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Registration now open for July 2026 courses in Concordia Nebraska's Studia Vitae continuing education program

Seward, NE (06/02/2026) — Registration is now open for July 2026 course offerings in Concordia University, Nebraska's Studia Vitae non-credit continuing education and lifelong learning program. The program offers Christ-centered continuing education opportunities in a variety of focused areas through an online, scheduled and self-paced learning platform.

The program's next set of courses begins the week of July 6, 2026. Registration is available at ceu.cune.edu. The program's July 2026 courses are:

  • Restful Teaching Principles for the Christian Educator: Designed for Christian educators, parents and church workers but open to anyone, this course discusses how to recover a more restful, humane and biblical way of teaching through seven specific principles that have shaped teaching from antiquity through the Christian tradition and have nurtured restfulness.
  • Mission and Legacy of Faithful Lutheran Education: Designed for new teachers in Lutheran schools, but open to all, this provides learners with a solid foundation of the multi-century and global legacy of Lutheran schools. Participants will learn what is distinct about Lutheran schools, and what it means to be an engaged teacher or leader in a Lutheran school. This can be completed as a stand-alone course or as part of a four-course Foundations of Lutheran Education Certificate.
  • Theology of the Body: This course explores how the Christian theology of the body illuminates sport as a powerful arena for understanding the body as God's gift, cultivating virtue through discipline and suffering, resisting idolatry, fostering community, honoring male and female embodiment and ultimately pointing us toward resurrection hope.
  • Choosing and Using Children's Literature with Discernment: Designed for Lutheran educators, homeschool educators, literacy specialists and administrators who teach or support reading/English Language Arts instruction in grades 3-8 but open to anyone, this course is especially beneficial for teachers seeking practical strategies for selecting literature, guiding meaningful classroom discussion and helping students engage thoughtfully with novels and other literary texts through a Biblical lens.
  • Retaining Our Educators - A Place Where Teachers Want to Stay: In this course, participants will examine the components of an educator retention plan and will analyze their own school's current retention efforts and will review recent research about what helps educators love their schools and want to remain employed at them.
  • Faith Formation and Play: Designed for Christian educators, DCEs, camp leaders, game designers and Christian creatives but open to anyone, this course allows participants to discover how play cultivates discipleship and community.
  • School Advancement: Identity, Mission and Growth: This course equips educational leaders to strengthen and advance their schools by developing a clear, compelling identity rooted in mission and identity. With particular attention to Lutheran identity, participants will explore how adherence to your why shapes school culture, informs vision and guides strategic decision-making.

Each CEU course is delivered in six one-hour sessions and is $150. Exclusive pricing is available for program participants who are members of preferred partner organizations. The short, focused sessions are available as scheduled webinars that will also be recorded for future viewing. Enrollment is flexible and open to anyone with no prerequisites required and no commitment needed to take additional classes.

For more information about Studia Vitae, please visit cune.edu/ceu.

For more information about preferred partnerships, please visit cune.edu/partners.

About Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 1,700 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.

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