FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE REV. DR. CARL FICKENSCHER II TO SPEAK AT REFORMATION SERVICE
ANN ARBOR, Mich., September 7, 2007- Concordia University–Ann Arbor’s (CUAA) Annual Festival of the Reformation Service will be held on Sunday, October 28 at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. CUAA would like to extend an invitation to congregations to join us in celebrating our Lutheran heritage through this service of Word and Praise.
The Rev. Dr. Carl C. Fickenscher II, dean of pastoral education and placement and associate professor of pastoral ministry and missions at Concordia Theological Seminary–Ft. Wayne, will be our guest speaker for the service. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Southern Methodist University in May, 1976, and also a Master of Business Administration there in August, 1978. After working in business and politics, he earned his Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in May, 1984. Dr. Fickenscher pursued his doctoral degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, receiving the Ph.D. in Homiletics from that institution in May, 1996, making him the only man in the LCMS thus far to hold a Ph.D. in that field.
Dr. Fickenscher is editor of Concordia Pulpit Resources, the synod's preaching journal published by Concordia Publishing House (CPH). He has published numerous articles, essays, sermons, and curricular pieces and edited CPH's Faith Alive Bible, a study Bible for youth. He was also an essayist at the 2001 synodical convention and the 2003 Pieper Lectures, is a frequent speaker for conferences, retreats, and workshops, and a guest on The Lutheran Hour and Issues, Etc. radio programs and Point of Truth television. Pastor Fickenscher served Messiah Lutheran Church in Midland, Mich., from August 1984 to March 1989. He then accepted a call to Peace Lutheran Church in Garland, Tex., where he served from March 1989 until accepting a call to the seminary in July 1999. Dr. Fickenscher is married to Claire, and they have three children, Rachel, Daniel, and Gabriel.
An invitation is given to area musicians and vocalists who would like to participate in a special Massed Choir or as an instrumentalist for this service. Singers contact Brian Altevogt at altevb@cuaa.edu, instrumentalists contact Matthew Wolf at wolfm@cuaa.edu.
Concordia University is located at 4090 Geddes Rd. just west of US 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. For more information please call 734.995.7300.
Concordia University – Ann Arbor is a liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. With a distinctly Christian environment and an academic community dedicated to excellence, CUAA offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. CUAA is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). For more information on CUAA, visit:
www.cuaa.edu.
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