Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, Indiana (B.A. 1977); Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri (M.Div. 1981, S.T.M. 1983); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England (Ph.D. 1997); pastor, St. Peter, Caseyville, Illinois (1985-87); manager of microcomputer services, Office of Information Systems, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, St. Louis, Missouri (1988-91); assistant professor and coordinator of the pre-seminary program, Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1991-95); executive director of the Office of Government Information, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod,Washington, District of Columbia (1995-2000); director of educational technology, Concordia Seminary (2000-04); associate professor since 2000.