WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.900 --> 00:00:03.400 Welcome to Mission Works, 2 00:00:03.400 --> 00:00:06.000 thanks to donors. I'm Dale Meyer. 3 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.900 One of the things we do at Concordia Seminary is look ahead. 4 00:00:09.900 --> 00:00:16.600 The world has changed so drastically don't we know it. And amidst all 5 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:17.300 the changes 6 00:00:17.300 --> 00:00:22.600 what can we do to keep the mission of our Lord Jesus and the mission of 7 00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:27.500 your congregation faithful, but also vibrant for years to come. 8 00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:33.300 Well one answer is to offer pastors and lay people continuing 9 00:00:33.300 --> 00:00:34.700 education resources. 10 00:00:35.900 --> 00:00:40.200 In early January we shared some offerings at Concordia Seminary has 11 00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:41.800 for you and your congregations. 12 00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:43.800 To tell us more. 13 00:00:43.800 --> 00:00:44.900 Dr. 14 00:00:44.900 --> 00:00:49.200 Travis Scholl the Managing Editor of Concordia Seminary Publications 15 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:51.300 now joins us virtually. 16 00:00:53.300 --> 00:00:58.200 So as you can see through modern technology, we've entered a different 17 00:00:58.200 --> 00:01:00.400 phase of today's program. 18 00:01:00.400 --> 00:01:01.800 Dr. 19 00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:04.599 Travis Scholl is with us virtually. Travis 20 00:01:04.599 --> 00:01:05.600 thanks for being with us. 21 00:01:05.600 --> 00:01:10.600 The premier publication of the faculty is the Concordia Journal tell us 22 00:01:10.600 --> 00:01:11.000 about that. 23 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:12.400 Right. 24 00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:16.800 So the Concordia Journal has been around a long time and it's been the 25 00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:17.500 primary 26 00:01:17.500 --> 00:01:23.400 I guess you could say vehicle for us to live out our that part of 27 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:27.700 our mission of providing theological leadership to church and world. 28 00:01:27.700 --> 00:01:32.400 So it's primarily geared toward pastors all of the pastors of the 29 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:37.500 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod get it, but we have a fair amount of 30 00:01:37.500 --> 00:01:41.400 lay people who read it to just want to stay up to speed on what's 31 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:46.600 happening in Theology and Ministry and all those things. But it's been 32 00:01:46.600 --> 00:01:49.800 around for a long time and it can actually claim a history that goes 33 00:01:49.800 --> 00:01:51.900 all the way back to C F W Walther. 34 00:01:52.700 --> 00:01:54.200 Telera envera. 35 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:55.500 That's right. 36 00:01:55.500 --> 00:01:55.900 That's right. 37 00:01:55.900 --> 00:01:59.200 So let me get a little plug-in here all the pastors of the Lutheran 38 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:03.300 Church-Missouri Synod get the Concordia Journal for free correct? For 39 00:02:03.300 --> 00:02:04.300 free. for free. 40 00:02:04.300 --> 00:02:09.000 So what's interesting is that used to be the Synod would have the 41 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:13.800 Seminary publish it because that's part of what they they bought a lot for 42 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:18.000 the subsidy that they provide to the Seminary. Of course that subsidy is 43 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:19.100 not what it used to be. 44 00:02:19.100 --> 00:02:24.700 So now the Seminary continues it on our own dime just because it's 45 00:02:24.700 --> 00:02:29.000 that important to keep continuing education in front of our pastors 46 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:34.100 and church workers. So let me put it this way Mission Works the CJ 47 00:02:34.100 --> 00:02:36.500 goes out thanks to donors. 48 00:02:36.500 --> 00:02:40.400 Exactly, exactly. Tell us about Concordia Theology. 49 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:46.300 Org because that that's that's newer and and it's more immediate. Right. 50 00:02:46.300 --> 00:02:48.500 So Theology Concordia 51 00:02:48.500 --> 00:02:49.400 Theology. 52 00:02:49.400 --> 00:02:49.700 Org 53 00:02:49.700 --> 00:02:52.700 all one word is a website the faculty 54 00:02:52.700 --> 00:03:00.700 publishes that is tries to speak to the more timely issues that are 55 00:03:00.700 --> 00:03:02.100 happening in the day. 56 00:03:02.100 --> 00:03:06.900 So for instance in the past year, obviously, we published put a lot of 57 00:03:06.900 --> 00:03:08.500 things online at Concordia. 58 00:03:08.500 --> 00:03:09.200 Theology. 59 00:03:09.200 --> 00:03:14.000 Org related to the pandemic. We put things on there that could be more 60 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:17.800 devotional in nature a lot of times to we put on some resources 61 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:23.700 regarding race, last summer when all of that was in the news. And so 62 00:03:23.700 --> 00:03:28.600 it's just one more thing to refer to our resources as a constellation. 63 00:03:28.600 --> 00:03:32.700 So it's just one more star in that constellation. An interesting thing 64 00:03:32.700 --> 00:03:33.100 Dale, 65 00:03:33.100 --> 00:03:35.600 I was just looking at our stats yesterday. 66 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:39.600 And we redesigned Concordia theology. 67 00:03:39.600 --> 00:03:45.600 Org in 2017 to coincide with the Reformation anniversary and we are 68 00:03:45.600 --> 00:03:49.400 almost at 1 million page views of Concordia. 69 00:03:49.400 --> 00:03:50.200 Theology. 70 00:03:50.200 --> 00:03:52.200 Org. Sometime in the spring or summer 71 00:03:52.200 --> 00:03:56.100 we're going to turn over and hit 1 million page views, which I think 72 00:03:56.100 --> 00:03:57.200 is quite an accomplishment. 73 00:03:57.200 --> 00:04:02.600 It really is in this media-saturated world that we live in. Tell me 74 00:04:02.600 --> 00:04:04.100 about Scholar? 75 00:04:04.100 --> 00:04:05.100 Right. 76 00:04:05.100 --> 00:04:09.500 So Scholar is the archive and it's just Scholar. 77 00:04:09.500 --> 00:04:16.300 Csl.edu that is the archive of everything the Seminary has produced. 78 00:04:16.300 --> 00:04:22.200 So it's a great resource to find Chapel sermons, to find lectures 79 00:04:22.200 --> 00:04:25.100 anything that's been recorded print, audio, video 80 00:04:25.100 --> 00:04:29.600 is there. The beautiful thing is that you go to Concordia theology 81 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:33.800 we tried to make the seamless, you go to Concordia Theology and you do 82 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:36.200 a search in the search bar it 83 00:04:36.700 --> 00:04:41.500 will also search everything in Scholar. So we try to make it one 84 00:04:41.500 --> 00:04:42.400 stop shopping. 85 00:04:42.400 --> 00:04:45.700 But if you want to go directly to Scholar to look for something there 86 00:04:45.700 --> 00:04:47.000 you just go to Scholar. 87 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:48.000 Csl.edu. 88 00:04:48.000 --> 00:04:52.100 If you want to see everything online that the seminary's produced 89 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:54.100 Concordia theology. 90 00:04:54.100 --> 00:04:59.800 Org provides that one Gateway into all of our online resources. And that 91 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:04.400 also includes much of the material that students having class. 92 00:05:04.400 --> 00:05:11.400 Correct, correct, correct. There are courses, MDiv courses, that have been recorded are there 93 00:05:11.400 --> 00:05:12.700 right there on Scholar. 94 00:05:12.700 --> 00:05:17.200 Csl.edu and it's all organized by by class. 95 00:05:17.200 --> 00:05:21.500 All the Word and Work episodes are on Scholar in addition to being on 96 00:05:21.500 --> 00:05:22.000 Concordia. 97 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:22.800 Theology. 98 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:23.300 Org so 99 00:05:23.300 --> 00:05:25.900 it really is a treasure trove. 100 00:05:25.900 --> 00:05:27.500 There's all kinds of times 101 00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:31.600 I go looking for something on Scholar specific I end up going down a 102 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:36.000 rabbit hole see all sorts of other interesting things on there. Wait, wait 103 00:05:36.700 --> 00:05:37.900 I'm having a thought. 104 00:05:39.100 --> 00:05:45.800 Mission Works thanks to donors. Bingo. One more thing because we 105 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:50.800 appreciate the time that our audience gives so we want to keep 106 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:51.000 going. 107 00:05:51.000 --> 00:05:55.900 But we got an interesting new partnership with a university tell me 108 00:05:55.900 --> 00:05:56.400 about that. 109 00:05:56.400 --> 00:06:02.200 So this is where the theological resources and continuing education work 110 00:06:02.200 --> 00:06:02.400 together. 111 00:06:02.400 --> 00:06:07.000 There's a new partnership with Concordia University Wisconsin of 112 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:12.000 providing online courses that are related directly to Mission and 113 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:12.200 Ministry. 114 00:06:12.200 --> 00:06:17.300 And what we do is a Concordia Seminary Professor partners with a 115 00:06:17.300 --> 00:06:21.800 Concordia University Professor to provide something that neither 116 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:25.400 institution on their own would be able to do but together we're able 117 00:06:25.400 --> 00:06:29.800 to do it. And so for instance, the next course is called change 118 00:06:29.800 --> 00:06:31.300 management in the church. 119 00:06:31.300 --> 00:06:37.100 So it's all about equipping Church workers and lay people lay people 120 00:06:37.100 --> 00:06:38.900 are welcome and have been 121 00:06:39.000 --> 00:06:43.800 participating in these courses. On something very practical very 122 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:48.600 meaningful for for Ministry on the ground and is exciting. 123 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:53.200 We've we've tried doing online courses before and never gained traction. 124 00:06:53.200 --> 00:06:54.400 This one's gaining traction. 125 00:06:54.400 --> 00:06:57.800 I'm sure part of it has to do with people are so much more comfortable 126 00:06:57.800 --> 00:06:59.800 doing things online. 127 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:05.500 But yeah, it's a great new thing and the new one is coming out. 128 00:07:05.500 --> 00:07:09.500 I think registration for that change management course is happening 129 00:07:09.500 --> 00:07:09.800 right now. 130 00:07:09.800 --> 00:07:12.800 It starts in April of 2021. 131 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:14.300 That's super. I mean 132 00:07:14.300 --> 00:07:15.300 this is really encouraging. 133 00:07:15.300 --> 00:07:20.300 It's a new time in the mission of the Seminary and in our Lord's 134 00:07:20.300 --> 00:07:25.200 Mission, and and you and everyone involved in in in that division. 135 00:07:25.200 --> 00:07:28.200 What a great job you're doing. Travis, 136 00:07:28.200 --> 00:07:32.900 thanks for dropping into our virtual studio, and we look forward to 137 00:07:32.900 --> 00:07:37.500 talking with you again about all the continuing education offerings of 138 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:38.400 Concordia Seminary. 139 00:07:38.400 --> 00:07:39.000 Thank you. 140 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:40.200 Thank you. 141 00:07:41.900 --> 00:07:46.800 From time to time people talk about requiring Church workers to 142 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:51.700 participate in continuing education. Many professions do make that a 143 00:07:51.700 --> 00:07:54.300 requirement. The Lutheran Church-Missouri 144 00:07:54.300 --> 00:08:01.100 Synod does not. But hey, shouldn't life long learning be part of a pastor's life? 145 00:08:01.100 --> 00:08:05.600 It is certainly part of my life and I hope part of your pastors life 146 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:09.200 as well and part of your life too. 147 00:08:10.300 --> 00:08:13.600 I mean we want to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus. 148 00:08:13.600 --> 00:08:19.700 Thanks to you our donors, Concordia Seminary offers congregations a 149 00:08:19.700 --> 00:08:24.700 rich array of biblical in confessional offerings for faithful and 150 00:08:24.700 --> 00:08:25.800 relevant Ministry. 151 00:08:26.700 --> 00:08:29.900 It's just another part of Mission Works. 152 00:08:29.900 --> 00:08:31.700 Thanks to donors.