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.
Archives for October 2026
Travel Course – Mission in a Post-Christian Society: Learning from the U.K.
Join us next June 5-12, 2027, for a course-credit study trip to the United Kingdom. British society is increasingly post-Christian, and we will focus on the rich ‘mixed ecology’ of church planting and fresh expressions created within multiple levels of the Church of England and other denominations.
Spots are limited so apply early by completing the course application form. For more information, contact Dwight Zscheile, dscheile001@luthersem.edu, or Jennifer Rowdon, jrowdon002@luthersem.edu.
Travel Course – Land of Martin Luther: Germany
Join us May 24–June 4, 2027, for a course-credit study trip to Germany. We will focus on the life and teachings of Martin Luther and how Luther’s theology connects to our current ministry opportunities. Course spots are limited. For more information, contact Mark Tranvik at mtranvik001@luthersem.edu or Sandy Olson at solson007@luthersem.edu.
October 2026 Employee Anniversaries
Congratulations to our colleagues celebrating work anniversaries in October!
- Molly Day, 1 year – Marketing and Communication
- Chenar Howard, 20 years – Student Affairs
- Annette Schmidt, 12 years – Seminary Relations
- Jesse Weiss, 3 years – Seminary Relations
Mockingbird Conference – October 2-3
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.