L C M S M i S S i o n S u M M i t :

Education, Teaching the Faith and MissionNov. 19-20, 2015

Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga.Moderator: Rev. Dr. Scott Murray

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m. Welcome, Rev. Bart Day and Rev. Gregory S. Walton, President, Florida-Georgia District, LCMS

12:50 p.m. Introductory Remarks, Rev. Dr. Scott Murray

1:00 p.m. Novosibirsk: A Model for Theological Education Overseas, Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill

2:00 p.m. International Schools: Lutheran Schools in a Pluralistic Society, Steven Winkelman

3:00 p.m. Break/Snacks

3:15 p.m. Global Seminary Initiative: A Look to the Future, Rev. Dr. Albert B. Collver III (Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. and Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, responders)

4:30 p.m. Speaker panel discussion, the Rev. Dr. Scott Murray

5:30 p.m. Concluding Remarks

5:40 p.m. Break

6:00 p.m. Banquet: A Reflection on Theological Education in the 21st Century, Rev. Dr. Robert H. Bennett

Friday, Nov. 20, 2015

7:15 a.m. Full Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks, Rev. Dr. Scott Murray

8:15 a.m. Teaching the Faith in the Home and School, Rev. Peter Bender

9:15 a.m. Teaching the Faith in the Parish, Dr. Mark Blanke

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. The Beauty of Truth: The Strategic Mission Position of the Concordia University System, Rev. Dr. Dean Wenthe, Rev. Dr. Patrick Ferry, Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard and Dr. Kurt Krueger

11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion, Rev. Dr. Scott Murray

12:15 p.m. Itinerarium, Rev. Bart Day

12:20 p.m. Lunch

in 1971, and his M.Div. and S.T.M. from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 1980 and 1993 respectively. In 1996, he received a Master of Philosophy degree from Drew University, Madison, N.J., followed by a Ph.D. upon completion of his dissertation in 2002. The title of his dissertation is “An Examination of the Contributions of Theodosius Harnack to the Renewal of the Liturgy in the Nineteenth Century.”

Quill has served as director of the Russian Project at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., since 1996. In this position, he has traveled extensively to Russia and the former nations of the Soviet Union; overseen the recruitment of approximately 40 students from Russia and the C.I.S. to study on the Fort Wayne campus; assisted in the establishment of Lutheran Theological Seminary in Novosibirsk, Siberia; and organized theological seminaries in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Lithuania.

Since 2002, he has served as dean of International Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary. Quill teaches liturgy, homiletics and missions.

Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr.The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. serves as the 16th president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., and as professor of American Christianity and American Lutheranism. Rast joined the Department of

Historical Theology in the fall of 1996 after serving as pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church, Madison, Tenn. (1992-96).

He received his B.A. in Theological Languages from Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill. (1986), and his M.Div. (1990) and S.T.M. (1995), both with a major in Historical Theology from Concordia Theological Seminary. In 2003, he earned his Ph.D. in American Church History from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.

Rast is a member of the Board of Directors for the journal Lutheran Quarterly. He also is the chairman of the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations, on which he has served since 2006.

In addition to writing articles on a wide range of topics, Rast has represented the seminary and Synod at numerous international conferences and by teaching in Argentina, Brazil, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Russia, Germany, Sweden, the Czech Republic and elsewhere throughout the world.

The greatest joy of his life, however, comes from the time he spends with his family. He and his wife, Amy, have three children: Lawrence III, Karl and Joanna.

Rev. Dr. Dean WentheThe Rev. Dr. Dean Wenthe is interim president of the Concordia University System for the LCMS. He also has served as president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. (1996-2011), and he is currently professor of Exegetical Theology at that institution. He is a graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (1971), and he received his Th.M.

from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J. (1975), and an M.A. (1985) and a Ph.D. (1991) from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. He served as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Atlantic, Iowa, and as pastoral assistant at Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven, Ind.

Wenthe is the general editor of the Concordia Commentary series (Concordia Publishing House) and associate editor of the Concordia Self-Study Bible (CPH). In addition, he edited the volume on Jeremiah/Lamentations in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (InterVarsity Press, 2009.)

Steven WinkelmanSteven Winkelman has worked in the education field for the past 22 years as a teacher, administrator and new school developer for the LCMS. During the past six years, Winkelman has worked with a variety of LCMS, U.S. and Vietnamese government agencies to open and operate Concordia International School Hanoi, where he is currently head of school.

He attended Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, where he received a B.A. in Secondary Education. He also has an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan. He has served on the AmCham Vietnam Board of Directors since 2011 and was awarded a fellowship in 2014 through the Van Lunen Executive School Management program. Winkelman has extensive experience in school development, educational consulting and strategic planning both in the United States and Asia. He enjoys traveling, golf and hiking with his wife, Amy, and teenage children, Josh and Elizabeth.

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Rev. Peter C. BenderThe Rev. Peter C. Bender has been pastor of Peace Lutheran Church and Academy in Sussex, Wis., since 1991. In 1995, he led the congregation in forming Peace Lutheran Academy, a classical elementary school in the Lutheran and liberal arts traditions that fosters a unique culture of catechesis and prayer for the entire congregation.

He also is the founder and director of the Concordia Catechetical Academy and an adjunct professor of Catechetics

for the deaconess program at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., in 1983 and a Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in 1987.

Bender has done extensive work in the area of Lutheran catechesis, and he is the general editor of The Lutheran Catechesis Series and the author of a number of volumes in that series. Bender also served on the Agenda Committee for Lutheran Service Book and did extensive work on Lutheran Service Book: Pastoral Care Companion.

Bender and his wife, Elizabeth, have four sons and four grandchildren.

Rev. Dr. Robert H. BennettThe Rev. Dr. Robert H. Bennett grew up in Michigan, where he served as pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Benzonia and Trinity Lutheran Church and School of Reese, Mich. Bennett holds a B.A. (Human Resource Management) from Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., and an M.Div. (Exegetical Studies), S.T.M. (Exegetical Studies) and Ph.D. (Missiology) from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. His Ph.D. research focused on the growth of the Lutheran church in Madagascar. Bennett’s research led to the publishing of his first book, I Am Not Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare. Bennett is the executive director of Luther Academy, and he also serves Concordia Theological Seminary as an international missions specialist and visiting professor of Missiology.

Dr. Mark BlankeDr. Mark Blanke is a professor at Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb. He serves as the director of the DCE program, the director of Strategic Planning for the university, the director of University Institutes, and the founder and director of the Institute for Religious Education. Prior to coming to Concordia, he served as a parish DCE, an elementary school principal and on the faculty at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.

Blanke has a B.S.Ed., a Lutheran Teacher Diploma, a DCE certificate, an M.S. in Counseling and Guidance, an M.A. in Parish Education and an Ed.D. in Adult Education. He and his wife, Chris, live in

Seward. His daughter will be graduating from Concordia University, Nebraska, this year as a Lutheran teacher.

Rev. Dr. Albert B. Collver IIIThe Rev. Dr. Albert B. Collver III is director of Church Relations for the LCMS. He graduated from Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., with a bachelor’s degree and earned his M.Div., S.T.M. and Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. After graduating with his Ph.D., he served in the parish and taught at Concordia University, Ann Arbor. From 2006 to September 2010, he served as executive pastoral assistant for LCMS World Relief and Human Care. In addition, he has taught at both Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and has written extensively. Collver has visited Lutheran churches in more than 50 countries and serves as the executive secretary for the International Lutheran Council.

Collver has published numerous articles in various Lutheran publications including Logia, Concordia Journal and The Lutheran Witness. He is the author of Bible studies for God’s Word for Today on Ezra, Nehemiah, Hosea, Joel and Amos, published by Concordia Publishing House.

Collver and his wife, Terra, live in Manchester, Mo., and have two children.

Rev. Dr. Patrick T. FerryThe Rev. Dr. Patrick T. Ferry was elected as the eighth president of Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis., in July 1997 — a position he still holds today. He began his faculty career at Concordia as an assistant professor of History in 1991.

Ferry earned his Ph.D. in European History from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1996), his M.A. in History from the same institution (1989), his M.Div. from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. (1987), and his B.A. from St. John’s College, Winfield, Kan. (1981).

Prior to coming to Concordia, Ferry served as campus pastor of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Campus Congregation at the University of Wyoming in Laramie from 1989-91. He was assistant pastor at Wheat Ridge Lutheran Church in Wheat Ridge, Colo., from 1987-89.

He has authored numerous articles, reviews and essays on education, religion and history. Most recently, he wrote Faith in the Freshman: A Story of Hopes and Hoops. He has also made numerous presentations at meetings, workshops and conferences, and he serves as a member on numerous higher education and community boards.

Ferry is married to Tamara, and they have five children: Peter, Hannah, Andrew, Rachel and Stephen. They are members of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Milwaukee.

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey KlohaThe Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kloha received his M.Div. and S.T.M. degrees from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and a Ph.D. from the University of Leeds in England. He served an urban congregation in the Cleveland, Ohio, area for six years and

has taught at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, since 1999 in the areas of Greek, biblical interpretation, the Pauline Epistles, and the canonical and textual development of the New Testament. He is a professor of Exegetical Theology and the provost at Concordia Seminary.

His area of research and publication is the history of the New Testament text and its manuscripts. He has published articles in Novum Testamentum, Concordia Theological Quarterly, Lutheran Theological Quarterly and Concordia Journal. He recently published Texts and Traditions (Brill) and is completing a book on the manuscripts of 1 Corinthians.

Rev. Dr. Scott R. MurrayThe Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray is senior pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church and School, Houston, and fourth vice-president of the LCMS (2010-present).

Murray graduated with a B.A. from Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1980 and earned an M.Div. from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1983. He also holds an M.A. from Loyola University and a Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

His hobbies are collecting books and listening to classical music. He is the board chair of the Luther Academy. He is the author of numerous journal articles, as well as Law, Life, and the Living God (Concordia Publishing House, 2002) and A Year With the Church Fathers (CPH, 2011).

Murray and his wife, Maryann, have two daughters, Anastasia and Hilary.

Rev. Dr. Timothy QuillThe Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill served as a parish pastor for 15 years in the LCMS. He received a B.S. in Education from Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Neb.,

Education, teaching the faith and mission have gone hand in hand since the beginning of the church. The Proverbs say, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when

he is old he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6). Teaching the faith begins in the home with parents training their children, and it continues in the church including, but not limited to, the instruction of church workers. The church from the earliest days has valued education — not for education’s sake only, but for how it assists in training up people in the way they should go. Mission work, once primarily thought of as an activity flowing from the north to the south, now is an activity that is all around us, everywhere to everywhere. Mission work involves speaking the Gospel to those who have not yet heard of Jesus Christ. For people to preach or proclaim the Gospel, even as one individual does to another, they need to be taught the faith, educated. Mission relies on education and teaching the faith to bring the Gospel of Jesus to others. The third-annual Mission Summit will focus on the intersection of education (day schools, high schools, international schools, colleges and seminaries) and teaching the faith (catechesis) in regard to the mission of the church.

Education, Teaching the Faith and Mission