Cody J. Sanders, associate professor of congregational and community care leadership, and Mikeal C. Parsons are the authors of “Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead,” published by Fortress Press in January 2023. “What is the revelatory potential of the corpse? Sanders and Parsons boldly confront us with the neglected question of an incarnational theology, […]
Lay people have always filled important leadership roles in the church, from worship to congregational care. This reality is only becoming more pronounced as the landscape shifts toward a “mixed ecology” of inherited and emerging forms of Christian practice and community. From youth ministry to stewardship, passionate lay people answer the Holy Spirit’s call to […]
Luther Seminary celebrates the life of C. Dean Freudenberger, professor emeritus of rural ministry, who passed away on July 2 at age 93. Dean taught at Luther Seminary from 1990–97, following a long and distinguished career as an agricultural and environmental ethicist. Prior to his arrival in Minnesota, Freudenberger was a member of the faculty […]
Luther Seminary has appointed Professor Matthew Skinner to the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair of New Testament, effective July 1, 2023. A prominent New Testament teacher and scholar, Skinner has been a member of the seminary faculty since 2002. His teaching focuses on the original, ancient settings and circumstances surrounding the creation and preservation […]
Season four of the Pivot podcast from Faith+Lead provides lessons and stories from church leaders who are igniting imagination, creating collaborations, launching experiments, and dreaming of new possibilities for God’s church. The podcast focuses on two questions: How might we use the uncertainty and disruption of this time to reimagine church, ministry, and leadership? And […]
I’ve been reflecting recently on the way that Scripture reveals over and over again the boundless creativity of our God. From the very first words of Genesis, God is always doing a new thing, leading God’s people into a future that is beyond our imagining. Of course, we don’t make it easy. Instead of trusting […]