be reproduced without the consent of the Editor of For the Life of the World by email at [email protected] or (260) 452-3150. Copyright 2019. Printed in the Called to Serve ......................20 United States. Postage paid at Berne, Indiana. Faculty Focus........................22 For the Life of the World is mailed to all pastors and congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in the United States and Canada and to anyone interested Admission ..........................25 in the work of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Alumni .............................26 Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture verses are from the English Standard Version (ESV). Profiles in Giving .....................28 Bible Study .........................30 Summer 2019 3 CTSFW: Forming Servants in Lawrence R. Rast, Jr. Jesus Christ This article is a revision of the historical section of the LCMS 13—03 Task Force Report, which Dr. Rast drafted. The original may be found in its entirety in LCMS Convention Workbook: Reports and Overtures 2019, 375-83. Above: Concordia Theological Seminary Springfield campus 1930 rom its beginning, Die Deutsche Evangelisch- Opposite page, bottom left: Luther Hall Lutherische Synode von Missouri, Ohio und andern at Concordia Theological Seminary FStaaten (what we now know as The Lutheran in Springfield, Illinois Church—Missouri Synod) has recognized the importance Opposite page, bottom right: Fort of its seminaries in the formation of its future pastors. Wayne Senior College campus in 1965 Indeed, both Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis (founded 1839), and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, (founded 1846) predate the formation of the Synod (1847). The Synod’s first constitution delineated the seventh purpose of the newly formed body as “the preparation of future preachers and teachers for service in the Church.”1 4 For the Life of the World CTSFW: Forming Servants in Lawrence R. Rast, Jr. Jesus Christ In this the Synod was not being the candidate for the ministry had “a subsequently called and ordained. radically innovative, but simply clear and thorough summary of Christian Apprenticeship, however, was extremely maintaining a basic assumption of the doctrine, which they can themselves demanding on the supervising pastor. Lutheran reforming efforts. Luther’s consider and remember, and which is Further, it resulted in uneven preparation. Reformation exploded in 1517 in the necessary for their penance, their faith, Some students were very well prepared; context of an institution of higher their proper prayer, their consolation in others not so much. Beyond that, it had an education—in the case of the University sadness, and their own salvation.”3 inherently individualistic character in that, of Wittenberg—and this emphasis on Early Missouri was deeply influenced while examination was administered by education for future pastors has remained by the Wittenberg approach to pastoral the Ministerium, the student’s perspective a part of confessional Lutheranism to formation. At the same time, it had to of Lutheranism was largely shaped by the the present. The Wittenberg Reformers apply these lessons in a significantly supervising pastor. This did not encourage assumed that a pastor would be well different context. Generally speaking, formation in the context of the wider educated and “able to teach” (1 Tim. Lutherans have employed three models church, as later seminary education did. 3:2; 2 Tim. 2:24). “Able to teach” for the in the training of indigenous clergy in But where would the Lutherans Lutherans meant that one was more than the United States: 1) Apprenticeship; 2) turn? Where earlier other traditions a “good teacher,” that one was more than the “Preachers’ Seminary”; and 3) the had attached a course in divinity to a simple liturgical practitioner, that one “Classical” model.
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