Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner (1924-1997)
Donald Deffner, full-time visiting Professor of Homiletics at Concordia Theolgical Seminary for the past decade, died at his home in Moraga, California, on November 24,1997. He was born to the Rev. Dr. Louis Henry Deffner and Rose May Kreitzer on March 12, 1924. He entered the Kingdom of God through the sacrament of Holy Baptism on March 30,1924. After attending St John's College in Winfield, Kansas , Dr. Deffner enrolled at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, which awarded him the Bachelor of Arts (1945) and Bachelor of Divinity (1947) degrees. He was ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry on November 2,1947, at University Lutheran Chapel in Berkley, California and was the first Campus Pastor in the Missouri Synod. He later served Immanuel Lutheran Church, Deanville, California, as Assistant Pastor (1974-1983). He received the Master of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1946, and earned the Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1957. In 1962 he was awarded the Master of Theology from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. In 1993, Christ College, Irvine, California, awarded him the Doctor of Divinity for his many literary and academic accomplishments. Dr. Deffner was Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (1959-1969), and also served as chairman of that department (1964-1969). Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield also benefited from his talents as he served as guest professor (l963-l969). From 1969-1987 he was Professor of Homiletics and Christian Education at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and was also affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union during this time. As noted, from 1987 to the present he again served Concordia Theological Seminary, now in Fort Wayne. Sources: 1) LC Control Number: n 50037265
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CTM Book Review 31-8
by Carl S. Meyer , Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., George W. Hoyer , Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , David S. Schuller , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Frederick William Danker , Erwin Louis Lueker , Dr. Victor Adalbert Bartling , Henry W. Reimann , Edgar Krentz , Rev. Dr. Robert D. Preus , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., and William J. Danker
CTM Book Review 33-1
by Dr. Victor Adalbert Bartling , Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., Herbert T. Mayer , Carl S. Meyer , Edgar Krentz , Frederick William Danker , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., Rev. Dr. Kenneth H. Breimeier , Rev. Walter Robert Roehrs , and Philip J. Schroeder
CTM Book Review 33-5
by Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , Philip J. Schroeder , Martin H. Scharlemann , Henry W. Reimann , Carl S. Meyer , Walter W. Oetting , Rev. Dr. Robert D. Preus , Rev. Dr. Alfred von Rohr Sauer , Herbert T. Mayer , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , William J. Danker , Frederick William Danker , Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., Norman C. Habel , and Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr.
CTM Book Review 33-6
by Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Rev. Dr. Robert D. Preus , Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , Rev. Dr. Alfred von Rohr Sauer , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., Henry W. Reimann , William J. Danker , Walter W. Oetting , Carl S. Meyer , Frederick William Danker , Rev. Walter Robert Roehrs , Rev. Dr. Kenneth H. Breimeier , and Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr.
CTM Book Review 34-10
by Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , Dr. Victor Adalbert Bartling , David S. Schuller , Martin H. Scharlemann , William J. Danker , Rev. Dr. Robert D. Preus , Walter W. Oetting , Norman C. Habel , Walter Edwin Buszin , Herbert T. Mayer , Edgar Krentz , Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., Erwin Louis Lueker , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., and Rev. Dr. Kenneth H. Breimeier
CTM Book Review 34-11
by William J. Danker , Frederick William Danker , David S. Schuller , Edgar Krentz , Carl S. Meyer , Lester E. Zeitler , Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , Rev. Dr. Kenneth H. Breimeier , Philip J. Schroeder , Rev. Dr. Robert D. Preus , Rev. Dr. Herbert E. Hohenstein , Erwin Louis Lueker , Walter W. Oetting , Herbert T. Mayer , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , and Rev. Dr. Alfred von Rohr Sauer
CTM Book Review 34-8
by Lester E. Zeitler , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., Martin H. Scharlemann , William J. Danker , Rev. Dr. Robert D. Preus , Carl S. Meyer , Frederick William Danker , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Erwin Louis Lueker , Rev. Dr. Alfred von Rohr Sauer , Henry W. Reimann , Edgar Krentz , Rev. Dr. Kenneth H. Breimeier , and Walter Edwin Buszin
CTM Book Review 36-11
by Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., Carl S. Meyer , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., Edgar Krentz , George W. Hoyer , Carl Graesser Jr., Rev. Dr. Carl A. Volz , Robert L. Conrad , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Herbert T. Mayer , Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , and William J. Danker
CTM Book Review 37-10
by Frederick William Danker , Norman C. Habel , Prof. Dr. H. Richard Klann , Lewis William Spitz Sr., Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , William J. Danker , Robert L. Conrad , Erwin Louis Lueker , Carl Graesser Jr., Edgar Krentz , John H. Elliott , Herbert T. Mayer , Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., Rev. Dr. Kenneth H. Breimeier , Carl S. Meyer , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., Harry G. Coiner , Rev. Dr. Carl A. Volz , and Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner
CTM Book Review 37-5
by Martin H. Scharlemann , Frederick William Danker , Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , John H. Elliott , Edgar Krentz , Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , Herbert T. Mayer , Carl S. Meyer , Dr. Lewis William Spitz Jr., Rev. Walter Robert Roehrs , Rev. Dr. Carl A. Volz , Erwin Louis Lueker , Norman C. Habel , and Philip J. Schroeder
CTM Book Review 39-3
by Edgar Krentz , Rev. Richard Rudolph Caemmerer Sr., Frederick William Danker , John H. Elliott , Ronald L. Johnstone , Carl S. Meyer , Robert L. Conrad , Herbert T. Mayer , Rev. Dr. Carl A. Volz , Lewis William Spitz Sr., Norman C. Habel , Erwin Louis Lueker , Dr. Victor Adalbert Bartling , Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , and Herbert John August Bouman
CTQ Book Review 57-1
by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Gieschen , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , John R. Wilch , RADM Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Gard CHC, USN (Ret), Rev. Dr. David P. Scaer , Rev. Dr. Carl C. Fickenscher II, Rev. Prof. John T. Pless , Andrew Dimit , Paul Deterding , Andrew E. Steinmann , Rev. Dr. Eugene F. Klug , and Rev. Dr. William C. Weinrich
CTQ Book Review 57-2,3
by Rev. Dr. David P. Scaer , Rev. Dr. Charles A. Gieschen , James A. Kellerman , Alan Borcherding , Joseph H. Barbour , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Rev. Prof. John T. Pless , Dr. Robert Holst , H. Armin Moellering , RADM Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Gard CHC, USN (Ret), Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Just Jr., and Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Pulse
CTQ Book Review 57-4
by Rev. Dr. Eugene F. Klug , Michael J. Hill , Robert Holyer , Rev. Dr. Dean O. Wenthe , Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Pulse , James A. Kellerman , Rev. Prof. John T. Pless , Andrew Dimit , Paul Deterding , Karl F. Fabrizius , Rev. David Fleming , Gary C. Genzen , Dr. Gilbert C. Meilaender , Rev. Dr. Carl C. Fickenscher II, Jonathan Strand , Andrew E. Steinmann , Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr., Dr. Robert Holst , Christopher Wright Mitchell , and Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner
CTQ Book Review 58-2
by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Gieschen , Rev. Dr. Ken Schurb , Rev. John H. Frahm , Terrence M. Reynolds , Rev. Dr. Jeffrey A. Gibbs , Rev. Dr. Carl C. Fickenscher II, Rev. Dr. Patrick J. Bayens , Thomas H. Trapp , Dr. Alan W. Borcherding , Rev. Dr. William C. Weinrich , Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie , Rev. Gregory Lockwood , Rev. Dr. L. Dean Hempelmann , Dr. Lane A. Burgland , Rev. Dr. David P. Scaer , Rev. Dr. Eugene F. Klug , Bruce Schuchard , Bruce Schuchard , Dr. David K. Weber , Rev. Dr. Robert A. Kolb , Dr. Charles S. Mueller Sr., Rev. Dr. Paul J. Grime , Dr. Timothy Maschke , Rev. Dr. Ihno A. Janssen , Paul Deterding , Rev. Charles R. Hogg Jr., Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Rehwaldt , Gary C. Genzen , Andrew E. Steinmann , Rev. Prof. John T. Pless , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Rev. Robert Ernest Smith , and Rev. Dr. Edgar Walz
Springfielder Book Review 28-1
by Rev. Dr. Eugene F. Klug , Rev. Dr. Henry J. Boettcher , Rev. Dr. Raymond Frederick Surburg , Rev. Dr. George Dolak , Rev. Dr. Arthur E. Graf , Rev. Dr. Richard P. Jungkuntz , Rev. Dr. Gerhard Aho , Rev. Ray Martens , Arleigh J. Lutz , Rev. Daniel Brockopp , Rev. Bernard F. Kurzweg , Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner , Rev. Dr. Lorman M. Petersen , Rev. Dr. Jacob A. O. Preus II, and Rev. Dr. Fred Kramer
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Kramer Chapel Sermon - March 08, 1989
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Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner
Sermon Text: Philippians 4:19
Kramer Chapel Sermon - September 19, 1995
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Rev. Dr. Donald Louis Deffner
Sermon Text: James 1:2-12
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