Announcements

You are invited to a simple summer service of Holy Communion on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Let’s gather for scripture, prayer, and communion. Then, since we’re together, let’s have lunch together afterward. Bring your own lunch and we’ll eat on the patio if the weather cooperates. See you there!

Church can happen in a sanctuary on Sunday morning—but it can also show up around dinner tables, in coffee shops, or at neighborhood events. This kind of variety is part of what’s called a mixed ecology of church, where traditional and new forms of ministry grow side by side. In this short, on-demand minicourse, you’ll get a clear introduction to the concept, see examples from real ministries, and explore how this flexible, Spirit-led approach might open up new possibilities in your own setting. Learn more and enroll today.

Want to share something in an upcoming edition of Inside Luther News, the seminary’s new internal e-newsletter? Send your announcement to communic@luthersem.edu. Submit items for the August edition by Wednesday, July 16. Inside Luther News helps keep students, staff, and faculty connected to our mission, people, and stories. Content in the e-newsletter is meant to be somewhat broader in scope—seasonal announcements, monthly reminders, stories about recent events or news of upcoming projects—than the daily Community Announcements posts and emails.

In this devotion, Duane Neugebauer ’71 M.Div., prays that we might be more understanding of those who do not hold the same views we do. Read today’s God Pause.

Please join the Seminary Relations team in welcoming its newest Philanthropic Adviser, Mercedes Roesch. Some of you may know Mercedes from her time as a Master of Divinity student at Luther Seminary (she graduated in 2024). You also might recognize Mercedes’ name as an occasional contributor to Faith + Lead. Mercedes will be working remotely from her ranch in Eastern Colorado. She most recently was working in philanthropy for Agriculture Future of America. She has a passion for agriculture and family, especially at the intersection of faith and life for those in rural America. Feel free to send a welcome email to Mercedes at mroesch002@luthersem.edu. She will be here in person at the July All Hands Meeting if you would like to greet her there. Welcome, Mercedes!

The latest version of the staff handbook is now available on MyLutherNet. There are no significant changes from the previous edition.