Blogs

China 2009

Students participating in the January 2009 cross cultural program blog their experiences with the cultures of China as they learn firsthand about Christian ministry in that country..

Student Blog - Life at Luther

Follow these Luther Seminary students as their lives unfold in the Life at Luther blog.

Behind the Library Mask

Discover news, resources and resources from the Luther Seminary Library staff.

LeadNow Conference

Tasha Genk and Jeremy Johnson report from the the LeadNow Conference in Orlando, Florida, which focuses on young adult ministry.

Children's Ministry Blog

Find resources and thoughts about Ministry with Children from our ministry with children team, part of our Children, Youth and Family Ministry program at Luther Seminary.

Tom Goes to Africa

Luther Seminary Philanthropic Advisor Tom Jolivette is in Tanzania helping the Lutheran church there build up it's seminary. Tom's experience as a college president, infrastructure specialist and master fundraiser make him a valuable resource that Luther Seminary is honored to share.

Student Travel Blogs

Students regularly travel to other parts of the country and world to explore ministry in other contexts and cultures. Some students share their experiences through a travel blog.
 

Join five Luther Seminary students as they travel to Geneva, Switzerland with ecumenical coordinator Debra Wells for a class called "The Ecumenical Church in a Globalized World" in January 2007.

This students will be part of a larger group of seminarians from around the U.S. meeting with theologians from around the world.  They will be meeting with and at the Lutheran World Federation, the United Nations and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.

The Luther Seminary students are Linda Webster, Joel Nye, Sarah Nye, Anna Marsh and Beverly Robinson.

Join Craig Nissen, a Luther Seminary M.Div. student currently on internship who attended the National Pastors' Convention in San Diego.

Join nine Luther Seminary students as they reflect on the the ELCA's "College of Developers" event in Nevada. They met with Bishop Mark Hanson and over 100 mission directors and developers from across the ELCA to explore the emerging church in the ELCA and in the world.

This year's attendees and blog participants include: Nathan Anenson, Kevin Bergeson, Karin Craven, Renee Hesseltine, Rob James, Molly Juntunen, Tana Kjos, Linda Marlett, and Jedidiah Scharmer.

Join Luther seminarians Sanna Reinholtzen, Dorothy Tate and Linda Webster as they travel to Africa on a cross-cultural mission experience led by Prof. Fred Gaiser, during July and August of 2004.

Join Luther Seminary students Kevin Beard, Linda Webster and Char Schmiedeskamp, plus Emma Crossen, recent grad from Bethany College, Kan., as they explore the realities of the Texas/Mexico border mission and the ministry of Iglesia Luterana Cristo Rey, a Spanish-speaking ELCA congregation in El Paso, Texas. Learn the specifics of Mexican and Mexican-American culture. Listen to personal accounts of border life from documented and undocumented immigrants and people involved in social justice ministry.

These students will visit colonias in El Paso and Juarez, Mexico, participate in daily Bible study and reflection, and worship in the context of Mexican-American people.

As a second year (Middler) student in the master of divinity (M.Div.) program at Luther Seminary, Linda Webster spent six weeks on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation as part of Luther's Cross-Cultural program. She kept this web log to share her experiences. Linda received a scholarship for her studies at Pine Ridge through a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation that was awarded to Luther Seminary for the Justice and Christian Community Program Fund.