Church Professionals

Considering a Church Profession for your life's calling?

It's about joining-in and reaching-out...

Church professional students form a close community on campus sharing daily chapel services, devotions, Bible studies and Sunday services. Students also are active off campus in projects from tutoring prisoners at Cook County Jail, to being active in a Concordia Youth Ministry Team.

It's about Congregations and Candidates...

Graduates of Concordia’s church professional programs are placed in the Lutheran call system. The University’s director of educational and Synodical placement works with individuals to match their needs with those of the church.

Want to find out more?

We invite you to read below about what church professional careers are available within The Lutheran Church––Missouri Synod (LCMS), and to visit our campus. Check out the links below for an overview of different church professions, and organizations for church professionals:

Deaconess Program
Director of Christian Education
Director of Parish Music
Institute for Church Professionals
Lutheran Teacher Education
Pre-Seminary Studies
The Academy for Professional Church Workers