Archives for January 17, 2023

Welcome to week two of intensives! We gather in the Chapel of the Incarnation and online for chapel. On Thursdays we gather in the Dining Room and on Zoom. 

• 11:00am Tuesday, January 17— Service of the Word x Honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Preacher: Pastor Kelly Chatman with Cantor Philip Shoultz 
• 11:00am Wednesday, January 18— Service of Holy Communion. Preacher: Joy J. Moore, Professor of Biblical Preaching 
• 11:00am Thursday, January 19— Lunch Church x Why Jesus. Speaker: Kristofer Phan Coffman, Assistant Professor of New Testament. Free lunch in the OCC Dining Room! Join by zoom (see email for link)
• 11:00 Friday, January 20—Chapel Service.  Leader: Dr. Marcus Simmons, MDiv student 
• 11:00 Saturday, January 21— Service of the Word. Preacher: Rolf Jacobson, Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Old Testament, and The Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry 

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When? Tuesday evening, February 28 from 6:00 – 8:30 PM central time

Where? On Zoom – Register Here.

How do you discuss salary and benefits when you have a job offer? The goal of this offering is to give students looking ahead to a career in Christian Public Leadership the tools they need to respectfully discuss and negotiate their salary and benefits. This webinar will also touch on the challenges some Christian Public Leaders may face when negotiating because of their gender-identity, race, sexuality, or any other identity they hold.

There are two distinct parts to this webinar – one for all leaders and one geared specifically for pastors and deacons.

Questions? Contact Arlene Flancher (aflancher001@luthersem.edu) or Grace Pomroy (gpomroy001@luthersem.edu) from the Stewardship Leaders Program. 

Join in on four interactive virtual workshops exploring how caring for creation can be a spiritual discipline.Thae dates are Tuesday nights at 7 pm CT on January 17, 24, 31, and February 7. Explore with Deaconesses Katrina Martich and Kat Peters as they share from their respective experiences as Christian public leaders, an environmental engineer and an international educator. They will lead participants in exercises to deepen understanding as well as providing helpful, practical tools for creation care. The first twenty people  who register and who attend at least three sessions of the four sessions. will receive an educational packet of twelve bilingual (English/Spanish) downloads for congregational or group use. More downloads will be available for a discounted student rate. Click here to register for the free workshops!

The Zoom link is will be provided via email. For more information,  contact Judi Tyler at jtyler001@luthersem.edu.

On this week of MLK Day, Luther Library offers a wide arange of bibliographic resources on King’s life and legacy, especially these new book titles on MLK. Note also the New Book List that features two brand new titles by Luther Sem Faculty, Amy Marga and Jennifer Wojciechowski.

All students who are planning to graduate this spring were sent an email on Monday, January 9 from the Academic Dean inviting them to nominate both student and faculty leaders for Baccalaureate and Commencement. Please remember to submit your nominations by Sunday, January 29! Contact academicdean@luthersem.edu if you have questions or can’t locate the email with the form.

Hey Luther! Join us for the “Eco-Faith Stuff Exchange!” Back this week by popular demand! 

Everyone is invited to participate in the Stuff Exchange! 

When: January 17–20

Where: Upstairs OCC in the ‘triangle area,’ across from the Cafe. Simply bring gently used items to contribute if you have them and take home items that you would use. It will be our own thrift shop–exchanging to prevent unnecessary purchases and waste. Bags and boxes to carry items home will be provided.

Items may include: clothing, books, small appliances, picture frames, video games, instruments–whatever! Please make sure items are clean (please wash before bringing clothes) and usable. Please no swimwear or undergarments. Leftover items will be donated Friday night after the last Intensive class.