Archives for November 5, 2018

Thursday, Nov. 8
11:45 -12:30
OCC – Small Dining Rm

The Luther Seminary Green Team invites you to join us as we plan events for this school year. The Green Team is a group of faculty, staff, and students who work to educate and equip the Luther Seminary community to be better stewards of God’s creation. We also work to make the seminary campus a “greener” space. Come join us after the reception for our dear Elizabeth Schoenknecht. Bring your lunch to OCC 213 where we will meet for fellowship and planning.

Contact: Kathryn Schifferdecker
kschiffer@luthersem.edu
651-641-3227

 The Innovation Leadership Team will host our second shared faculty/staff learning time on Wednesday, November 7 from 1:30-3:00 pm in OCC 10 focused on defining critical challenges facing church leaders today. We will use listening work done on Tuesday with 12 ELCA bishops who will be on campus to pivot toward naming central challenges that we can help the church address through our education of leaders for Christian communities. This will be a creative, participatory, interactive session.

Questions? Contact Dwight Zscheile, VP of Innovation, dzscheile001@luthersem.edu or 651-641-3246.

Safety concerns should be sent to maintenance@luthersem.edu. When your concern is not immediately dangerous, the concern will be addressed at the next Safety Committee meeting.

Olson Campus Center –

• Contractor tours
• Event set-ups, all week
• Work Requests as time allows

Gullixson Hall –

• Office moves/changes (1)
• Addressing storage problems
• Public area ceiling repair
• Work Requests as time allows

Bockman Hall –

• Repairing ceiling damage in 104
• Contractor tours
• Work Requests as time allows

Northwestern Hall –

• Preparing staff office for CL
• Office moves/changes (1)
• Repairs as requested

Stub Hall –

• Hallway carpet cleaning
• Work Requests as time allows

LDR –

• Work Requests as time allows

Rental Home –

• Work Requests as time allows

General Grounds –

• Leaf pick-up
• Snow/ice removal
• Como Ave. detour continuing
• Zvago project continues at Luther Place entrance – no parking will be available in the Luther Place lot

Stories wake up our imaginations, enliven our spirits, and connect our communities. Storytelling and story listening are key tools in the toolbox that builds transformative Christian community. You don’t want to miss this!

Thursday, November 15
3:30-5:30pm
OCC 2nd floor Cafe
Theme: Thanksgiving: Gratitude, Gathering, and God’s Goodness

Storytellers: Dr. Lois Malcolm, Menzi Nkambule, and Heidi Schauer
Food and drink provided!

Two spaces have opened up for next week’s Faith Forming Faith retreat. The Luther community is invited to join the Saint Paul Area Synod in an immersion retreat into the catechumenate, an ancient practice of spiritual formation.

This retreat, led by wise and experienced pastor and author of Faith Forming Faith, Paul Hoffman, will be a deep dive into the question “how do I become a follower of Jesus?” and will be both experiential and educational. We hope to bring some of this wisdom back to the Luther community, as we learn to do spiritual formation together.

When: Monday, Nov. 12 (5:30 arrival) -Wednesday, Nov. 14. (2:00 departure)
Cost: $150, after support from Spirit Lab. Further financial support available as needed.
Where: Christ the King Retreat Center in Buffalo, MN

If you’re interested in attending, please contact Spirit Lab coordinator Bethany Ringdal at bringdal001@luthersem.edu.

Luther Seminary invites applications for the following positions:

Professor for Biblical Preaching (Academic Affairs)
Professor of Old Testament (Academic Affairs)
Professor of Congregational and Community Care (Academic Affairs)
Program Coordinator (Innovation)
Senior Planned Giving Advisor (Seminary Relations)

Please visit the employment page online.