Announcements

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join tours of the St. John’s Bible and Abbey Church on Saturday, May 9 with professors Cody Sanders and Kathryn Schifferdecker. Transportation will be provided from Luther Seminary at 8:30 a.m. and will return to campus around 4:15 p.m. Lunch costs are generously being covered by Student Council. You can choose to join just one of the tours. Register and find more details here! Please register soon so we can get an idea of how many people will be attending. Reach out to Cody Sanders (csanders001@luthersem.edu) or Kathryn Schifferdecker (kschiffer@luthersem.edu) with any questions.

Announcing the CYF summer elective course: Taught by visiting instructor Bård Norheim (coming to us from Norway!), this class examines the intersection between tradition and change. It will prepare you to reflect constructively on your own context and background to equip you to negotiate the roles of tradition, change, and ecclesial entrepreneurship in the present and future. This course will have an RFS in June and then mostly asynchronous online learning after, with two synchronous Zoom sessions. Contact Ryan Popineau (rpopineau001@luthersem.edu) for more info.

In this devotion, Bill Boelter ’87 M.Div., prays that God’s voice would be our guide and security throughout this life. Read today’s God Pause.

Nominations are now open for the 2026-2027 Executive Committee of Student Council. The four positions open for nominations are President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Follow this link to nominate a classmate or yourself. You need to be signed into your Luther Seminary email in order to access the form. Nominations will remain open through 11:59 p.m., Thursday April 23. If you have questions, please email a member of the Student Council Election Committee: Carolina Bowen (cbowen001@luthersem.edu), Danny Reinschmidt (dreinschmidt001@luthersem.edu), or Sam Maier (smaier001@luthersem.edu). Spring elections will be held from 8 a.m., Tuesday April 28 through 10 p.m., Thursday, April 30.

Who really was Saint Patrick and what remains of his “Celtic Christianity”? So much legend remains, with too little known of this medieval missionary. Today, Patrick’s Celtic Church is active as a modern revival movement, comprising independent, small denominations, communities, and a widespread interest in “Celtic spirituality.” Learn more in this brief bibliography from the Luther Seminary Library.

Learn about the many locations and buildings of Luther Seminary and its predecessors in a photo slideshow playing in the OCC lobby and available online. The history of our institution and its buildings is rich and varied. You’ll see that reflected in images of old mansions, a hotel that housed classes for a year, and even a tiny house for a cat that used to be on the lower campus. If you have questions or want to learn more, reach out to Caleb Rollins in the archives at crollins002@luthersem.edu.