There’s a lot of walking, weightlifting and exercising going on at Luther Seminary these days. You might call it “spring training” for life in the ministry. But don’t expect talent scouts to arrive on campus any time soon. The activity is actually part of the Healthy Leaders Initiative. Funded by a Wheat Ridge Ministries grant, […]

David Tiede loves this place. He loves that it is biblical, confessional and missional—-a conduit for the Holy Spirit to call and send leaders throughout the world.

It’s been a privilege to teach Luther students. I felt welcomed as their teacher. I now have friends all over the world.

My time was about turning the seminary toward the world—or creating
leaders that turn congregations toward the world. That’s important. And always to keep the seminary and my leadership accountable to Scripture

I now know in many ways that being a president is more like being a pastor than being a professor. Like a pastor you are invited into the sacred ground of people’s lives, deep hopes and yearnings.

David Tiede has a large vision of theological education, larger than any one theological school.

Luther’s great secret weapon has always been its faculty. God has continued to bless and sustain us in amazing ways. This is a place where all gifts are needed. There is a variety of people, but with a single focus: equipping people to lead in a time of mission.