Archives for April 2025

The Office of Technology has published a policy on email usage that governs all members of the Luther Seminary user community. The policy, titled Luther Seminary Email as Official Communication Policy, is available online. The complete collection of Luther Seminary technology policies is available on Inside Luther Seminary.

In this devotion, Mary E. Hess, Professor of Educational Leadership and Chair of the Leadership Division, reminds us that God is holding us close in a promise larger than any we can comprehend. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us for an educational experience of a Passover Seder meal—with a traditional menu and time for reflection.
Thursday, April 10, 4:30–7:00 p.m.
Olson Campus Center Dining Room C
Space is limited—please register online.

Luther Seminary’s INVITE (Integrating NonViolence into Theological Education) invites you to join in a Kingian nonviolence training May 9-11, 2025 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.

Please be committed to the 2.5-day training. We will experience being in a beloved community together and will have a diverse group that brings unique contexts, perspectives, questions, and experiences to our training. Our four trainers are trained in Kingian nonviolence. Pastors Martha Bardwell and Esther Sianipar from Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church were trained recently in Selma, Alabama, at the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation. Peter Anderson, executive director of Peace Catalyst International, and Sara Jensen, pastor at Lutheran Church of Christ the Redeemer, are the other two trainers. Session details:
– Friday May 9, 5:30-8:30 p.m. – dinner included
– Saturday May 10, 9-4 p.m. – light breakfast, snacks, lunch included
– Sunday, May 11, 12-4 p.m. – lunch included
Location: 2315 Chicago Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55404

Fees. We want this in person training to be accessible to anyone who wants to attend. Fees associated help us offer the training, materials, meals, stipends, and a donation to the Selma Center. We are offering a sliding scale of $50 – 100 – 200 for the training. Choose the level you are able to pay. You may also request a scholarship, and you are welcome to give more to make room for those who need scholarships. Pay cash or by check (made out to Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church) with “Kingian Nonviolence” in the memo line. Or give online using the “Kingian Nonviolence” tile. Register by May 1 by filling out this online form. This will give us time to prepare materials and meals. You may also reach out to Martha Bardwell with any questions, martha@oursavioursmpls.org.

In this devotion, Mary E. Hess, Professor of Educational Leadership and Chair of the Leadership Division, suggests we give ourselves permission today to take a pause and hear the resonance in our own life to the momentous story of the passion that we share each year. Read today’s God Pause.

Current public discussions of the concepts of inclusion, belonging, diversity, and equity that have significant consequences for higher education. Luther Seminary has made an institutional commitment to ABIDE (Accountability, Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity) as an integral part of the seminary’s mission and vision. Given the ramifications these public conversations have for this community, we are offering this panel discussion featuring seminary faculty and staff as a space for dialogue on how we can live out the seminary’s mission and our vision for ABIDE.
Tuesday, April 8, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., OCC Dining Room
The event is offered also on Zoom (link in email)
Lunch served by 11 a.m. Panel discussion begins 11:30 a.m.
Register online today.
Panelists
• Lois Malcolm – Theological Rationale for ABIDE and Why It Stands Regardless of Who is in Power in Government.
• Cody Sanders – Resisting Stupidity, Injustice, and Complacency: Seeking Wisdom and Courage for the Facing of This Hour
• Samuel Zalanga – Equity and the Struggle for a More Just and Fair Society for All in Human History: Challenges and Constraints