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.
Lucy Christianson entrusts her legacy to Luther Seminary
Lucy Christianson and her late husband, Woody, wanted their passion for libraries to be passed on to future church leaders.
Notes from the Mission Field: Marked for Mission
Luther Seminary’s strategic plan is a response to the challenges that face our church and world. It’s that important! Our focus is on educating evangelical public leaders who are capable of providing a hungry and needy world with a spirit-driven apostolic witness. This high calling entails three important dimensions: We are called to be servants of evangelical renewal; We are called to be heralds of hope; We are called to be catalysts for change and mission.
Our Savior’s Lutheran Shares Resources, Gifts With Multiple Congregations
What’s the best course of action for a congregation seeking to make the most of its resources: Renewal? Reimaging? Investing in the future? At Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in East Mesa, Ariz., it’s all of these things.
Give Green Program Promotes Good Stewardship of the Earth
As Christians, we are called to be good stewards of the natural resources that God has given us. In Genesis 2:15 it is written, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
Pampered Chef Founder Relates Mission of Business, Philanthropy
Doris Christopher is many things: mother, daughter, entrepreneur, steward. Here, she discusses how all these roles have woven together to form a remarkable life of service. On June 26, Christopher was the featured speaker at Luther Seminary’s Women in Philanthropy Tea.
Internship Supervisor Mark Johnson Retires; Former Interns Reflect with Gratitude
Internship can play a significant role in the life and call of an M.Div. student. Academics and classroom learning are consistently paired with contextual learning throughout the degree program, but internship is a unique opportunity for students to leave campus for a congregational setting that asks them to consider ministry in new ways.
Brothers Jerry and David Hoffman Share Stewarding Gene
When pastors Jerry and David Hoffman talk about their upbringings, they each say, “If you don’t have time to worship, you are busier than God ever intended you to be.” This motto of their mother’s profoundly shaped them into the Christian leaders they have become.