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Martinson/Hill Book Featured in The Lutheran
Want to know ways to keep young men engaged in the Church? In its July issue, The Lutheran magazine reviews Coming of Age: Exploring the Identity and Spirituality of Young Men (Augsburg Books, 2006), by Luther Seminary’s Roland Martinson, Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Children, Youth and Family Ministry, Paul Hill, affiliated faculty in the […]
Student Voice: Graduate Preaching Fellowship Opens New Worlds for Mark Williamson, ’05
¡Saludos en Cristo from Mexico City! Although I graduated from Luther with an M.Div. in 2005, as recipient of the 2005-2006 Graduate Preaching Fellowship I remain a student of sorts, at least until the end of July. Thankfully, I get to share in this endeavor with my spouse, Leslie, an ELCA Horizons intern at Iglesia Luterana del Buen Pastor, a bilingual congregation in the northwest part of the Federal District.
Did You Know…?
… that many of Luther Seminary’s students cite attending or working at a church camp as crucial in encouraging their call to lay or ordained ministry? In a recent survey of Luther students, 68 percent of the 236 respondents attended a church camp, and of that number, nearly half said that attending camp was a factor in their call discernment.
Associate Director for Admissions Liza Okan visited several Bible camps this summer, meeting with camp counselors and workers, and answering their questions about seminary and church vocation. Read about her travels and see photos of her trips on her blog: http://wheresliza.blogspot.com [Where’s Liza?]
Luther Seminary Names New Seminary Pastor
Along with the many first-year students on campus this fall, Luther Seminary welcomes another new face, the Rev. Dr. John Martin Mann, who has accepted the call as seminary pastor. Mann has over 30 years of pastoral experience including campus ministry and launching two outreach ministries—Iglesia Luterana La Trinidad and Red Door Outreach Mission, both in Canton, Ohio. A graduate of Duke University Divinity School, Mann currently serves as senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Canton.
https://www.luthersem.edu/news/news_detail.asp?news_item_id=172 [Meet Pastor Mann.]
136 Graduate at 137th Commencement Ceremony
The day was hot, but that didn’t diminish the spirits of the 136 graduates who received their degrees at Luther Seminary’s 137th commencement ceremony, May 28. These new leaders have been called as Christian witnesses into the world that God loves.