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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Baccalaureate Matins

Kramer Chapel

10:00 a.m.

Page 2

Organ Recital

Kramer Chapel

2:00 p.m.

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Graduation Exercises

Kramer Chapel

4:00 p.m.

Page 12

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BACCALAUREATE MATINS The Sixth Week of Easter

T In Nomine Jesu T

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Venite

When I observe the heavens,

The works Your hands have made,

The moon in its progression,

The sky in stars arrayed,

Your awesome pow’r I see;

It’s great design I ponder,

But greater still I wonder

That You consider me.

First Reading Genesis 8:9–17 After the reading:

L O Lord, have mercy on us.

C Thanks be to God.

Choral Response Psalm 8 Heinrich Schütz Setting by Jonathan Kohrs

O Lord, in all creation,

Majestic is Your name!

The mouths of babes and children

Your majesty proclaim.

Their praises still each foe

By making known the story

Of Your surpassing glory,

Beheld by all below.

Below the hosts of heaven

You made our human race

On earth to have dominion,

As stewards of Your grace.

You crown our earthly frame;

How glorious our vocation!

O Lord, in all creation,

Majestic is Your name!

Second Reading John 16:16–24 After the reading:

L O Lord, have mercy on us. C Thanks be to God.

Responsory for Easter

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Office Hymn Christ High-Ascended, Now in Glory Seated (LSB 840)

Sermon

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Canticle We Praise You, and Acknowledge You, O God (LSB 941)

The choir sings stanza 3.

Kyrie

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Lord’s Prayer

C Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be Thy name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Salutation

Collects After each collect:

Benedicamus

Benediction

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Greetings

T Soli Deo Gloria T

Participants

Officiant The Reverend Professor Paul J. Grime

Dean of the Chapel

Preacher The Reverend Martin E. Keller

St. Paul Lutheran Church

Brownstown, Indiana

Lectors The Reverend Professor Charles A. Gieschen

Academic Dean

The Reverend Professor Lawrence R. Rast Jr.

President

Organist

Mr. Kevin J. Hildebrand

Kantor

Acknowledgments

Matins from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission.

Psalm 8

Text © 2008 Concordia Publishing House. One License A-728163. Reprinted with permission.

Christ High-Ascended

Text: © 1984 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100010029.

We Praise You (LSB 941)

Text: © 1999 Stephen P. Starke. Used by permission: LSBHymnLicense.NET, no. 100010029.

Service folder prepared using Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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ORGAN RECITAL

Paul J. Grime

Prelude on “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” Max Reger

1873–1916

Best known for his large-scale chorale fantasias for organ, a sizeable collection of shorter

preludes (Opus 67) by Reger are often overlooked. The rich, chromatic harmonies so

characteristic of Reger’s music are still on full display. The hymn melody is presented

only once, here in the pedal.

Chorale Prelude on “Kyrie, God Father” J. S. Bach

1685–1750

Bach composed six organ settings of the medieval Kyrie melody, three large-scale pre-

ludes as well as three very short preludes that only hint at the chorale melody. In this

setting, the first of the three large works, Bach crafts a motif based on the first phrase of

the chorale that he uses fourteen times in the course of the prelude, plus an additional

seven times in inversion, meaning that the melody is turned upside down.

Two Preludes on “All Glory Be to God on High” J. S. Bach

Bach wrote more settings on this hymn tune than any other, thus testifying to the

importance in the Lutheran service of the Gloria in Excelsis. The first prelude heard

today comes from the collection of Eighteen Great Chorales. Written in the French style,

the melody is highly ornamented; though the first phrase of the hymn tune consists of

only eight notes, Bach increases that number to thirty-one with his rich ornamentation

(and that doesn’t even count the trills). The accompanying voices feature a unique

Baroque ornament, the coulé, a two-note descending pattern with a rhythmic snap.

The second setting of this hymn is a short fughetta, using a theme that barely hints at

the hymn tune. Its spritely nature simply invites one to ponder the rejoicing of the angels

over the fields of Bethlehem as they sang: “Glory to God in the highest!”

Choral No. 2 in b minor César Franck

1822–1890

Considered the most important organ composer after Bach, César Franck wrote a dozen

major works for the instrument. Born in Belgium, Franck resided in Paris for over thirty

years, serving as organist in one of the large churches and teaching at the conservatory.

Among his most important compositions are his last, the Three Chorales. He uses the

term “choral” not in the sense of a hymn, but of a melody written in a choral style. Choral

No. 2 in b minor is built upon two important musical forms that Bach also used, the

passacaglia and fugue. The basic structure of the work is as follows:

The passacaglia melody is first heard in the bass, then in the soprano and then again

in the bass with fiery flourishes above.

The second theme appears twice in the choral style, with rhapsodic flourishes

following after each.

An ethereal conclusion to the first half of the piece leads into a dramatic fantasia.

In the second half, the first theme returns, now in the form of a fugue.

The choral melody is heard twice, now combined with the first theme in the pedal.

A building turbulence leads to a final, grand statement of the original theme,

concluding with a repetition of the ethereal music that was heard earlier.

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GRADUATION EXERCISES

Invocation and Prayer

President’s Welcome

Graduation Address

Presentation of the Miles Christi Awards

Presentation of the Alumnus of the Year Award

Those in academic apparel put on their caps for the conferring of degrees and the conclusion.

Presentation of the Candidates and the Conferring of the Degrees

Master of Arts

Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies

Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies

Master of Divinity

Master of Sacred Theology

Doctor of Ministry

Doctor of Philosophy (Missiology)

Doctor of Divinity—Honoris Causa

Closing of the Academic Year

Hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (LSB 656)

1 A mighty Fortress is our God,

A trusty Shield and Weapon;

He helps us free from ev’ry need

That hath us now o’ertaken.

The old evil Foe

Now means deadly woe;

Deep guile and great might

Are his dread arms in fight;

On earth is not his equal.

2 With might of ours can naught be done,

Soon were our loss effected;

But for us fights the Valiant One,

Whom God Himself elected.

Ask ye, Who is this?

Jesus Christ it is,

Of Sabaoth Lord,

And there’s none other God;

He holds the field forever.

3 Though devils all the world should fill,

All eager to devour us,

We tremble not, we fear no ill,

They shall not overpow’r us.

This world’s prince may still

Scowl fierce as he will,

He can harm us none.

He’s judged; the deed is done;

One little word can fell him.

4 The Word they still shall let remain

Nor any thanks have for it;

He’s by our side upon the plain

With His good gifts and Spirit.

And take they our life,

Goods, fame, child, and wife,

Though these all be gone,

Our vict’ry has been won;

The Kingdom ours remaineth.

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Participants

President of the Seminary

The Reverend Professor Lawrence R. Rast Jr.

Academic Dean

The Reverend Professor Charles A. Gieschen

Dean of Graduate Studies

The Reverend Professor Klaus D. Schulz

Chaplain The Reverend Professor Paul J. Grime

Dean of the Chapel

Speaker

The Reverend Thomas L. Olson

Trinity Lutheran Church

Tryon, North Carolina

Organist

Mr. Matthew A. Machemer

Associate Kantor

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Faculty, Instructors, and Student Services

Professors Carl C. Fickenscher II, M.B.A., M.Div., Ph.D.

Pastoral Ministry and Missions

Charles A. Gieschen, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology

Paul J. Grime, M.Mus., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Pastoral Ministry and Missions

Arthur A. Just Jr., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology

Cameron A. MacKenzie, M.A., S.T.M., Ph.D. Historical Theology; The Forrest E. and Frances H. Ellis

Professor of German Reformation Studies

Walter A. Maier III, M.Div., M.A., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology

Naomichi Masaki, M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Systematic Theology

John G. Nordling, M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology

Jeffrey H. Pulse, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology

Lawrence R. Rast Jr., M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D., Litt.D. Historical Theology

David P. Scaer, M.Div., Th.D. Systematic Theology; The David P. Scaer Professor

of Biblical and Systematic Theology

Peter J. Scaer, M.Div., M.A., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology

Klaus Detlev Schulz, M.Div., S.T.M., Th.D. Pastoral Ministry and Missions

William C. Weinrich, M.Div., D.Theol. Historical Theology

Dean O. Wenthe, M.A., M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. Exegetical Theology

Roland F. Ziegler, M.Div., Dr. theol. Systematic Theology; The Robert D. Preus Associate

Professor of Systematic Theology and Confessional Lutheran

Studies

Associate Professors James G. Bushur, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D.

Historical Theology; The Carl and Erna Weinrich Associate

Professor of New Testament and Early Church Studies

Gifford A. Grobien, M.Div., Ph.D. Systematic Theology

Robert V. Roethemeyer, M.Div., M.A.L.S. Pastoral Ministry and Missions; The Wakefield-Kroemer

Director of Library and Information Services

Assistant Professors Adam C. Koontz, M.Div., Ph.D.

Exegetical Theology

Benjamin T. G. Mayes, M.Div., Ph.D. Historical Theology

John T. Pless, M.Div., Litt.D. Pastoral Ministry and Missions

Assistant Professors (continued) Ryan M. Tietz, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D.

Exegetical Theology

Don C. Wiley, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Pastoral Ministry and Missions

Gary W. Zieroth, M.Div, D.Min. Pastoral Ministry and Missions

Guest Professors Robert H. Bennett, M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D.

David Coles, M.A., M.Phil., M.Div., Ph.D.

Adjunct Professors for 2019–2020 James Baneck, M.Div., D.Min. Paul L. Beisel, M.Div., S.T.M. Geoffrey Boyle, M.Div., Ph.D. Mark P. Braden, M.Div., S.T.M. Peter J. Brock, M.Div. Donald V. Engebretson, M.Div., S.T.M. Michael N. Frese, M.Div., S.T.M. Peter F. Gregory, M.Div., S.T.M. Joseph P. Gudel, M.Div., Ph.D. Jamison Hardy, M.Div., Ph.D. Mary Anne Hibbard, M.A. Chad Kendall, M.Div. Margaret Krueger, NIC, IIC Seth A. Mierow, M.Div., S.T.M. Martin R. Noland, M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. Joshua Pagan, M.Div., Ph. D. Todd Peperkorn, M.Div, S.T.M. Gregory P. Schulz, M.Div., D. Min., Ph.D. William Mart Thompson, M. Div., D. Min. Lucas V. Woodford, M.Div., S.T.M., D.Min.

Professors Emeriti

Richard T. Nuffer, J.D., M.Div.

Timothy C. J. Quill, M.Phil., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D.

Richard C. Resch, M.Mus., M.Div.

Daniel G. Reuning, B.A., S.M.M., D.M.A.

Instructors

Rose E. Adle, M.A. Assistant Director of Deaconess Studies

Kevin J. Hildebrand, M.Mus., M.A. Kantor

Matthew A. Machemer, B.M.E. Associate Kantor

Amy C. Rast, M.S.W., M.A. in Deaconess Studies Associate Director of Deaconess Studies

Student Services

Mark C. Sheafer, M.Div., S.T.M. Director of Financial Aid

Barbara A. Wegman, B.G.S. Registrar

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The Board of Regents

The Rev. Dr. Ronald M. Garwood

Chairman Cody, Wyoming

The Rev. William M. Cwirla Hacienda Heights, California

Mr. David L. Daniels Taylorsville, North Carolina

Mr. David K. Hawk Fort Wayne, Indiana

Dr. Korey D. Maas Hillsdale, Michigan

Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr. Alexandria, Virginia

Dr. Mark W. Meehl Seward, Nebraska

The Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray Houston, Texas

The Rev. Dr. Roger C. Paavola Cordova, Tennessee

Mr. John L. Power Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Mr. Jon R. Schumacher Brookfield, Wisconsin

Dr. Bradd W. Stucky Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Dr. Beverly K. Yahnke Brookfield, Wisconsin

A Note on Academic Apparel

The hoods worn by faculty members and candidates for degrees indicate the degree held,

the subject in which it is held, and the institution which conferred the degree. The colors

of the silk lining of the hood are the colors of the institution that granted the degree. The

hood of Concordia Theological Seminary, for example, is lined with blue and white. The

color of the velvet lining of the hood, running forward around the throat, indicates the

faculty or department in which the degree has been earned.

Blue, dark Philosophy

Lemon Library Science

Scarlet Theology

Violet Theology (Europe)

White Arts and Letters

Gold bullion tassels on the caps indicate a doctor’s degree, as do the three chevrons

(velvet stripes) on the arms of the academic gown.

A Note on the National Flags

The national flags on display represent the countries from which our seminary students

currently come: Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, India,

Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Moldova, Myanmar, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Republic

of Rwanda, Russian Federation, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sweden,

Tanzania, Ukraine, and the United States.

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AWARDS AND GRADUATES

Miles Christi Award

The Miles Christi (Soldier of Christ) Award has been created by the faculty of Concordia Theological

Seminary in order to recognize and honor each year Lutheran laymen or laywomen who have glorified

God through a real contribution in some field of human endeavor and who have displayed the characteristics

of good soldiers of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:3).

Jack and Diana Barich

Alta Loma, California

Dennis and Ann Ross

Wichita, Kansas

Timothy and Janet Sheldon

Moatsville, West Virginia

Alumnus of the Year Award

The Alumnus of the Year award has been established by the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological

Seminary to honor a graduate who has distinguished himself by faithfully shepherding the people of God

with excellence in preaching, teaching the faithful, and reaching the lost while also strengthening his alma

mater by recruiting, publicizing, and supporting the seminary’s mission.

The Reverend Peter C. Bender

Class of 1987

Peace Lutheran Church

Sussex, Wisconsin

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Arts

Degree Conferred July 31, 2019

Hanna M. Hoffbeck

Degree Conferred February 28, 2020

Kingsly Jacob David Wilson

Degrees to Be Conferred August 5, 2020

Pending completion of all academic work

Taylor E. Brown Fickenscher Mika A. Patron

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Candidates for the Degree

of Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies

Degrees Conferred July 31, 2019

Heather E. Bien

Wendy R. Boehm

Amanda M. Robert-Curry

Degrees Conferred May 22, 2020

Kaitlin B. Sheridan Kimberly K. Wolkenhauer



Merri L. Bunge Eileen J. Esget

Rachel E. Frugé

Michele D. Madigan

Lisa M. E. Mai

Susan D. Reusser

Chelsie K. Schmeisser


of Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies


Benjamin R. Burge

Degree Conferred May 22, 2020


Stuart A. Sultze

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Divinity


Miguel R. Barcelos

Degree Conferred November 15, 2019

Jordan E. Schaller

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Jakob A. Andrzejewski Christopher O. Antonetti

Tyler R. Arends

Albert J. Bader

Patrick M. Baldwin

Michael R. Bekx

Alexander J. Blanken

Jon C. Carpenter

Jared A. Cooksey

Simeon J. Cornwell

Jonah J. Domenichelli

Keith E. Emshoff

Robert D. Etheridge

Trae L. Fistler

Scott R. Hedtke

Nathaniel S. Jensen

Jeffrey M. Kazmierski

David T. Keating

Mark J. Kranz

Kurt G. Laskowsky

Timothy W. Magill

Gino R. Marchetti II

Blake J. Martzowka

Sawyer A. Meyers

Zachary R. Oedewaldt

Jonathan T. Olson

Joshua S. Reber

Brock W. Schmeling

Christian D. Schultz

Timothy J. Sheridan

Grant A. Sorenson

Thomas C. Van Hemert

Jay R. Weideman

Nathan J. Wille

Isaac H. Wirtz

Brett P. Witmer Justin E. Woodside



Daniel P. Fickenscher Andrew P. Keller

Candidates for the Degree of Master of Sacred Theology The thesis title is given below the candidate’s name.


John C. Henry

“God an Author!”: J. G. Hamman, the Bible, and the Lutheran Tradition


Sveinung Eriksen

Carl Fr. Wisløff’s Luther Reception on the Ten Commandments, Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper


Aaron T. Fenker Christ’s Complete Omnipresence and Theological Discourse:

Martin Chemnitz’s Gnesio-Lutheran Response to Forty-one Theses

by the Secret Sacramentarians, with Theological Analysis

Otto A. Granlund Fredrik Gabriel Hedberg’s Understanding of Regeneration

Vesa P. Pöyhtäri The Purpose and the Presence of Golgotha in the Sacraments

according to the Communion in Growth-Report

David P. Ramirez Martin Luther and Religious Liberty

Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Ministry

The dissertation title is given below the candidate ’s name.

Degrees Conferred July 31, 2019

Tyler C. Arnold

Visitation of the Elderly Homebound at Christ Lutheran Church, Platte Woods, Missouri:

A Directional Methodology Study

Kurt R. Ziemann Teaching the Faith Using Fiction


William L. Keller II

Evaluation of the Accountable Leadership Model of Governance at Concordia Lutheran Church


Aric A. Fenske

A Comparative Study of Deductive and Homiletical Plot Sermons

and their Effectiveness in Proclaiming the Gospel


Peter W. Elliott

The Plan of Salvation: A Fifteen-Week Christological Survey

of the Scriptures for Saint John Lutheran, Fraser, Michigan

Jeffrey H. Goodman

The Mid-Week Divine Service: Its Theology, History, Usage,

and Implementation in a Lutheran Parish Church

Wade A. Mobley

Sharper: A Proposal for Continuing Education

within the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations

Degree to Be Conferred August 5, 2020


Mulugeta M. Adane

Study on the Practices, Challenges and Opportunities of Mission Work

in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Dessie Congregation

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of Doctor of Philosophy in Missiology The dissertation title is given below the candidate ’s name.


Matthew A. Buse

The Multiethnic Congregation and Lutheran Missions:

Toward an Old Orthodox Lutheran Diaspora Missiology

Abdi T. Mulat

The Rise of Islamic Extremism in Ethiopia and Its Impact

on the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Mission

Gerald A. Paul

Evangelizing Mormons: Lutheran Outreach to Mormons

in the Mountain-West Region of the USA

Geoffrey L. Robinson

Why Do Churches Grow? An Investigation into Factors

that Increase and Sustain Membership in LCMS Congregations

Mark J. Schreiber

Moral Injury: How Might the Cross of Christ

Heal Moral Injury in the Combat Veteran?

Candidates for Alternate Route Certificate

Certificates Conferred July 31, 2019

Benjamin R. Burge

Jason M. Kaspar

William F. Zwick

Certificate Conferred May 22, 2020

Richard Neely Owen

Certificates to Be Conferred August 5, 2020


Norlyn D. Bartens

Lyle E. Buettner

Mark T. Matheny

Daniel M. Schuetz

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Candidates for the Doctor of Divinity Degree Honoris Causa


Andrew K. Pfeiffer

The Reverend Dr. Andrew Pfeiffer is being honored for his years of faithful service in the

Lutheran Church of Australia.

Dr. Pfeiffer graduated from Luther Seminary in North Adelaide, South Australia (SA), in

1983 and was ordained into the Holy Ministry at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Moorook, SA.

He served there for one year before being called to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hampstead,

SA, where he served from 1984 to 1989. Since completing a Master of Sacred Theology

degree in 1991 at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), he has served for

many years as professor at the Luther Seminary and Australian Lutheran College in North

Adelaide, SA. His duties have included serving as the Director of Field Education, the Head

of the School of Pastoral Education, and the Coordinator of Vicarage. In 2002, Dr. Pfeiffer

earned his Ph.D. in Missiology from CTSFW, writing a dissertation entitled, The

Catechumenate in Lutheran Missiology. He is also a widely-respected lecturer and writer in

the LCA, where he has served as the Assistant Bishop since 2015.

Dr. Pfeiffer is married to Sue; they have three children and eight grandchildren.

Larry M. Vogel

The Reverend Dr. Larry M. Vogel is being honored for his many years as a parish pastor and

his service to the church-at-large.

Dr. Vogel earned his B.S. in Education from Concordia College in Seward, Nebraska, in 1975

and matriculated to Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where he earned his M.Div. in 1981. His

service in the ministerium of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod spans nearly three

decades of parish ministry, including time as a worker-priest teacher on the Rosebud Lakota

Sioux reservation, as a missionary pastor in New York City, and as pastor of Martin Luther

Chapel and School in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Since 2009, Dr. Vogel has served as the

Associate Executive Director of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR).

In addition to his extensive writing and travel for the CTCR, he has written a wide variety of

published works: biblical plays for children, sermons, book reviews, theological articles, and

chapters in books. He also provided leadership as a member of the drafting committee for

Luther’s Small Catechism with Explanation (2017 edition). He is currently completing his

Ph.D. at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, writing his dissertation on the implications of

changing demographics for ministry in the LCMS.

Dr. Vogel and his wife Betsy have three married children and eight grandchildren.

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