During finals week at Luther Seminary, a joke told among frantic students when completing assignments is to hold one’s arms out, hang the head and declare with exhaustion, “It is finished.”
Convocation 2009 Engages Scripture for the Sake of the World
As Christians we are called to read the Bible. What does it mean to read the Bible “for the sake of the world?”
Luther Seminary Honors Past, Moves Into Future
Common wisdom reasons that one can best move into the future when one has a clear sense of the past.
Meet Luther Seminary’s Newest Faculty Members
Christian ScharenAssistant Professor of WorshipPrior to joining the Luther Seminary faculty, Christian Scharen spent four years as director of the Faith as a Way of Life program at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture and assistant professor of congregational studies and practical theology (adjunct) at Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn. What are you […]
Convergence Brings Together Young Clergy and ELCA Leaders
Young clergy members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America met for Convergence, an event inviting those 35 and younger to speak with key leaders of the ELCA who have shaped churchwide policies and ministries, Oct. 26–27.
Mary Sue Dreier sees the fruits of yesterday’s gifts today
When Mary Sue Dreier, associate professor of congregational mission and leadership, looks back on her career, she has one particular person to thank. “I am here today because someone cared about this seminary and gave me a scholarship more than 30 years ago. Gen Stelberg died in 1988, but her gift made it possible for […]
2009 Faithfulness in Ministry Cross Honorees
This year’s Faithfulness in Ministry recipients serve God in very different settings: a Guatemalan mission, a college and a Bible camp. What they have in common, however, is much more important. They all serve the Lord faithfully, everyday. Awards will be given to all the recipients during Mid-Winter Convocation, Jan. 14-16.
Your Gifts Make Ministry Happen
Each year gifts to Luther Seminary make ministry happen. In this last year gifts aided Luther in launching the Distributed Learning Master of Divinity program, helping students who couldn’t previously attend seminary answer God’s call.