Towards the end of October, CSP Church Work students made the trip to Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne-CTSFW for Christ Academy College, a free weekend retreat for college students considering seminary.
CSP’s University Pastor Tom Gundermann gathered the group in prayer and sent them off in a four-car caravan bound for Fort Wayne.
Attendees got a “day in the life” of seminary formation: sitting in on classes and gathering with the seminary community in chapel, where God’s Word and the liturgy shape the lives of future pastors. Saturday brought seminars led by CTSFW faculty on theology and pastoral ministry, a campus tour, and conversations about admissions, scholarships, housing, and making the most of their undergraduate years in preparation for seminary.
There was plenty of fellowship, too. CSP alum and current CTSFW seminarian Micah Wagner coached and refereed a five-on-five CSP basketball game; students played the seminary’s 18-hole disc golf course with seminarians, and late nights were filled with card games, ping pong, billiards, IHOP, Taco Bell, and long conversations with new and old friends alike, including CSP grads now studying at the seminary.
We give thanks to God for the faithful faculty and seminarians at CTSFW who welcomed our students, and for those who are discerning the call to serve Christ’s Church. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue their studies and preparation.
