HOW TO CONTACT US
Mailing Address:
Concordia Bible Institute
Concordia University Wisconsin
12800 North Lake Shore Drive
Mequon, WI 53097-2402
Director: Rev. Dr. John Saleska
Phone: (262) 243-4577 or toll free at 1-866-559-0002
Operations Coordinator: Bonnie J. Treloar at bonnie.treloar@cuw.edu
Phone: (262) 243-4422 or toll free at 1-866-559-0002
Fax: (262) 243-4424
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OUR MISSION
The Concordia Bible Institute exists so that others may hear the Word of God and be richly blessed by it. "Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it."
In II Corinthians Paul tells us that we are workers together with Christ. Being His workers means that we are literally His hands, His feet, His voice bringing perfect health and life to a diseased, dying world. The Concordia Bible Institute exists for this purpose.
The Concordia Bible Institute offers courses, workshops, and presentations to bring higher learning and certificate programs to the laity of the Church and to edify Church workers.
In Matthew 8:2-4 we are told that Jesus cleansed a leper simply by reaching out and touching him. In a manner of speaking, Christ was restoring a broken connection. In effect, He restored the man's health and soaked up into Himself like a sponge the man's disease. This is what Isaiah meant when he said in chapter 53, "Surely He took upon Himself our infirmities."
Luther says that the entire Bible is wrapped up in this chapter of Isaiah. Please join us as partners in our study of the Scriptures and showing how The Suffering Servant should be the center of all Bible study.
In Matthew 14:36 we are told that people who touched the hem of Christ's garment were made perfectly whole. Studying the Bible is like touching the hem of His garment. Here He restores us by speaking a word of healing to our souls. "Son, daughter, your sins are forgiven."
The gift of wholeness that only God can give is in those words. To be His sons and daughters means that the God of all creation is our Father and we are his children and everything of His is ours. By His suffering and death Christ has purchased the power of the almighty God and put it on our side. The God of heaven and earth is for us, and if God is for us, who or what can be against us. Obviously no one and nothing can be.
This is the central message of the Bible. People need to hear it again and again.
The Concordia Bible Institute exists for the purpose of helping people "touch the hem" of Christ's garment. We invite you to join us in this work by becoming sponsors and partners in the Study of Christ and in sharing Him with the world.
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FUN FACTS ON CONCORDIA BIBLE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS
AS OF AUGUST 2007
Total number of people who have attended either Certification Series or Education-Related Programs since 2003: 404
Number of people who have attended a Certification Series program since 2003: 260
Number of people who have attended an education-related program since 2003: program since 2003: 140
Number of "repeat customers" from 2003-2005 who have attended at least two different programs; many of these have attended multiple programs: 83
Number of Certification Series programs from 2003-2005: 15
Number of certificates granted through the Certification Series since 2003: approximately 200
Number of education-related programs from 2003-2005 (includes Teaching the Word and Sunday School Teachers' Seminars: 7
Number of churches represented since 2003: approximately 87
Number of non-LCMS members participating since 2003: approximately 23
Number of faculty contributing to the programs (many have contributed multiple times): 19
Number of people who have attended programs and events not listed: HUNDREDS!
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Desired Outcomes of the Concordia Bible Institute
1. To give higher learning opportunities through a certificate program that enhances understanding of the Bible by the laity and church leaders in collaboration with local pastors. This program will also provide related resources for Biblical learning that are typically only available at the post-graduate level.
2. To reach out into congregations with intensive Bible Study courses and workshops that bring greater rewards and equip the lay and church leaders with deeper understanding and discernment about the Holy Scriptures in order to:
a. See Christ, the suffering servant, in every Word, and
b. Distinguish the Theology of the Cross as contained in the Scriptures
3. To sponsor special presentations and workshops on campus and through distance education.
4. Establish an Honors Program for pastors, teachers and church workers (current and future).
5. Establish a Training the Trainer Certification for instructors.
6. To use multimedia and technology to broadcast and expand programming to the broadest audience possible.
Who We Are
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Rev. Dr. John Saleska
Director, Concordia Bible Institute
Phone: (262) 243-4577
Toll Free: 1-866-559-0002
Fax: (262) 243-4493
E-mail Rev. Dr. John Saleska
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The Rev. Dr. John W. Saleska is the Director of the Concordia Bible Institute. He was a professor for 23 years at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft Wayne, IN, teaching such courses as Old and New Testament, Psychology, and Counseling. He was also chairman of the Department of Pastoral Ministry and Missions. Previously, he taught for 23 years at St. John's College in Winfield, Kansas.
He has received degrees from St. Paul's College, Concordia, Missouri, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. His graduate work in Psychology and Guidance and Counseling was done at Washington University in St. Louis and Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. He has also received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois.
Dr. Saleska and his wife Sallie have four children and eleven grandchildren.
Advisory Board Members
Mr. Jim Behrens (Pilgrim Lutheran in West Bend)
Rev. Joseph Fisher (Pilgrim Lutheran in West Bend)
Mr. Bruce & Mrs. Ellen Gilbert (Pilgrim Lutheran in West Bend)
Rev. Dr. John Oberdeck (CUW Theology Faculty)
Rev. Edwin & Mrs. Erma Suelflow (Peace Lutheran-Sussex)
Mr. Fred & Mrs. Mary Ann Yahr (St. John's Lutheran in West Bend)
Phil Meinzen (St. John's-West Bend)
Bonnie Treloar (First Immanuel-Cedarburg)
Ex-Officio Board Member
Rev. Dr. John Saleska, Director of Concordia Bible Institute
Dr. William Cario, Vice President of Academics
