Fort Wayne Resident Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. to Speak at Concordia University, St. Paul Commencement

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ST. PAUL, MN (05/08/2012)(readMedia)-- Fort Wayne resident Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary and professor of American Christianity and American Lutheranism, is serving as the Concordia University, St. Paul commencement speaker for the undergraduate programs commencement ceremony May 11 at the Gangelhoff Center on the Concordia campus.

Dr. Rast is a member of the Board of Directors for the journal Lutheran Quarterly and serves on the editorial committee of the Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly. He is a faculty representative on the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's Commission on Theology and Church Relations since 2006 and has served as chairman since 2010.

Concordia University, St. Paul is a comprehensive, private university operated under the auspices of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and one of 10 schools that comprise the Concordia University System. Established in 1893, Concordia offers more than 40 liberal arts majors, including business, education, science, fine arts and church professions. Concordia University is also a regional leader in educating adult students, offering accelerated undergraduate and graduate programs in business, health sciences, education, criminal justice, communications and Christian outreach. Concordia is the only private university in Minnesota to offer NCAA Division II athletics for men and women. Visit us on the web: www.csp.edu.

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