This year’s Aus Lecture will be an extended conversation on Jesus Christ as the instigator and sustainer of Christian evangelism. In taking the Good News to those who have not yet heard and responded to the news, we join Jesus in his relentless determination to invite all into his coming realm. Opportunities and impediments to […]
Blessed Eastertide to each of you! At Luther Seminary, we continue to reimagine leadership for the sake of the church and the gospel. We are propelled in this work by the seminary’s commitment to broadening access to theological education. As I have shared before, more and more of our students are distance learners, take classes […]
How, where, and when we teach, learn, and work has changed significantly in recent years. In planning for the ongoing fulfillment of our mission to educate leaders for Christian communities, we must engage the many ways the church and society are evolving and how the pandemic has permanently reshaped our expectations of work, study, and […]
Following board approval in early February, Luther Seminary and Lifestyle Communities have entered into a purchase agreement for the Lower Campus. The purchase agreement covers the entirety of the Lower Campus, which spans parcels in both Lauderdale and St. Paul. The property includes Northwestern Hall, Stub Hall, and Breck Woods. A closing date is currently […]
As I continue to share with you some of the key data points about theological education that we think about and discuss regularly at Luther Seminary, we are grateful to be making strategic decisions from a position of financial strength. In fact, our financial position is the strongest it has been in well over a […]
Theological education, like the church itself, is in a period of significant transition. At Luther Seminary, we are deeply engaged in conversations about what it means to faithfully steward our mission for the long term. How can we educate leaders not only for today’s church but for Christian communities that will look very different in […]