The Story

Third Quarter, 2006

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Luther and PLTS “TEEM” Up to Provide Innovative Theological Education TEEM is designed to benefit churches serving various ethnic-specific ministries. By September 2007, the TEEM program at Luther and its counterpart at PLTS in Berkeley, Calif., will be one and the same. The TEEM-building merger will offer students the combination of PLTS’s more extensive program with Luther’s larger faculty.

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Notes From the Mission Field: The Luther Community Affirms Next Step in Strategic Plan Process For strategic planning to work, it must first take strong involvement and support from the whole Luther community. The faculty met in retreat in September to discuss the strategic planning process. Here is a brief update from that meeting.

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Meet Luther’s New Faculty Learn more about Luther Seminary's newest faculty: Amy Marga, Assitant Professor of Systematic Theology and Kathryn Schifferdecker, Assistant Professor of Old Testament Theology.

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Machado Named Western Mission Cluster Coordinator For Vocational Formation Luther Seminary and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS) have appointed Rev. José Antonio Machado as the new coordinator for vocational formation in the Western Mission Cluster, a partnership between Luther and PLTS. Machado, ’89, has served parishes in Puerto Rico, Miami, Fla. and most recently Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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Pastor Kelly Chatman Receives Race, Church, Change Award In tribute to his devoted ministry and exemplary work toward creating social and racial justice, Pastor Kelly Chatman was honored with the Race, Church, Change Award at Luther Seminary on Nov. 1.

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Luther Seminary Doctoral Graduates Lead Lutherans in Africa to Face Challenges Three Luther Seminary former PhD students and Systematic Theology Professor Gary Simpson made major presentations at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Consultation on Poverty and the Mission of the Church in Africa, Sept. 4-8.

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Faithfulness in Ministry Cross Honorees 2007 The 2007 honorees of the Faithfulness in Ministry Cross Award represent three different generations of ministry, but they are united by the exemplary service they provide their congregations and communities.

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D.Min.’s Project Becomes Call for Transformation for Moravian Congregations Betsy Miller joined Luther Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program in Congregational Mission and Leadership because it closely matched her new job title with the Moravian Church. And what a match it proved to be: Her first major course project became a call for transformation that was presented to leaders of about 40 Moravian churches from Michigan to California this year.

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