If you feel alone sometimes or even much of the time, you are—as the phrase goes—“not alone.” Despite the hyperconnectivity that technology offers today, even those of us who belong to vibrant communities in our schools, churches, workplaces, and neighborhoods can experience isolation, loneliness, and even despair. And our experiences of isolation are easily exacerbated […]

Recent Luther Seminary graduates Elizabeth Hood and Ryan Popineau join an illustrious group of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry graduates who received the CYF Prize for their scholarly work. Hood was recognized for her paper “Why Gen Z Left the Pew for the Pop Pulpit of Taylor Swift,” and Popineau for his paper “People of […]

Luther Seminary is pleased to announce that two internationally known pioneers in new Christian ministries—F. Willis Johnson and Dave Male—will join the faculty this year as visiting instructors.  Johnson and Male will support Luther Seminary’s new initiatives designed to start and develop new ministries, especially ministries to those unfamiliar with “inherited” forms of church. “Across […]

Matthew Jewell is a recent graduate of Luther Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. At graduation, Matthew received both the John Milton Prize in Old Testament and the Frederick Buechner Prize for Excellence in Preaching. The Milton Prize, established in honor of John Milton, professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary from […]