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.
Wednesday Communion Service – Starting July 8 [In-Person]
We will gather in the Chapel of the Incarnation at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays in July and August for a Super Simple Service of Sacrament (no sermon). Take 20 minutes out of your week to gather as a Luther community, be still, hear scripture, pray together, and receive communion. We begin on Wednesday, July 8.
Fall Registration and Advising Support
Fall registration begins this week and we are excited to help you prepare for the semester ahead!
Fall Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. CT on the following dates:
- Tuesday, July 7: Seniors, Interns, Affiliated Students, ThM, and PhD Students
- Wednesday, July 8: Middlers
- Thursday, July 9: Juniors and Certificate Students
- Friday, July 10: Non-Degree Students
- Tuesday, July 14: New Admits Beginning Fall Term
To provide additional support, virtual advising sessions will be available via Zoom (link in email) on the following days:
- July 7, 8, and 9 from 9:00–9:45 a.m. CT
- July 14 (New Student Registration Day) from 9:00–11:00 a.m. CT
During these sessions, members of the Advising Team and Registrar’s Office will be available to answer questions about fall courses, registration requirements, and any technical issues you may encounter while registering. Email Advising@luthersem.edu with course planning questions.
Farmfest Rural Economic and Cultural Experience – August 5 [In-Person]
Students, faculty, and staff, on Wednesday, August 5, there is an opportunity to experience an agricultural, rural gathering at Farmfest in southwestern Minnesota. We will leave Luther Seminary at 7 a.m. in a van whose cost is covered by rural ministry grants. Tickets will also be covered for participants. Morgan, Minnesota, is a couple of hours out. We will arrive at the fest around 9:30 and return home in the early evening. It may be closer for you to meet us at the Farmfest site. Parking is free. We will still pick up the cost of entering and lunch. This trip is an opportunity to learn about the opportunities, challenges, economics, politics, and lifestyle of rural and small-town people and communities in this part of the Midwest. Candidates for governor and senator in the state of Minnesota will be in candidate forums that day too. If you have questions, email Jon Anderson, janderson008@luthersem.edu
Internship Application Now Available for Winter Start
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.
Luther Seminary Moving to Passphrases
On July 14 we will move from passwords to passphrases for our logins. We will not force everyone to change their passwords to passphrases at one time. The new requirements will be in effect on July 14 so when you next update your password the new requirements will be in effect. This is both more secure and easier to remember. Also, with Duo most students and faculty will not need to change their passphrase annually anymore (if you are the victim of any phishing, you will need to change your passphrase at that point). We have more details on this Passphrases FAQ.