Luther Seminary student Jonathan Rundman ’22 is author of the new book “Lost Songs of the Suomi Synod,” which includes translations and arrangements of songs sung by Finnish immigrants in America. The book was featured as the literary pick of the week in the September 19 issue of the Pioneer Press. Rundman was also interviewed […]
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Luther Seminary Chapel Musician Tom Witt to Serve as Worship Coordinator for the Lutheran World Federation’s 2023 Assembly
Luther Seminary chapel musician Tom Witt has agreed to be seconded by Luther Seminary to serve as assembly worship coordinator for the Lutheran World Federation’s Thirteenth Assembly, to be held in September 2023 in Krakow, Poland. Beginning in September 2021, Witt will remain based in St. Paul, dividing his time between the seminary’s chapel office […]
Pastor Jon V. Anderson Named Luther Seminary’s Director of Rural Ministry
Jon V. Anderson, who is concluding his term as bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has been named director of rural ministry at Luther Seminary beginning September 20. In this role, Anderson will be responsible for deepening and widening the seminary’s rural ministry efforts both in its academic […]
Academic Dean Joy J. Moore to Preach on Day 1 Radio Program on June 6
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Joy J. Moore, an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, is the featured preacher June 6 on “Day 1” with host Peter Wallace, a nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program. In Moore’s sermon, “Trading Our Sorrows,” based on 1 Samuel 8:1-22, she asks, “Who is our Samuel […]
Professor Andrew Root’s Latest Book Reviewed in Christianity Today
In “From Monks and Bells to Apps and Notifications,” Christianity Today reviewed “The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time Against the Speed of Modern Life” by Professor Andrew Root, Carrie Olson Baalson Chair of Youth and Family Ministry. The reviewer, Chris Nye, wrote that Root “achieves something quite remarkable” in his latest book. […]
Katie Langston’s New Memoir Featured in Washington Post
Katie Langston, director of digital strategy and executive communication specialist at Luther Seminary, was recently interviewed by Religion News Service about her new memoir, “Sealed: An Unexpected Journey Into the Heart of Grace.” The interview, “From Mormon missionary to Lutheran pastor,” was picked up by the Washington Post. Langston’s memoir tells the story of her […]