Recent Alumni/ae Stories
Read about where a Luther Seminary education has taken
these recently graduated alumni/ae. (Click your refresh button to
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Dorothy Tate '04
Volunteer Curriculum Developer
Being a Christian means getting out of your comfort zone and stepping into God”s kingdom, says Dorothy Tate, '04.
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Scott McAnally '04
“Funn’t might not be the first word one would use to describe the job of pastor.
But ask Rev. Scott McAnally and he”ll say, “It”s just fun. There”s no other way to describe it.”
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Tim Westermeyer
Pastor of Discipleship & Mission, Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
Plymouth, Minn.
For Tim Westermeyer, the struggle was whether or not to leave his career and be ordained into word and sacrament ministry.
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Matthew Philaya '04
Picture this: You”re preaching your first sermon ever, and out in the congregation sit your teachers, professors and parents of childhood friends.
No, it”s not a bad dream, but a scenario not unlike one Luther Seminary alumnus Matthew Philaya might have faced. For Philaya, a 2004 M.Div. graduate who is serving his first call almost in his own backyard, the experience has been “overwhelmingly positive.”
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Brian Konkol '05
Pastor
Lutheran Church of Guyana, South America
“I believe with all my heart that God has called me to a particular place at a particular time,n’t says Brian Konkol, '05. “Quite simply, Guyana is where I need to be.”
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Becky Swanson '05
Director of Worship and Music
Glen Cary Lutheran Church, Ham Lake, Minn.
Becky Swanson, '05, served as a church musician for 20 years before enrolling in the master of sacred music program at Luther Seminary. What prompted her, after all that time, to pursue the degree? Some people get a nudge by the Holy Spirit, she said. She, on the other hand, needed an anvil, she explained, laughing.
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Paul Nynas '03
Pastor of Children’s, Youth & Family Ministry, Hope Lutheran
Fargo, North Dakota
For Paul Nynas, both seminary education and pastoral ministry are all about teamwork.
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Olga Auchenbach '02
From their genesis in Jerusalem, churches have always struggled with how to integrate social and theological concerns. For Olga Auchenbach (MA/MSW 2002), this integration was achieved through a unique program administered jointly by Luther Seminary and Augsburg College.
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Ivy Borgstrom '04
Look up “churchn’t in the dictionary and you”ll find a picture of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, says Pastor Ivy L. Borgstrom. Borgstrom, a 2004 Luther Seminary graduate, serves as associate pastor at the Brainerd, Minn. church.
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Junfeng Tan '02
Pastor
One year after graduating with an M.Div. from Luther Seminary, Junfeng Tan serves as pastor of a two-point parish in rural South Dakota. These yoked congregations had’ thought too much about their names until Pastor Tan came.
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Read The Story
Read about more Luther Seminary alumni/ae in The Story
magazine:
Jon
Strommen '03
John
Nelson '03
Beverly
Self '03
Mary
Bosell '03
Nate Loer '03
Clint Schnekloth '02
Herb
Cleveland '59
Ron
Vignec '78 The Story is a quarterly publication of
Luther Seminary sent to donors, alums and members of the
seminary community up to date on all the latest news and
events.
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