The Faithfulness in Ministry Cross awards are intended to lift up and honor the ministry of the individual recipients but also of all graduates of Luther and antecedent seminaries. The Council awards three Faithfulness in Ministry crosses each year to individuals who graduated:
* Within 10 years
* Within the past 25 years (No 2010 recipient)
* More than 25 years ago
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An Education Grounded in the Word: Faculty Teach Biblical Message in Multiple Ways
Sometimes God can accomplish new and wonderful things using God’s oldest material. Luther Seminary faculty take God’s Word and help students apply it to their lives in meaningful ways every day. By the end of their seminary educations, students have not only learned about Scripture, but also how to interpret it and pass it on […]
Fine Arts Collection Brings New Depth to Biblical Stories
In Craig Koester’s Genesis to Revelation course, students come as close as possible to witnessing biblical stories in the year 2009. Koester accomplishes this feat by incorporating music, drama and visual art into the classroom. “We not only read about wandering in the Sinai desert with the Israelites or traveling to Philippi or Corinth with […]
Would Martin Luther Tweet?
If Martin Luther were alive today, would the father of Lutheranism use modern-day technologies to spread the Word? Would he blog about the 95 Theses? Change his Facebook status? Edit the “indulgences” page on Wikipedia? Tweet his philosophies on Twitter in 140 characters or less? From the Reformation to today Lutherans have taken advantage of […]
Three Graduates Live Out Their Calls As Mission Developers
Luther Seminary intensified its focus on missional development in the 2000-2005 strategic plan, Serving the Promise of Our Mission.
Christians’ Callings in the World: Five-Seminary Grant Funds New Ways to Teach
If you had to guess which section of the Sunday newspaper God would be most interested in, what would
you say?
Legacies of Quello and Hanson Honored in Future Preachers
Luther Seminary has long been known for producing outstanding preachers, but two new efforts aim to deepen preaching skills for pastors already in the parish.
The Path of a Mission Developer at Luther Seminary
Quit preparing your graduates for a church that no longer exists. This was the challenge a pastor gave then-president David Tiede in 1987.