(Heavy Metal Band) Megadeth bassist studying for ordination at Concordia Seminary

In early September, as new students wandered onto the campus of Concordia Seminary in Clayton, they were joined by another group of theological rookies ”” mostly midcareer types ”” joining the school’s program that allows students to train for the ministry online.

As the consultants, electricians, farmers and entrepreneurs in the Specific Ministry Program got to know one another in person, before reconnecting online from hundreds or thousands of miles away in the weeks that followed, one student had an orientation story that truly rocked.

David Ellefson was an honest-to-God founding member of the legendary thrash metal band Megadeth.

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