Announcements

Please extend a warm welcome to Chris Kampa, who joins us this week as chief financial officer for both Luther Seminary and Augsburg University. Chris brings significant leadership experience in finance and operations, capital planning, investment banking, public sector administration, and organizational transformation. Most recently, he served as director of finance and operations for Cambridge-Isanti Schools. In this shared role, he will split time between Luther and Augsburg. Welcome, Chris!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) with these Luther Seminary Library resources, including this brief bibliography of Hispanic Ministry and Latinx Theology.

As we transition into the fall season, the Facilities team will begin removing window air conditioning units across campus starting Monday, October 5. Facilities staff will be working throughout campus to remove and store the units for the season. We will do our best to minimize disruptions while working in offices, classrooms, and other inhabited spaces. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we complete this seasonal work. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Facilities team.

Theatre, food, and voting rights! Equitable Dinners are a social justice initiative by Mixed Blood Theatre designed to bring strangers and friends from diverse backgrounds to experience theatre, share a meal, and talk about complex issues. This interactive play (Let’s Save Democracy!) and the conversations surrounding it—hosted at Bethlehem Lutheran Church’s Minneapolis campus on Sunday, October 11 at 5 p.m.—takes an in-depth look at voting rights, what democracy asks of us, and how we can prepare to ensure our votes and those of our friends and neighbors. The dinner features delicious Mediterranean salad and focaccia with tasty dessert. As a part of the evening, you will be invited to organize your own voting rights direct action, which may include hosting a mail-in ballot party, poll walks, or organizing a carpool to the polls. Register for dinner here.

In this devotion, Bethany Kurschner ’92 M.A., wonders about our expectations for the results of our own faithfulness and God’s. Read today’s God Pause.

Do you come from a fundamentalist or evangelical background? Have you had to deconstruct and reconstruct your faith? This is the group for you! We’ll be holding an interest meeting on Zoom (link in email) on Friday, October 2 at 11 a.m. CT. Our first meeting will be mostly introductions, but think about these questions ahead of time: What does a deconstructed or reconstructed faith look like to you? What has your journey been like? This group is meant to be a safe space for folks to talk about our faith stories and how they’ve changed—or not changed—throughout our lives. For more information, contact Joellen Barak at jbarak001@luthersem.edu.