It was through the suggestion of a colleague that Pastor Scott Maxwell came across WorkingPreacher.org. “Out of desperation, I asked some colleagues what resources they used to prepare their sermons. Many suggested the typical journals, but then someone told me that Luther Seminary was doing some cutting-edge work and that I should check out Luther’s […]
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2011 Faithfulness in Ministry Cross honorees
Since 1991, the Faithfulness in Ministry Cross awards have acknowledged and celebrated the commitment of individuals to keep ministry alive. These awards lift up and honor the ministry of not only individual recipients, but of all graduates of Luther Seminary and its antecedent seminaries. The Council awards three Faithfulness in Ministry crosses each year to […]
Moratzkas’ giving honors the past, ensures the future
The framework of Jim and Lynne Moratzka’s lives is built on the church and its leaders. Lynne still hears the voice of her confirmation pastor giving her guidance, and both point to their former pastor, Vergil Anderson, as having “a vision and energy. He just set the church on fire with his actions.” Anderson gave […]
WorkingPreacher.org now available in Spanish
In the two and a half years since it started, WorkingPreacher.org has faithfully provided timely, compelling and trustworthy content for today’s working preachers. Biblical content is now also available in Spanish, under the tab “Evangelio.” “WorkingPreacher.org is a very valuable resource for all preachers,” said Justo L. González, a leading voice in Hispanic theology. “On […]
Best of Both: Interns at Hope Lutheran in Fargo Experience Multiple Ministries
As a congregation of nearly 11,000 baptized members, Hope Lutheran Church in Fargo, N.D., has made a great impact through its mission and outreach programs. So, when Pastors Chuck Olmstead, ’84, and Mike Toomey, ’01, began to talk about a new way to partner with rural churches, extending Hope’s ministry outward seemed like the perfect […]
100 Years of Service: Esteemed Mission Society has Strong Ties to Luther
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 […]
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.