Lutheran Teachers for Lutheran Preachers

Lutheran Teachers forLutheran PreachersThe Christ School of Theology - a ministry of the Institute of Lutheran Theology - is committed to providing a rigorous and distinctly Lutheran theological education. We at the Institute of Lutheran Theology are convinced that if the Lutheran tradition is to endure and flourish through the 21st century and beyond, we must produce pastor and teacher theologians who are completely grounded in Scripture, the confessions, and the Lutheran tradition. It is not enough to provide our future pastors and teachers a non-Lutheran theological education with a Lutheran  veneer. The faculty of CST is entirely made up Lutheran scholars drawn together from five distinct Lutheran church bodies. Each scholar is committed to orthodox and confessional Lutheran teaching. Scholars like:Robert Benne, Ph.D.     (Ethics)Dennis Bielfeldt, Ph. D. (Historical and                                    Systematic Theology)Kyle Fever, Ph.D.         (Exegetical Theology-                                   New Testament)Daniel Grimminger, Ph.D., D.C.M.                                   (Pastoral Theology)Mark Hillmer, Ph.D.      (Exegetical Theology-                                   Old Testament) Paul Hinlicky, Ph.D.      (Historical and                                   Systematic Theology) Jack Kilcrease, Ph.D.    (Historical and                                   Systematic Theology) Dan Lioy, Ph.D.            (Exegetical Theology-                                    New Testament) Timothy Rynearson, S.T.M. (Pastoral Theology)Jonathan Sorum, Ph.D. (Historical and                                    Systematic Theology) David Yeago, Ph.D.       (Historical and                                    Systematic Theology)As important as sound Lutheran theological education is, we at ILT know that this alone is not enough. If we are to avoid the errors of the past, as we move together into the future, we must ensure that our pastors are formed in the crucible of the congregation. We, the members of the Body of Christ in Lutheran congregations across North America are the ones ultimately responsible for what our churches teach and practice. To ensure that sound teaching and practice is preserved and promoted, the Body of Christ in the local congregation must remain directly involved in the formation of its future pastors. To that end, the M.Div. students of the Christ School of Theology pursue their graduate education program in residence in a Lutheran congregation where they are formed as pastors while they are being educated as orthodox, confessional, Lutheran theologians. Anchored in the congregation, these future pastors and teachers will carry forward the traditions of the Lutheran church and not those of a distant academy.So that the programs of the Christ School of Theology meet the highest standards of academic excellence, we have committed to achieve full regional accreditation. We find it unacceptable to tie ourselves to another accredited school in an effort to avoid outside scrutiny. We welcome it. The Christ School of Theology is an independent, Lutheran theological educational initiative, holding that God in Jesus Christ brings sinners to repentance and new life. While committed both to Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions, and to deep dialogue with the contemporary intellectual horizon, the Christ School of Theology works with supporting congregations to educate the next generation of faithful Lutheran preachers and teachers.
Source:http://pietist.blogspot.com/2013/07/lutheran-teachers-for-lutheran-preachers.html

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