Archives for October 9, 2025

In this devotion, David F. Dahl ’80 M.Div., wonders if presentation really counts as reality and what Jesus has to say about this. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Dining Room for Lunch Church.
Topic: Breaking Bread
We welcome Emily Rova-Hegener, Office of Contextual Learning, to lead us in our Lunch Church practice today. Lunch and bread are provided! Share your prayer requests.

Students, faculty, and staff—thanks to an Endowment Lab Grant from Thrivent, you are invited to Brake Bread Together with our seminary community. Brake Bread Together will be informal gatherings on campus each month around bread and jam, coffee, and tea. We will “set the table” in different places around campus—Gullixson and Bockman Halls, Olson Campus Center, Old Muskego Church, and outdoors—to celebrate the spaces we inhabit right now. Everyone is invited to take a break/brake and be reminded that we are not alone. These are times to build relationships, listen to one another, laugh together, and celebrate the good work and learning being done among us. Join us for these 30-45 minute gatherings each month, which I hope will inspire each of us, in this holy space, to love one another more deeply in a time of uncertainty. The first gathering is next week:
Thursday, October 9 – Lunch Church 11 a.m., OCC Dining Room
If you have questions, email me anytime: erovahegener001@luthersem.edu.
— Emily Rova-Hegener, Contextual Learning

Join Dwight Zscheile, professor of congregational mission and leadership, and co-editor Edward Olsworth-Peter on Friday, October 24, 1-4 p.m. in Olson Campus Center for a symposium to discuss their new book, “The Starter’s Way: Leading New Contextual Christian Communities.” Learn more about approaches to church planting and how starting new contextual communities is a holistic way of life as practitioners, regional church leaders, and scholars from around the world—including J. R. Woodward, Stephanie Williams O’Brien, and Michael Binder—reflect on the book and offer insights from their own hard-won wisdom.

We warmly invite all students, staff, and faculty to join us for the Luther Board Reception on October 9, 2025, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Come to the OCC Café on the 2nd floor to engage and connect with our board of directors. Refreshments, including drinks and finger food, will be provided for everyone to savor and enjoy.

M Health Fairview has multiple opportunities for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) experiences. See here the current M Health Fairview options—residencies, summer intensives, and extended—in a variety of locations and contexts.