It is with thanksgiving that Luther Seminary honors this year’s Faithfulness in Ministry Cross recipients: Milo Mathison, Jack Niemi and Robert Quam. Each will receive their award during Mid-Winter Convocation in January.
Exploring the North American Mission Field
Students find good fit/peer support in new Luther Seminary D.Min. in congregational mission and leadership
Luther Productions presents “Architecture for Worship”
Luther Productions unveils a new video series.
The Incredible Power of Mentoring
Mentoring may not give a person super-human powers, but its influence can unleash a person’s potential to use his or her gifts in ways never before imagined.
Clergy coaching helps strengthen ministries and uncover dreams
John Martinson (M.Div. ’70, D.Min. ’83) sees the difficult side of ministry in his line of work. As supervisor of Ministerial Health for Fairview Hospitals in the Twin Cities, he often works with pastors who are at the end of their rope, who feel broken and isolated. What is frustrating for Martinson is that, according to him, many of the pitfalls into which these good people fall could have been avoided if they had been well-supported along the way by mentors who were there to listen, to help talk out problems and re-direct energies.
Commencement 2002
A special moment happened just prior to Luther Seminary’s 133rd commencement Sunday, May 26, at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. It was one among many such moments, yet this one was years in the making.
Ministry in Context: Distance Learning
Learning about contextual leadership through internship sites.
The third in a series of three articles.
A Teacher’s Legacy
Minerva B. Olson found the perfect way to combine her love of education with her love of the church.