Graduation on May 27 was a great celebration of leadership for the church. The leaders walked up to the altar and promised to serve their Lord faithfully wherever the wind of the Spirit sends them. In all, 178 leaders graduated—the largest graduation in over 10 years!
Second Quarter 2007
First Graduates Complete New D.Min Programs
Both the CML and the Biblical Preaching programs continue to grow. Together, the programs have more than 80 students and have a broad ecumenical appeal. This spring, the first two cohorts graduated from the new Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) programs at Luther Seminary.
Luther Seminary Confers 178 Degrees at 138th Commencement
Luther Seminary conferred degrees on 178 witnesses to Christ’s gospel at the 138th Commencement on May 27, at Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. The class was the largest in over 10 years.
Distributed Learning M.Div. Pilot Program Launches This Fall
This fall, 14 new Luther Seminary students preparing for ordained ministry will begin their academic journeys, although not on campus. Rather, they will be earning their degrees in the context of their own ministry settings.
Seminary Honors Leadership Circle of Congregations
Many congregations across the United States give generously to help Luther Seminary educate leaders for Christian communities. Over the past fiscal year, 17 congregations gave leadership gifts of $10,000 or more to Luther Seminary. They are being honored as charter members of the seminary’s Leadership Circle of Congregations.
Preserving and Learning from Lutheran Heritage
The Thrivent Reformation Research Program has already established itself as North America’s largest collector of Reformation-era books on microfiche. Now, thanks to a new $300,000 endowment, the program will grow from that collection into a larger conversation.
Lay School of Theology Offers Online Classes
Luther Seminary has terrific faculty and a long history of stimulating classes for laity. But what if you live in Texas?
Muslim Student Provides Opportunity for Cross-Cultural Involvement at Luther
What would lead a Turkist Muslim student to Luther Seminary? Why, Google, of course.