Publication Date
12-2-2024
Description
In this episode, join hosts Rev. Tom Schlund and Katie Gaschler as they get to know one of Concordia Seminary's newest exegetical professors, Dr. James Fickenscher. From studying mathematics as an undergraduate student, to attending seminary and getting a graduate degree, to serving seven years in a Texas parish, Fickenscher shares how God led him on the path to ministry. "I'd always loved math. I loved teaching people and helping people, and there was this other side of perhaps being a pastor. But I always had that internal doubt and struggle with grace...'I don't know that I'm good enough to be a pastor.'" Listen as he shares what the discernment process looked like for him, both as a college student first deciding to attend seminary, and as a pastor accepting the call to become a professor.
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“Under the Fig Tree” is a video and audio podcast of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. New video and audio episodes are added semi-weekly during the academic year. “Under the Fig Tree” can be found on YouTube, the Seminary’s Scholar site (scholar.csl.edu) and most podcast platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Submission Type
Podcast
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Future Seminarians; Future Deaconesses
Submission Cost
Free
Recommended Citation
Schlund, Tom; Gaschler, Kati; and Fickenscher, James, "05-03 Under the Fig Tree： Doubt, discernment and the path to ministry with Dr. James Fickenscher" (2024). Under the Fig Tree. 90.
https://scholar.csl.edu/utf/90
