Archives for January 2022

Timothy P. Jackson ’21 M.Div. is preaching in chapel at 11 a.m. Central Wednesday, February 2, with musical guests Jearlyn and Billy Steele. You can join us in chapel or view the livestream.

We’ve got a great lineup this month with great preachers and musicians. Join us at 11 a.m. Central each Wednesday in February!

Luther Seminary has a limited number of COVD-19 rapid tests at the Info Desk. Test kits have already been distributed to campus residents and set aside for MDivX students. All other Luther Seminary students and employees are welcome to pick up one test kit while supplies last. Please note that the test kits expire by the end of March.

Luther Seminary’s student newspaper is looking for some new writers!

Would you like to report on the news of Luther Seminary? Do you have a hot take on a piece of popular culture? Have you witnessed a story that needs to be shared with the whole seminary community? Do you want to create some needed change at Luther Seminary?

If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you should write for The Concord. Whether you’re able to write one article each semester or one a month, we would love for you to join our writer’s team as we bring the news to Luther Seminary. Plus, thanks to the Student Council, writers will be paid $20 per article they write for The Concord!

Luther Seminary needs the story only you can share. So if you’re interested in writing an article, send a message to Bergen Eickhoff (bnelson003@luthersem.edu) and Emelie Clements (eclements@luthersem.edu)! We look forward to hearing from you!

Reported employee cases: 0
Reported student cases: 0
Students in quarantine or isolation: 0

Reported cases only include students and employees who have been on campus within a period of time during which they may have been contagious. According to the CDC this includes two days prior to the onset of symptoms or a positive test.

If you have recently tested positive for COVID-19, or if you are an unvaccinated individual who has been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of that person for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period), please report that to the appropriate person. For employees, that person is Michael Morrow (mmorrow001@luthersem.edu). Students should contact David Fenrick; email deanofstudents@luthersem.edu, or text 651-300-3537.

Contact Tracing Protocol

When an on-campus case of COVID-19 is reported, that person is first asked to stay off-campus and quarantine in accordance with CDC guidelines. In addition, the seminary takes two steps for contact tracing:

1. The Minnesota Department of Health is notified, per guidelines for institutions of higher education

2. The person reporting the case is asked to identify “close contacts”; the close contacts identified are notified of the exposure and asked to follow CDC guidelines for testing and quarantining (quarantine applies only to close contacts who are unvaccinated).

Ashley Wheeler, candidacy coordinator, will be hosting a First Call Info Session with Krista Anderson, Region 3 candidacy and leadership manager, at noon Central Tuesday, February 1.

It will be an overview of the process and the different paperwork needed as well as who to contact for next steps. If you are unable to attend, a recording will be made available to those who RSVP.

You can RSVP using this Google form and make note of any questions you may have. A Zoom link will be sent out once you RSVP.

Envisioning Something New: Can You See It?, a virtual conference, is happening February 19-26. Students are invited to sign up to attend this gathering of seminarians, clergy, and lay leaders for an exciting array of uplifting presentations and speakers. Speakers include Cornel West, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary; Ebony Speakes-Hall, associate minister at Truth and Destiny United Church of Christ and associate professor of social work at University of Cincinnati; Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest Professor of Humanities and inaugural director of African American studies at Wake Forest University; Frank Thomas, Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics and director of the Academy of Preaching and Celebration at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis; and many others. For more information, please look at the conference website.

We have limited scholarships available. Please respond if you are interested by contacting David Scherer dscherer001@luthersem.edu or Leon Rodrigues lrodrigues001@luthersem.edu by February 1.