Grace and humor have been hallmarks of David Tiede’s presidency. Now you can listen to the message of God’s grace through a new collection of 14 sermons by the president emeritus and be refreshed by his biblical insight and conversational expression.

And you can get your very own David Tiede bobblehead, like the one given to him at his retirement reception, to his great amusement. Dressed in Harvard doctoral robes, and holding a Bible in one hand and a Luther Seminary diploma in the other, the David Tiede bobblehead stands approximately seven inches high and is made of a sturdy polyresin. You can almost hear Dr. Tiede quoting Martin Luther as he nods his head, “This is most certainly true!”

https://www.luthersem.edu/president/tiede_order.asp [Order the sermon collection or bobblehead.]

The GivingPlus® Program at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans can help you expand the impact of your own gifts to Luther Seminary. Recently, Thrivent announced some exciting changes to GivingPlus.

When Andar Parlindungan says he enrolled in Luther’s Islamic Studies program out of necessity, he’s not exaggerating. Andar is from Indonesia, where inter-religious tensions are running high. Last year as many as 100 mosques and 150 churches were burned in Muslim-Christian hostility. Andar, who is an ordained minister in the Batak Protestant Christian Church, hopes to use his Luther experience to educate others in his country about Islam and foster dialogue between the two groups.

If you believe that the future of our church and congregations depends upon having a constant supply of well-trained pastors and lay leaders, then you should consider remembering this mission in your estate plans. By including the seminary in your plans, you help assure that your children and grandchildren will have the good news of […]

July 18-22, 2005 – The Church and Change: Discipleship in a Relational World July 25-28, 2005 – Finishing Strong, Ending Well August 22-24, 2005 – Dependable Strengthsی in Your Congregation Learn more about these and other continuing education courses

Interested in some meaty, thought-provoking theological reading? We’d like to share an impressive list of books Luther Seminary faculty have recently authored and edited. Most of these can be ordered directly from the Luther Seminary bookstore!