Corrie Steel

Hi, my name is Corrie Steel and I am married to Dianne. We have four daughters: Cate (16), Eloise (14), Sylvie (12) and Adeline (5). We haven’t always been Lutherans, but thanks be to God we became Lutherans after studying the scriptures for ourselves, and realising that what we believed did not match up with scripture. After a few years, I decided, with the support of my wife and family, to study for the ministry.

After two years of study at ALC and witnessing the ever-increasing liberal leaning of the Australian seminary, the push for online only learning, and the eventual vote to ordain women by the LCA, I realised that I needed to be trained where the scriptures were held as the inerrant Word of God, and formation among other men studying for the ministry could take place.

Through Pastor Matt Anker and the generous support of LM-A and the LCMS, I was offered the opportunity to study at Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne. This was a big move for our family, but with lots of prayer and the support of Dianne and our kids, and our wider family, we made the move.

I am now nearly at the end of my second year, and am about to go out on vicarage for a year. The studies have been excellent, and being able to study in person, alongside your brothers in Christ has been invaluable to me. I look forward to putting into practice what I have learnt so far on vicarage, and learning the art of seelsorge (caring for souls) with the Word of God as my foundation.

Around Fort Wayne there are many great Lutheran Churches, and the CTSFW community here is very supportive. I look forward to returning to Australia to serve a confessional Lutheran church, and to put into practice all that I have learnt in my time here at CTSFW.

Thank you for all your generous support of me in my studies, and our family in general.

In Christ,

Corrie, Di, Cate, Eloise, Sylvie and Adeline.