With a recently minted divinity degree, Janet Karvonen-Montgomery ’15 M.Div. traveled to 15 countries around the globe and conducted 70 interviews with church leaders, including 50 women pastors. That was 10 years ago. Karvonen-Montgomery’s experience as one of Luther Seminary’s Graduate Preaching Fellows—documented on her Inspired by the Call website—strengthened her call to ordained ministry […]
Event Details The Death of Jesus and the Message of Life: According to the Gospel of John Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6–8:30 p.m. With Craig Koester “Life” is the heart of the gospel John proclaims. It defines who God is and what God gives. The gift is both physical and relational. It begins now and […]
Preaching has been central to sharing the Christian story for more than two millennia and, for over 150 years, has been central to the educational mission of Luther Seminary. A new five-year, $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. reinforces Luther Seminary’s commitment to Christian preaching by establishing the Compelling Word Initiative, which seeks to […]
Luther Seminary’s president, Robin Steinke, has been awarded the 2026 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). The award honors an individual whose work has profoundly shaped theological education in the U.S. and Canada. Steinke was recognized on June 24 at a ceremony in Chicago during the biennial meeting of the ATS […]
This text from Revelation (21:5) was on a framed print inside the back door of my late parents’ home. Every time I visited and came in the back door—only family and friends entered through the back door in their rural Minnesota home—this text with the image of a tree stump with a tiny green shoot […]
The good news of Jesus Christ has for centuries been shared around the world in and through Christian communities and the face to face witness of ordinary folks who share how God is at work in their communities. At Luther Seminary, educating leaders who bear witness to the Good News is central to our identity. […]