The Luther Seminary community gathered on May 2 to congratulate Academic Dean and President-Elect Richard Bliese at a reception in his honor. The Luther Seminary Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Trustees unanimously elected Dr. Bliese. He takes office July 1.
159 Graduate from Luther Seminary, May 22
Luther Seminary conferred degrees on 159 newly prepared servant-leaders of the church at its 136th Commencement, May 22, at Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis.
Some will become our newest pastors, associates in ministry, worship directors, youth ministers, Christian ed coordinators, missionaries and more. Some return to their ministries with new knowledge, skills and enthusiasm. Some will be the professors entrusted to train new generations of leaders.
May Events at Luther
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Lifelong Learning Classes Explore Biblical and Process Preaching, Youth Ministry and More
Want to learn how to deliver sermons extemporaneously? Eager to find out how to strategize long-term youth ministry? Curious about how can help parishioners (and yourself) discover their/your own unique strengths? Check out May’s KAIROS continuing ed classes
The Bookstore Recommends…
Need a gift for the grad in your life? How about Mother’s Day? Staff from the Luther Seminary Bookstore have some recommendations. Turn into the Wind: Prayers and Reflections by College Students, edited by Shirley Kelter, is a good little high school graduation gift for the young woman or man going off to college. It […]
How Did You Fare this Tax Season?
Now that your tax returns have been filed for another year, did you discover that you could have used more charitable deductions? Are you still reluctant to open your retirement account statements for fear of the unknown? Would you feel better knowing that a portion of your retirement dollars will return a secure, fixed income […]