Archives for April 30, 2019

Tuesday, April 30, 11am
Prof. Amy Marga preaching (Preview Worship for High School Visitors)

Wednesday, May 1, 11am
Holy Communion, President Emeritus David Tiede preaching

Thursday, May 2, 11am
MDiv Senior Stephanie Gossett preaching

Monday, May 6, 5:05pm
Cup of Blessing in OCC Dining Room

Tuesday, May 7, 11am
MDiv Senior Anders Neslon preaching

Wednesday, May 10, 11am
Holy Communion: Academic Dean Dirk Lange preaching

Thursday, May 9, 11am
Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker preaching

Friday, May 10, 11am
Seminary Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres preaching
Seminary Board Meeting
Last chapel service of the semester

I have several exciting announcements to share related to staffing in seminary relations.

First, Jennifer Thiel, currently donor engagement and online communications coordinator, will be joining the integrated marketing team for Luther Seminary and Augsburg University as our new web and e-mail coordinator July 1. She will continue to be responsible for email campaigns at the seminary, while also taking on new responsibility for supporting luthersem.edu. In her new role, Jennifer will be a key player in supporting the transition of luthersem.edu to WordPress, training content managers at the seminary, and managing web content. Please join me in congratulating Jennifer!

I am also pleased to share that we have filled our Planned Giving Adviser position. Tim Larson will join our team June 1. Tim brings 17 years of gift planning experience to our operation. He has held previous gift planning positions with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Rush University Medical Center, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He is currently the Executive Director of Outreach for Hope in Milwaukee. Tim has an MDiv from Meadville/Lombard Theological Seminary in Chicago and a religion degree from St. Olaf.

Please contact me with any questions.

Heidi Droegemueller

We are happy to announce our 11th annual Days of Defense, which will be held Thursday May 2, and Friday, May 3, 2019. These are the days when students in the MA Professional Degree programs (CML, CLIM, CM, CCC and CYF) present their final projects.

You are invited to join us for either or both days of learning. Our onsite location is OCC 10, and we will also be live streaming at: https://luthersem.zoom.us/j /6516413232/

Days of Defense schedule:

May 2nd

12:00 pm Deomie Lynn Rivamonte “Finding God in bibliodrama: A constructive use of personal narratives in Christian education”

12:30 pm Norolala Randriamampianina “A father for the lonely adolescent boys in Madagascar”

1:00 pm Gloria Osemenam “How Music Rooted in African Traditions Can Minister to Middle School Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma”

1:30 pm Kaanasia Msangi “THE ROLE OF A PASTOR IN SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION TO TEENAGE PREGNANCY: A CASE STUDY OF KINONDONI WARD IN TANZANIA”

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2:30 pm Susan Modrow “Loving Responsibly: Changing the perspective of Short-term missions”

3:00 pm Martha Ambarangu “Adapting and Developing Safe Child/Youth Policies and Training for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, Lake Zone Dioceses.

3:30 pm Jennifer Bacher “Living Apart, Together: The Case for Christian camps as models for sustainable living”

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4:30 pm Kelsey Hlavac “Young adults: disconnected, different and ready for real relationships”

5:00 pm Janie Hague “Faith at home: Giving families tools for faith formation to happen outside of church walls”

5:30 pm Kayla Bones “Money Talks, But We Don’t: The Church’s Call to Action to Break a Societal Taboo “

May 3rd

8:00 am Akila Adamu “SUCCESS AND SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP IN EVANGELICAL CHURCH WINNING ALL (ECWA): STAYING TRUE TO ONE’S CALLING IN GOD’S MISSION A CASE STUDY OF JOS DISTRICT CHURCH COUNCIL (JDCC)”

8:30 am G. Laveley Dennis “MONEY IN THE SERVICE OF GOD’S MISSIONL: A CASE STUDY OF EBENEZER COMMUNITY CHURCH”

9:00 am Katie Kline “Flourishing Leaders in the ELCA: It is well with my soul”

9:30 am Kishe Mhando “THE CONTEMPORARY CHURCH OF TANZANIA IN THE SOCIAL-POLITICAL ETHICS AND ITS IMPLICATION TO CHURCH GROWTH IN THE ELCT-ECD”

10:00 am Catherine Wlue “How Does the Pentecostal Church in Liberia Understand God’s Mission and Play a Role in It? A Case Study of the Harvest Christian Center”

[lunch break]

11:30 am Vicky Daub “In what ways can communities of faith who are primarily Lutheran in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) contribute to preventing suicide within the military context? A proposal”

12:00 pm Amy Eberman “Cultivating a congregational culture of care:
A Missional Perspective”

12:30 pm Sarah Tufvesson Doure “Adult Faith Formation at University Lutheran Church of Hope for Members Age 50-80. What is its Place, Purpose, Direction, and Future.”

1:00 pm Emily Edmonds “Remembering Those Who Forget”

1:30 pm Deborah Jorgens “Unleashing the Power of Elders’ Stories for the Sake of the Church”

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2:30 pm Joan Machoka “Sda church verses culture with mental illness in Gesima community’’

3:00 pm Kaye Mills “FEAR OF FAT IN FAITH: SHINING LIGHT ON THE FEAR OF FAT IN CHRISTIANITY”

3:30 pm Ken Winter “How best can an ELCA congregation in a rural context create “pathways” for those with mental health issues and potential caregivers from those congregations enter into caring friendships?”

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.

General Grounds –

• Early planting
• Mowing
• Light raking
• General trash pick-up
• Prepare shelving for storage containers

Olson Campus Center –

• Preparing for June office moves
• Cleaning out storage areas/empty areas
• Work requests as time allows

Gullixson Hall –

• Contractor tours
• Preparing shelving for alternate storage
• Repurposing Stacks 1 for archive storage
• Classroom 101 update
• Cleaning out storage areas/empty areas
• Addressing storage issues
• Work requests as time allows

Bockman Hall –

• Contractor tours
• Maintaining for current guests
• Preparing to move to temporary offices
• Packing offices
• Cleaning-out storage areas/empty areas
• Work Requests as time allows

Northwestern Hall –

• Engaging AC systems
• Cleaning out mechanical rooms
• Cleaning out storage areas
• Preparing temporary offices
• Repairs as requested

Stub Hall –

• Individual room maintenance
• Work requests as time allows

LDR –

• Work requests as time allows

Rental Home –

• Work requests as time allows

Preview is designed to celebrate emerging young leaders. It is an opportunity for pastors and other servant leaders across Minnesota to lean into discipleship and to accompany the high school students in whom they see ministerial gifts on a trip to Luther Seminary. These students will soak in the beauty, diversity and creativity of the theological formation at Luther, building up questions and tools for further conversation around discernment.

Please welcome our high school guests and their leaders on Tuesday, 4/30. They will be touring campus and then joining the Luther community at large for worship and a meal.