India, South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Jordan … all thanks to the Graduate Preaching Fellowship. Would I do it again? Absolutely!
Fall 2012
Professor Emeritus Sheldon A. Tostengard, 1935-2012
Luther Seminary gives thanks to God for the life and witness of the Rev. Sheldon A. Tostengard. Tostengard, 76, of Roseville, Minn., died peacefully at home on April 29 following complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Eugene L. Fevold, 1918-2011
The Rev. Dr. Eugene L. Fevold, professor emeritus of church history, died Oct. 29, 2011. He was a highly respected research scholar and teacher, concerned with the use and collection of primary resources in the study of church history and conscious of his responsibility to the church as well as to his students and the seminary. He retired in 1988 as professor emeritus.
Roger and Jeanne Schwarze honor legacy of leadership
For Roger and Jeanne Schwarze, there wasn’t one person who impacted their faith walk. There were a multitude of saints lighting the way. Between the two of them, the names flow freely: Schmidt, Bethel, Klyve, Youngdahl, Frost, Preus.
Changing places: Dislocation and mission
I’m surprised by the power and simplicity of this testimony throughout the pages of Scripture. Our witness as people of God seems to gain clarity and force when we are in movement, on a journey, following a path, away from home—in a word, when we are migrant. And it’s amazing how often the people of God are on the move in Scripture, changing places: Abraham, Moses, the children of Israel in the wilderness, the Exile, Ruth, Jesus, the Disciples and Paul—to name a few.
Blessings 2012 allows donors, students to say thanks
Luther Seminary scholarship recipients and donors gave thanks together on campus May 10. Nearly 250 donors and students gathered for Blessings, an annual opportunity for donors of current scholarship funds, major contributors to the general scholarship fund, the students they support and merit scholarship recipients to gather for dinner and worship.
Children’s Church: Child Loving Church movement encourages kid-friendly congregational spaces
Dawn Rundman can’t get enough of the Mildreds. You know, the elderly women in your congregation who brought you cookies each Sunday when you were young and now seek you out during the Passing of the Peace?
Rethinking Stewardship Conference brings together faith and finances
Hundreds of pastors and lay leaders from across the country converged on the Luther Seminary campus for Rethinking Stewardship, July 24-26. Presenters included Luther Seminary faculty members, who spoke alongside ELCA staff, nonprofit leaders and nationally acclaimed theologians.