Announcements

Faculty and staff, do you have professional news that you’d like to share with Story magazine readers? Have you recently published a book or article or presented publicly? Did you represent Luther Seminary at a conference or other event? Submit your news to communic@luthersem.edu by July 31.

The Stewardship Leaders Program, in collaboration with Thrivent Charitable, invites you to apply for an Endowment Lab Grant. This grant program is designed to support Luther Seminary students, faculty, staff, and programs. All applications must align with Luther Seminary’s welcome, vision, and mission statements, and the project must benefit the Luther Seminary community. This year the Stewardship Leaders Program will match the Thrivent Charitable award dollars, so we hope to give away over $15,000, with a maximum single grant award of $4,000. Grant applications will be judged by the summer Money and Mission of the Church class as part of their education on endowments. Find out more and apply online. Grant applications must be received by August 2 and winners will be notified by the end of August. If you have any questions about the program or the application please email Grace Pomroy, Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at gpomroy001@luthersem.edu.

In this devotion, Harvey Nelson ’71 M.Div., shares how the psalmist paints a picture of God the loving sustainer, who has so much in store for us that we and creation are in awe. Read today’s God Pause.

If you’ve been in conversation with Contextual Learning about starting your internship in February 2027, we need your internship application submitted by July 31. If you think you should be starting your internship in February, please reach out to the Context Learning team, contextuallearning@luthersem.edu to begin this process. You can apply for internship using the online Student Internship Application.

In this devotion, Harvey Nelson ’71 M.Div., considers how Isaiah looks at a grim world around him and sees God in the midst of and beyond it. Read today’s God Pause.

As we transition into the new fiscal year, please keep the following important updates and deadlines from the Business Office in mind:

• Specify the Fiscal Year. When submitting payment requests, clearly indicate which fiscal year (FY26 or FY27) the funds should come from. Note: The Business Office will make the final determination to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• June Credit Card Transactions.All transactions made in June must be fully completed and processed by July 20.
• FY26 Deadline. The deadline to turn in all FY26 payment requests is July 31.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us close out the year smoothly. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Business Office.