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David Ellefson performs in 2009 in Sweden. A founder in the 1980s of Megadeth, Ellefson still plays with the heavy metal band and also is an online student at Concordia Seminary, which is part of the conservative Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

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David Ellefson performs in 2009 in Sweden. A founder in the 1980s of Megadeth, Ellefson still plays with the heavy metal band and also is an online student at Concordia Seminary, which is part of the conservative Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Seminary by day, heavy metal by night

The rock star lifestyle caught up with Ellefson by the time he was 25. He entered a 12-step recovery program.

By Tim Townsend

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CLAYTON, Mo. – Concordia Seminary in suburban St. Louis gets an eclectic mix of students in a program allowing them to train for the ministry online – electricians, farmers, entrepreneurs – and even a founder of one of the best-known thrash metal bands.

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