White Paper — CTSFW Deaconess Formation: Knowledge, Skills & Virtues
“The mission of Concordia Theological Seminary is to form servants of Jesus Christ who teach the faithful, reach the lost, and care for all.”
PALS Study Topics — ‘Leading Positive Change in Congregations’
This PALS course guides pastors through a proven process for leading positive change in congregations.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Pastoral Leadership and Parish Administration’
This PALS course will guide participants through defining the mission of your congregation, including the formation and use of a mission statement.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Pastor: Apt to Teach’
This PALS course will address what makes a pastor’s teaching “effective.”
A White Paper on Pastoral Formation Prior to Seminary
This paper seeks to assist the church in thinking more intently about how the church begins forming pastors before they enter the seminary.
PALS Study Topics – Faith to Follow: Transition from the Call to the Church
This PALS course will address the journey of a Pastor's wife from the beginning days of seminary through the first year in the parish.
A White Paper on the Current Context of Pastoral Formation
This white paper is intended to promote continued conversation, across the Synod, about pastoral formation.
PALS Study Topics – Transition: Seminary to Urban & Inner City or Rural & Small Town
This PALS course aims to assist the pastor and his family in making the contextual transition without feeling alienated and isolated.
It Takes the Church
The Church is in the business of pastoral formation. She expends much in forming men over the course time to shepherd the faith and life of God's people.
PALS Study Topics – Pastor as Shepherd
This PALS course reviews the call documents and proceeds to a Bible study highlighting the relationship of the pastor to the Good Shepherd
PALS Study Topics – Transition from Seminary to Parish
This PALS course will address pastors (and their wives) in their transition from seminary to parish ministry.