Archives for September 30, 2026

Beginning Thursday, October 1, the Facilities team will be completing repairs to the in-floor plumbing in the student basement kitchen of Bockman Hall. The work is expected to take approximately five days and will involve concrete sawing, cutting, and other construction activities. Please be aware that there may be periods of significant noise in and around Bockman Hall during this work. The timeline may be extended if unforeseen conditions are discovered during the repairs. Facilities apologizes for any inconvenience or disruption and appreciates the seminary community’s patience while we complete this necessary work.

Do you have questions, concerns, wonderments, or even worries about your personal financial situation? We got you! Grace Pomroy, Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program is a certified financial education instructor. She listens and provides support in a shame-free, judgement-free zone. Hundreds of students have talked with Grace and received valuable support. You determine the topics that will be covered based on your specific situation, then together with Grace, you’ll figure out what the next steps should be. Grace has time open on her calendar every week to meet with students via Zoom. Snag your time here.

Registration is now open for the 2026 Minnesota Mockingbird conference in Bloomington on October 2 and 3. Mockingbird is an ecumenical, grace-focused ministry devoted to “connecting the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life.” This year’s conference theme is “Grace for the Ages,” exploring what grace looks like at different stages of life. There will be talks on everything from grace in parenting adult children, lessons from the last third of life, the relief that can come from realistic depictions of imperfect people in middle-grade novels, how a church focused on consolation rather than happiness seeking could benefit a generation of stressed-out young people, how God actually shows up in the young adult years, and more. Speakers include Paul Zahl, Gretchen Ronnevik, and Luther Seminary’s Andy Root and Joey Goodall. Click here to view the full schedule. Student tickets are available at a discounted rate. Feel free to reach out to Joey Goodall (jgoodall002@luthersem.edu) with any questions.

Fresh voices are important, and PREACH helps make sure they are part of the conversation. With generous support from one of our amazing sponsors—Luther Seminary—current Luther Seminary students can register for free. Join us in-person in the Twin Cities or online. Send us a message or email us at support@churchanew.org for registration information. Learn more and register.