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Nina Joy
Nina Joy, a Master of Arts senior, "kind of fell into youth ministry." The summers she spent serving at church camps led Nina to be encouraged to apply for youth ministry jobs. While it wasn't what she envisioned for her career, it quickly felt right and Nina knew she was called to ministry with young people.
Nina Joy, a Master of Arts senior, "kind of fell into youth ministry." The summers she spent serving at church camps led Nina to be encouraged to apply for youth ministry jobs. While it wasn't what she envisioned for her career, it quickly felt right and Nina knew she was called to ministry with young people. After spending four years as a youth director at a congregation in rural South Dakota, Nina entered the Children, Youth and Family Ministry program, where she has learned to approach youth ministry more theologically. "I was challenged theologically by my ministry before, but I couldn't articulate it," she said. "I now do theology in a practical way. I don't think I'll ever think the same way again."
Dr. E. Duane and Mrs. Marlene Engstrom
We wanted to make sure that some of our present assets were set aside to benefit those attending the seminary in the future.
Duane and Marlene Engstrom”s relationship with Luther Seminary began in the 1950s when some of Duane”s classmates from St. Olaf College enrolled at the seminary. Today, they both actively support the seminary”s mission through their contributions and leadership. They appreciate Dr. Tiede”s vision and leadership and the key role the seminary plays in developing lay and ordained leadership. Marlene added that “the mission statement uniquely capsulizes, perhaps for the entire ELCA Church, the focus on Christian communities as the places where clergy and laity grow and serve together.” When asked why they chose to support the seminary through a series of deferred payment charitable gift annuities, they responded by saying that “for us, over the past several years, our five deferred gift annuities are a win-win situation. First, we wanted to make sure that some of our present assets were set aside to benefit those attending the seminary in the future. Secondly, we benefited from tax deductions needed during our working years, and now from the income that we receive during our retirement years.”