Marking Dr. Harold Senkbeil’s forty-five years in the ministry (2016): the celebration was held at DOXOLOGY’s Insight on Joy conference — Dr. John Kleinig on the joy of Ecclesiastes — at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in September 2016, with a banquet of tributes, the evening service, a hymn of thanksgiving, and greetings from colleagues.
1. Rev. Harold Senkbeil – Celebrating 45 Years of Service to the Church
A banquet honoring Dr. Harold Senkbeil’s forty-five years in the ministry, gathering tributes from DOXOLOGY colleagues, collegium fellows, and his own family. Speakers recall his years teaching at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, his work as a pastor to pastors, and the founding of DOXOLOGY, woven together with affectionate ribbing and thanksgiving. Senkbeil answers with his own word of gratitude, above all to his wife, Jane, without whom, he says, neither the evening nor DOXOLOGY itself would have taken shape. Watch the lecture and read the transcript →
2. Hymn: “Take Courage, Brothers, In the Lord”
The closing hymn of the 2016 Insight evening service, “Take Courage, Brothers, in the Lord,” sung by soloist and congregation. Watch the lecture and read the transcript →
3. Insight 2016 – Evening Service
An evening service from DOXOLOGY’s 2016 Insight on Joy conference, built around the joy of the risen Christ. The sermon presses the difference between a joy that depends on circumstances and the joy that flows from the resurrection — a joy that promises no easy life yet cannot be taken away — and moves through the congregation’s hymns, prayers, and the Lord’s Prayer to the benediction. The service closes with the hymn “Take Courage, Brothers, in the Lord.” Watch the lecture and read the transcript →
4. Greetings for Rev. Senkbeil’s 45th Year in Ministry
Spoken greetings offered to Dr. Harold Senkbeil on his forty-fifth anniversary in the ministry, from colleagues and friends gathered across his years of service, including the military chaplaincy and the church abroad. Each recalls his faithfulness and counsel, and above all his confession and preaching of Christ, commending him and his family to God’s continued blessing. Watch the lecture and read the transcript →