Tom Ahlstrom was pursuing his Master of Divinity at Luther Seminary in the late 1970s—until one day, he woke up laughing. “I said to myself, ‘Tom, you don’t have a call. What are you doing here?’” said Ahlstrom. “I deeply liked the seminary but I decided, I guess I’m gonna resign. I don’t belong here.”
An improv artist in the pulpit
Pastor Mike Weaver, M. Div. ’98, was a year into his call at All Saints Lutheran Church in Worthington, Ohio, when he noticed a poster at an ice cream shop for a class called Improvisation Skills for Professionals.
Festival of Homiletics inspires through preaching
From May 14-18, more than 1,300 pastors inspired each other to preach the gospel during the 20th annual Festival of Homiletics in Atlanta, Ga. Speakers included Luther Seminary’s Karoline Lewis, the Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Homiletics; and David Lose, the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching.
Engaging design: Luther Seminary graduate combines Christianity and architecture
The benefits of a theological education go well beyond the potential to preach from a pulpit. Dorothy Probst, ’03, knows this firsthand. It was her Luther Seminary education and Luther Seminary President Richard Bliese’s book, “Evangelizing Church,” that inspired Probst to combine her call as an architect and designer with her Christianity.
Sacred Spaces: Redesigned classrooms merge tradition with innovation
With last fall’s completion of Olson Campus Center renovations, ongoing program and curriculum redesign for first theological degrees and anticipated renovations to other campus spaces, a number of faculty and staff have been part of an exciting process to discern: What is a classroom and what happens there?
Dokimazo event focuses on discernment
The 2012-13 academic year marks the launch of a new discernment event for prospective students at Luther Seminary. The new event, called Dokimazo, will be held twice annually, replacing and enhancing Ventures in Vocation and A Day in the Life.
Graduate Preaching Fellowship recipient Kirsten Laderach reflects on her journey
India, South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Jordan … all thanks to the Graduate Preaching Fellowship. Would I do it again? Absolutely!
Eugene L. Fevold, 1918-2011
The Rev. Dr. Eugene L. Fevold, professor emeritus of church history, died Oct. 29, 2011. He was a highly respected research scholar and teacher, concerned with the use and collection of primary resources in the study of church history and conscious of his responsibility to the church as well as to his students and the seminary. He retired in 1988 as professor emeritus.