As Luther Seminary moves into a period of significant transition, including preparing our campus for sale, we are energized by the conviction that each of the many transitions before us is a beginning rather than an ending. In fact, the campus sale is not the only nor even our primary focus of our discernment as […]
Luther Seminary will host the traveling exhibit “Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?” after the seminary was selected through a national competition offered by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the American Library Association. “We are thrilled that Luther Seminary has been selected to host this unique and fascinating […]
After a long period of discernment about the future of our mission, in May the Luther Seminary board voted unanimously to divest from our current physical campus and seek new space that will better meet our needs around teaching, learning, scholarship, and community going forward. This transition is the result of many faithful and strategic […]
The seminary will shift to a more nimble model that will maintain its enduring commitment to educating leaders for Christian communities After engaging in careful consideration and faithful conversation about Luther Seminary’s important mission and future, the seminary’s board of directors voted unanimously to begin the process to shift to a more nimble model and […]
For more than 20 years, Luther Seminary has made a strong case that ministry with young people is a theological task. A new, $1.196 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will move this work deeper into the congregational practice of children’s ministry in the years to come. Led by Andrew Root, Luther Seminary’s Carrie Olson […]
We have good news to share from Luther Seminary. This spring, we completed campus visits with reviewers from both the Higher Learning Commission and the Association of Theological Schools, our two accrediting institutions. This is the culminating step, on our end, in a reaffirmation of accreditation process that takes place every 10 years. Maintaining our […]