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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Nathan Loer '03
Master of Divinity, '03
“I am an identifiable friend and confidant, whom people can approach and converse with in the confidence that I offer an empathetic ear and a strong word of hope.”
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Jeannine Brown '02
Assistant Professor of New Testament
Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
“Theologically, Luther is a different place than Bethel—but not that different,n’t says Jeannine Kay Brown. “Both schools are very confessional and dedicated to the service of the church.”
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John Nelson '03
Pastor, Transfiguration Lutheran
Bloomington, Minn.
“Growing up with a father who is a pastor, I”d have people asking me all the time: 'Are you going to grow up and be a pastor like your daddy?”n’t recalls John Nelson (M.Div. 2003). His answer? “No!”
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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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Dawn Alitz '03
Director of Children's Ministries
Farmington Lutheran Church, Farmington, Minnesota
“It”s about putting Jesus in front of people, and it”s a humble and wonderful privilege to minister to families in this way.”
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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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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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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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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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Masresha Chufa '05
There is such intense scrutiny of Islam in the United States these days that one might think Americans were unaware of its practice in this country until the Sept. 11 attacks.
But for Masresha Chufa, ”05, the co-existence of Islam and Christianity was not only the focus of his education at Luther Seminary but a fact of life in his native Ethiopia for centuries. Relations between the two religions are peaceful, he said, a status he hopes his training will help maintain.
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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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