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A Sense of Purpose and Place

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Over the years, the growing community of church leaders studying at Luther Seminary and engaging our many online resources has made clear to us the need for more face-to-face learning opportunities as well as more hybrid and online offerings. As we continue plans for moving from our current physical campus to a new location, we […]

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Our Mission Endures

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One way to frame the many decisions before us—to navigate the significant institutional shifts Luther Seminary will traverse in the coming months and years as we prepare to move into a new future—is to consider how we have been strengthened by the rich history of the immigrants who founded our predecessor schools and how they […]

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Expanding Our Mission

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As Luther Seminary moves into a period of significant transition, including preparing our campus for sale, we are energized by the conviction that each of the many transitions before us is a beginning rather than an ending. In fact, the campus sale is not the only nor even our primary focus of our discernment as […]

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Luther Seminary to Host Smithsonian Exhibit on Human Evolution

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Luther Seminary will host the traveling exhibit “Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?” after the seminary was selected through a national competition offered by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the American Library Association. “We are thrilled that Luther Seminary has been selected to host this unique and fascinating […]

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A New Chapter for Luther Seminary

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After a long period of discernment about the future of our mission, in May the Luther Seminary board voted unanimously to divest from our current physical campus and seek new space that will better meet our needs around teaching, learning, scholarship, and community going forward. This transition is the result of many faithful and strategic […]

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Luther Seminary Board of Directors Votes to Sell Current Campus and Seek New Space to Better Serve Its Mission

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The seminary will shift to a more nimble model that will maintain its enduring commitment to educating leaders for Christian communities After engaging in careful consideration and faithful conversation about Luther Seminary’s important mission and future, the seminary’s board of directors voted unanimously to begin the process to shift to a more nimble model and […]