Welcome to the Church Careers Information Page
Under the auspices of the College of Vocation and Ministry, Concordia University St. Paul supports four professional church work programs and two areas of specialty study. The professional church work programs include: Director of Christian Education, Director of Christian Outreach, Director of Parish Music, and Lutheran Classroom Teacher. Each of these offices are rostered commissioned ministries of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The specialty studies include pre-pastoral education and pre-deaconess education; both leading to advanced studies at the seminary level for final admission to ministry.
Each preparation program entails a carefully designed academic component. All six programs share a core cluster of courses that introduce students to the Scriptures and to confessional Lutheran theology. Each program has in place the support system to advise and counsel students as they work their way through the curriculum.
The College of Vocation and Ministry prepares students who are............
...TEAM Oriented
Concordia University, St. Paul offers those preparing for rostered ministries of the Church the opportunity to learn to work in team relationships as part of the academic preparation. The faculty is committed to modeling team ministry and coursework includes numerous opportunities for prospective church workers to develop team ministry attitudes and skills.
...SERVANT Leaders
Concordia is committed to preparing servant leaders able to lead the Church to the point where church and culture intersect. Each of the students prepared for ministry is committed to equipping the baptized people of God for service in home, job, community and congregation.
...MISSION Focused
Concordia, St. Paul and the Oswald Hoffman School of Christian Outreach offer unique opportunities for every student to become mission focused in daily life, work and ministry. Every Christian serves in the mission field, whether international or domestic and students commissioned through the College of Vocation and Ministry understand that ministry involves both inreach and outreach.
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