Strategic Plan
In November 2024, the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), adopted a strategic plan for 2024–2029 to help the Seminary thrive well into the future. The overarching aim of the plan: to form exemplary pastors and deaconesses for faithful service in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and its mission fields.
Quote from President Bruss
Breakthrough Objectives
These are the strategic goals for the next five years that will help us achieve our mission.
- Engage LCMS congregations and seminary alumni regarding current and future needs related to pastors and deaconesses.
- Identify and recruit exemplary students who will graduate with utter confidence in God’s Word and our Lutheran Confessions and utter humility in themselves as sacrificial servants for Christ and His Church.
- Enhance a culture of robust, ongoing faculty development with a focus on teaching the primary texts and critical thinking.
- Identify, encourage, and support future faculty who can ignite a passion for God’s Word and our Lutheran Confessions in our students so they may be courageous in mission and ministry.
- Instill in our students an even deeper grounding in God’s Word and our Confessions so that our students leave ready for the challenges the church and her mission face today.
- Prepare our students to lead their congregations in evangelistic outreach and to plant churches where they are needed.
- Address aging facilities, build new spaces including new housing for single and married students and a new Food & Clothing Co-op, and update classroom buildings. This will enhance CTSFW as an inspirational place to grow in Christ, learn theology, and apply all that is learned to the ministry and mission of the church.
- Live out our Lutheran faith in love and service to one another in our vibrant Christ-centered Seminary community.
- Partner with our generous LCMS donors to invest in and fulfill the mission of CTSFW.
- Faithfully steward the resources entrusted to us to maximize their impact throughout our organization.
Contact Us
Questions? Get in touch with the President’s Office at President@ctsfw.edu.