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With the new campus security protocols in place, all students will need to have a Luther Seminary ID card with them at all times when on campus. If you have an ID card already, please remember to bring it with you whenever you come to campus. If you do not yet have an ID card, please visit the library during regular library hours and head to the front desk on a walk-in basis to get an ID card.

Ready to get your new year off to a good start financially? We got you! Grace Pomroy, Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program is a certified financial education instructor. She listens and provides support in a shame-free, judgement-free zone. Hundreds of students have talked with Grace and received valuable support. You determine the topics that will be covered based on your specific situation, then together with Grace, you’ll figure out what the next steps should be. Grace has time open on her calendar every week to meet with students via Zoom. Snag your time here. Rather meet in person? Grace will be meeting with students on campus from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, between RFS sessions. Schedule your in-person appointment using this link. Questions? Contact Grace Pomroy at gpomroy001@luthersem.edu.

Need a wardrobe update? Humble Hearts Clergy apparel will be on campus Saturday, January 4 from 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in OCC. Browse through different clergy outfits available for purchase. A discount of $20 off every garment will be applied for any garment purchased during this time. Humble Hearts Clergy Apparel honors those who have been called into Christian service and leadership. All garments are beautifully constructed in fine fabrics and finished with the added benefit of being easy to care for.  Garments are made in NE Minneapolis. “Live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle. Be patient, bearing with one another in love” Ephesians 4:1-2. Learn more about Humble Hearts Clergy Apparel.

In this devotion, Cameron Howard, associate professor of Old Testament, reflects on the promise that war will end. Read today’s God Pause.

Community announcements will be on hiatus through the first of the year, returning January 2. Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful new year!

There is an opportunity for cross registration for this January term course in 2025 through Wartburg Seminary for a student.  This is the catalog language for Wartburg’s immersion program:   

“This 2 credit course [which is two thirds a credit in Luther’s system] in a rural ministry context through Wartburg Seminary. Students will be immersed in the life of a rural ELCA congregation or parish in South Dakota. This experience is a one to one pairing with a called pastor for the January term that will place students into the daily life and worship (Jan. 10-26) of a thriving rural community, with a time of closing reflection with the South Dakota Synod Director for Rural Ministries (Jan. 26-27). Students will receive a $1,000 stipend for travel and expenses. Lodging is provided.”

Students will need access to a vehicle and be able to drive. They will have a solo residence.  

This class will be linked to an existing course at Luther RM 4542 – Loving Your Neighbor in Rural Settings. Pr. Joel Pakan from South Dakota and Dr. Mark Yackel Juleen will oversee the work on the South Dakota Immersion which will be two thirds of the course. Pr. Jon Anderson will be the professor of record for the remaining course through Luther. We will use two weeks of the Luther Course RM 4542 to complete the ⅓ credit so Luther students will be able to earn a full credit.  

The course would be offered as pass/fail. The Wartburg/South Dakota Team would grade the opening ⅔ and the Luther content will be graded by Pr. Jon Anderson. 

Contact Pr. Jon Anderson, Rural Ministry Director at Luther Seminary at janderson008@luthersem.edu if you are interested.