Name: Pless, John T., 1953-
Year of Birth: 1953
Biography: Rev. John T. Pless is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne where he also serves as Director of Field Education and Editor of For the Life of the World. Prior to joining the faculty, he served for seventeen years as campus pastor at University Lutheran Chapel at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. From 1979 to 1983, he served on the staff at the Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University. He is a graduate of Texas Lutheran College, Sequin, Texas (B.A., 1975) and Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio (M.Div., 1979). He entered The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod by colloquy at Concordia Theological Seminary in 1983. He has done additional graduate work at the Pontifical College Josephenium and the Methodist School of Theology.
A regular lecturer at various conferences both in the United States and overseas, Prof. Pless coordinates the seminary’s annual “Mercy Mission Expedition to Madagascar” in partnership with the LCMS Board for World Relief and Human Care. He serves as co-president of the International Loehe Society and is a member of the LCMS Committee on the Sanctity of Human Life.
Sources:
1) LC Control Number: n 2004100831
2) http://www.ctsfw.edu/Page.aspx?pid=376
Know more about this author? E-mail us at mediaupdates@ctsfw.edu and we'll update our database.