Archives for January 7, 2019



Here’s the Luther Chapel Schedule for the month of January:


Monday, January 7th, 11am Epiphany Service; Seminary Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres preaching

Tuesday, January 8th, 11am Morning Prayer Liturgy

Wednesday, January 9th, 11am Holy Communion; Professor Lois Malcom preaching

Thursday, January 10th, 11am Professor Mark Throntveit preaching

Monday, January 14th, 11am Professor Amy Marga preaching

Tuesday, January 15th, 11am Senior Student Jeremy Langner preaching 
Wednesday, January 16th, 11am Holy Communion; Professor Rolf Jacobson preaching

Thursday, January 17th, 11am Led by Spirit Lab

Monday January 21st, 11am Martin Luther King Day worship service 
Wednesday, January 23, 11am Holy Communion; Director of Contextual Learning Tim Coltvet preaching

Wednesday, January 30, 9am Mid-Winter Convocation worship

Thursday, January 31, 3:30pm Mid-Winter Convocation Holy Communion

Next semester: Worship begins again Tuesday February, 5th at 11am

Completion of the Boundary Workshop is a requirement for every student in every degree program. You are encouraged to complete this requirement as soon as possible, preferably within your first semester.

Luther Seminary hosts free workshops on campus throughout the year in August, January, and June. The workshops are scheduled with the goal of meeting the student course schedule. Certificates of completion are provided to each participant at the conclusion of the workshop. Lunch is included.

The next workshop is Sunday, January 13, 12:30 – 5pm Registration open through Wednesday, January 9.

Register Here

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TpcA6cj5cV6nUhkKlg4TxN0KM4sVjDMAXeefXIZsqYM/edit

Clergy Tax Law Short Course/ELCA Benefit Introduction

It is time to mark your calendars’ for the annual Clergy Tax Law Short Course/ELCA Benefit Introduction. The morning course will serve as a brief primer to the intricacies of clergy tax law. This has been very well received in the past. All MDIV students who are graduating in the 2018/2019 academic year are encouraged to attend. The morning session on clergy tax law is not denominationally specific. The afternoon session will introduce the benefit package offered for ALL employees in the ELCA. The afternoon session would be appropriate for any MDIV or MA who will be seeking employment with an ELCA organization.

Tentative Agenda:

8:00 am to 8:30 am Registration
8:30 am to Noon Clergy Tax Law Course
Noon to 12:45 pm Lunch (provided)
12:45 pm to 3:00 pm Introduction to Portico (ELCA) Benefits Options

Registration will be required. Additional information will be coming later.

Do you struggle with doing research through the library’s website? Would you like to hone your online research skills in order to work smarter and not harder? Come join Dr. Judy Bullock (MDiv DL Cohort 12) and the library for a presentation on conducting research through the library’s website using actual homework assignments from classes.

You have two opportunities to participate:
Tuesday, January 8th, 2:00pm in GXH 101
Tuesday, January 15th, 10:00am in GXH 101

It’s free, it’s useful, and you won’t regret you came!

Catrina Ciccone, Ph.D. Candidate in Congregation Mission and Leadership, will defend her dissertation, “Risen With Healing in Her Wings: An Ecclesiological Ethnography of Three Young Congregations in St. Paul, Minnesota”. Thesis adviser is Mary Hess. Thesis readers are Gary Simpson and Christian Scharen. 

Friday, January 11  |  10:00 am – Noon Gullixson Hall 101

What is a Ph.D. oral defense? The oral defense is the final step before graduation for Ph.D. degree candidates. The student has finished all research and is presenting a thesis that is an original contribution to the field of scholarship. A copy of the completed thesis is available prior to the defenses for those in the Luther Seminary community: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LTiKtCgAswK71mzFIHXocFfNNtyiQYhc/view?usp=sharing

The oral examination is a public event open to faculty, students, staff and guests; however, other than the candidate, only faculty members have speaking privileges.

Contact: Jeni Mullenix
gte@luthersem.edu
x647