Archives for November 2, 2021

No classes; no worship scheduled for today (but the chapel will be open for meditation). Chapel will continue at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Luther Seminary will be conducting fire alarm drills at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 10. The alarm drill will be activated in Bockman Hall, Gullixson Hall, and Olson Community Center simultaneously. All occupants of the building will be expected to leave the buildings during the drill.

After many years of working together, Luther Seminary and the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, have an exciting and unprecedented opportunity for all seminary students. Join us in Minneapolis at the February 11-14, 2022, Extravaganza for an in-person registration cost of only $110–a savings of $265.00!

How do you get this rate? Easy- peasy. No clicking around complicated websites.

Just fill out this form by 11:59 p.m. NEXT Wednesday, November 10. You will get the $110 rate, and we will email you information about payment.

Hotel reservations are separate and will be your responsibility.

Questions? Contact Arlene Flancher, program coordinator for the Innovation Team.

We’ll see you February 11-14 at the Hilton in Minneapolis!

The Innovation/Faith+Lead Department will be welcoming two colleagues in new grant-funded staff positions over the coming months.

Dee Stokes, Ed.D., will join the staff full time on January 1 as director of the Seeds Project. She has been serving in a part-time contract capacity over the past year as a member of the Seeds Project leadership team. She will be taking primary leadership for the Seeds Project, which is a leadership development incubator/accelerator for ministry entrepreneurs working at the intersection of Gospel and culture. She will also be working on other initiatives within the Faith+Lead program area. She brings a wealth of ministry, education, consulting, and coaching experience in a variety of congregations, universities, and other organizations.

Angie Miller will begin as director of business operations for Faith+Lead on November 15. In this capacity, she will serve as the lead business strategist and operations manager for Faith+Lead, working closely with the Faith+Lead team and the seminary’s business office to design and implement practices that will support the ongoing growth of Luther’s nondegree program offerings. She comes having served in chief operating officer roles in a range of organizations and industries, both startups and established firms.

Please join me in welcoming these colleagues to Luther Seminary.
Dwight Zscheile, VP of Innovation