Archives for October 8, 2021

Please join us online for a conversation about Rural Ministry!

When: Thursday, Oct. 14 at noon until 1 p.m. Bring your lunch along to the Zoom conversation.

Who: Anyone who is serving in, interested in or curious about small town and rural ministry. We had a conversation a couple of weeks ago when the intensive students were on campus. Students who were not here or able to participate are invited to join in this conversation.

What: It will be a chance for us to connect and meet Pr. Jon Anderson, Luther Seminary’s new Rural Ministry Director. Several students had a chance to meet on campus during the intensives and we want everyone to be aware of others who are in or interested in small town and rural ministry, or are interested in meeting with and learning more about our current students.

Where: The Zoom link for this gathering will be sent out via email.

Conversation Road Map: Holy Stewing
Our conversation will explore the following sketch.
1) We will talk about rural ministry.
2) What is rural ministry?
3) What is one characteristic of rural ministry that you would identify?.
4) What hunches do you have about what Luther is doing well or that has been helpful in your preparation and service in rural and small town contexts?
5) What might you suggest?
6) We will gather an “offering of questions” people have about rural ministry. Your questions will help us all think into the unique gifts and challenges about serving in a rural or small town context.

If you can not join us, we hope to have more conversations in the future.

Calling all spooky ghosts, celebrity look-alikes, and anyone who can “creep it real!” The Luther Seminary Community Facebook page will host the first ever Virtual Costume Contest on October 31, 2021. Entering is easy! On Halloween post a picture of you, your family, your kids, your roommates, or your pets in their Halloween costume on the Halloween Costume Facebook post. Our “spooookiest” library staff will be the judges and will reveal the three “hallow-queens” later that week. Those three winners will “trick or treat yo’ self” to the Luther Swag of your choice. Can’t wait to see all your “gourd-geous” costumes!

Applications for student internship are due in the Contextual Learning (CL) office on October 31, 2021. If you did not participate in one of our Internship Information sessions this week, please reach out to the Contextual Learning department as soon as possible by emailing contextuallearning@luthersem.edu. Internship is a required course for all M.Div. students, and may be required for M.A. students in adjudicatory process. Please get in touch so we can support you with next steps in applying!

We’d like to help seminary students get to the Feb. 11 – 14, 2022 ELCA, CYF Network Extravaganza in beautiful downtown Minneapolis. We will reimburse you $35 when you send a receipt for either Network membership OR event registration to Arlene Flancher, Innovation Program Coordinator (aflancher001@luthersem.edu).

To join the network, click here and choose the student rate of $35.

Register for the online event ($70 through Oct 15, $95 from Oct 16-Dec 15).

Register for the in-person event ($190 through Oct 15, $240 from Oct 16 – Dec 15).

NOTE: Registration for the in-person event does not include cost of the hotel. Those costs are separate – but the ELCA network has negotiated a good price.

Questions? Contact Arlene Flancher, Innovation Program Coordinator (aflancher001@luthersem.edu)

If you completed CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) this past spring or summer you are invited to attend a CPE debrief next Thursday, October 14, from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. via Zoom. We hope you will join us as we hold space for the sacred stories from your time in CPE. Please RSVP here – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EAkB1bGxOuS7GDcoSkIcVjio5PqOZ0gzsiXVwMvnv5w/edit

Contact Ashley Wheeler with questions – awheeler002@luthersem.edu