Aaron Boerst

Contributor

Contributor

Aaron Boerst

Aaron Boerst serves as the pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wales, Wisconsin. He received his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 2013, and has served in various ministry settings since. When not hiking or kayaking with his wife Megan, Aaron strives to be an avid outdoorsman finding inspiration in deer, turkey, bear, and pheasant hunting, as well as fishing the Great Lakes.
Anthony DiLiberto

Guest Contributor

Rod Rosenbladt

Fellow in Glory

(1942 - 2024)
Fellow in Glory

Rod Rosenbladt

Dr. Rod Rosenbladt (Ph.D., University of Strasbourg), now retired, was a professor of theology at Concordia University in Irvine, California for over 30 years, and has contributed to numerous books and recorded presentations. He is also an ordained minister in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS).

John Warwick Montgomery

Fellow in Glory

(1931 - 2024)
Fellow in Glory

John Warwick Montgomery

John Warwick Montgomery is considered to be one of the foremost living apologists for classical, biblical Christianity. A renaissance scholar with a flair for controversy, he lives in France. Dr. Montgomery is the author of more than sixty books in six languages. He holds eleven earned degrees, including a Master of Philosophy in Law from the University of Essex, England,

Steven A. Hein

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Steven A. Hein

Dr. Steven A. Hein is Director of the Concordia Institute for Christian Studies, offering auxiliary educational services to Christian gatherings across the country and Lutheran Churches in West Africa. He is a professor of theology at the Institute of Lutheran Theology, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at 1517, and the author of Christian Life: Cross or Glory? (1517), You Can Give an Answer: A Study in Christian Apologetics (1517), and many scholarly articles.

 

John T. Pless

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior Distinguished Fellow

John T. Pless

John T. Pless (D. Litt, Concordia University, Chicago) is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions and Director of Field Education at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Uwe Siemon-Netto

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Uwe Siemon-Netto

Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto is a lay theologian and internationally-renowned journalist. He was born in Leipzig, Germany. He is the former religion editor of United Press International. In mid-career, at age 50, he began his theological studies. He studied for his M.A. in theology at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. His Ph.D. in theology and sociology of religion is from Boston University. He is the author of several books, including "The Fabricated Luther."

Mark Mattes

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Mark Mattes

Mark Mattes is associate professor of religion and philosophy at Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. He is the author of "Martin Luther’s Theology of Beauty," "The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology," "Imaging the Journey," and "Law and Gospel in Action."

Jim Nestingen

Fellow in Glory

(1945 - 2022)
Fellow in Glory

Jim Nestingen

Jim Nestingen is a graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., and holds both a master of divinity and master of theology degree from Luther Seminary. He received his doctorate in theology from St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. Nestingen has written and spoken prolifically on Luther's catechisms and confessional Lutheran theology.

Steven Paulson

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Steven Paulson

Senior fellow at 1517.org, featuring two weekly podcasts Outlaw God and Preaching the Text.  Former pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington Island, WI.  Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia College, Moorhead MN, Luther Seminary, St. Paul MN, and Luther House of Study.  Writer of many books and articles, including Luther's Outlaw God,  Lutheran Theology, Luther for Armchair Theologians.

 

Robert Kolb

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior Distinguished Fellow

Robert Kolb

Robert Kolb (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is mission professor of systematic theology emeritus at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author and co-author of numerous books.

Scott Keith

Fellow

Fellow

Scott Keith

Scott Keith is the Executive Director of 1517. He is a co-host of The Thinking Fellows Podcast and a contributor to 1517 and Christ Hold Fast. He is also the author of "Being Dad: Father as a Picture of God’s Grace." He earned his doctorate from Foundation House Oxford, under the sponsorship of the Graduate Theological Foundation, studying under Dr. James A. Nestingen.