{"id":25,"date":"2019-07-01T03:48:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T03:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/giving\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:12:53","slug":"sustaining-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/giving\/sustaining-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustaining Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Advance the mission<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/Giving_Image_3.jpg\" alt=\"Luther Seminary student praying\" width=\"220\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is unrestricted gifts\u2014those with no strings attached\u2014that keep the seminary running each year. By giving to the Sustaining Fund, you make a special commitment to Luther Seminary. You entrust the seminary&#8217;s leadership with the flexibility to use these gifts where they will have the greatest impact on the quality of theological education for current and future church leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Last year the Sustaining Fund and other budget-relieving gifts supported more than half of Luther Seminary&#8217;s operating revenue!<\/p>\n<p>Gifts to the Sustaining Fund are invested in<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a>\u00a0who are innovative and intentional about what they teach and how they teach it.<\/li>\n<li>Energizing preachers through free resources such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.workingpreacher.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Working Preacher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/faithlead.org\/\">Faith+Lead<\/a>,\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enterthebible.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter the Bible<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/degrees-and-programs\/master-of-divinity\/\">Distributed learning<\/a>: Making it possible for leaders across the country to say \u201cYes\u201d to God\u2019s call to ministry.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/academics\/children-youth-and-family\/\">Youth and family ministry<\/a>: Nurturing and strengthening the faith of young people and families.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/giving\/annual-report\/\">Other expenses<\/a> that result from daily operations and facilities maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Learn more<\/h3>\n<p>Ready to learn more about how a gift to the Sustaining Fund helps prepare future church leaders?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"warm_gray_button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/giving\/contact-the-team\/\">Contact the giving team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advance the mission It is unrestricted gifts\u2014those with no strings attached\u2014that keep the seminary running each year. 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