The Lutheran Orient Mission Society has a long and esteemed history. In the last 100 years, LOMS has been responsible for tearing down walls and building bridges between Muslims and Christians in Kurdistan by helping Kurdish women make a living with their talents, giving Kurdish children an education and putting the spoken Kurdish word to […]
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Alum Grows Unique Ministry in Immigrant Community
Rose Mary Sánchez-Guzmán lives on the border—in more ways than one. As pastor of Iglesia Luterana Cristo Rey in El Paso, Texas, less than 10 minutes from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, she has centered herself on the physical border that separates two nations. But, in ministering to a congregation plagued by issues of immigration and poverty, […]
An Unconventional Classroom
This fall, three Luther Seminary students entered dorm life in a whole new way. Jane Harris, Nile Sandeen and Carl Joyner moved into apartments at Augustana Health Care Center, a senior housing facility in Minneapolis, where they are getting an immersion experience in pastoral care with the elderly.
Answering the call
The idea of being called by God into ministry usually evokes a pulpit, a collar or a lifetime of service in a faraway destination. But two Luther grads have built a nonprofit ministry around a different definition of the word “call.”
Alum-in-Residence Greg Van Dunk sees change, hope on Luther seminary campus
The first thing Greg Van Dunk noticed when he stepped back on Luther Seminary’s campus was that the student body seemed a lot younger.
Q&A with Susan Stekel Rippley, Archives volunteer
How did you become interested in volunteering at Luther Seminary?
International students hand-pick theological books for their home countries
Ph.D. student Sekenwa Briska knows firsthand the need for good theological books.
World Canvas Project: Pray, then Paint
Peace for sufferers. Comfort for the troubled. Love for those alone. Family, world, church. All these prayers and more are penciled on Luther Seminary’s World Canvas Project—and painted over.
http://download.luthersem.edu/media/story/prayercanvas.mp4 [View the World Canvas Project video.]