Admonition in the Confessions

Biography

Rev. Andy Wright serves as Senior Pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Topeka, Kansas and previously served St. John Lutheran Church in Keystone, Iowa. He earned a B.A. in Biblical Languages from Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He also has a M.Div. (2011) and a S.T.M. (2018) in Systematic Theology from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His thesis concerned the preaching of Martin Luther, the third use of the law, and the Formula of Concord. He is currently working on his dissertation, pertaining to the Lutheran Confessions, for a Ph.D. in doctrinal theology from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.

His areas of focus and interests in theology are: The Lutheran Confessions, Luther studies, the liturgy and worship of the church, and pastoral theology. He has written papers, given presentations, appeared on podcasts, and taught classes relating to the Lutheran Confessions and a variety of other topics. He also is the author of the book, Faithfully Formed: The Lutheran Confessions in Daily Life, published by Concordia Publishing House (2024).

Pastor Wright and his wife, Rebekah, have been blessed by God with four daughters, a son, a child due in April, and children who went to be with the Lord from the womb. Outside of theology he enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis, and anything pertaining to aviation and the space program.