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Summer Ethical Leadership Fellowship for Graduate Students and New Clergy
FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) is now accepting applications for its 2019 Seminary program.

FASPE Seminary is a fully-funded, two-week fellowship program in professional ethics and ethical leadership that begins by examining the actions and choices of German and international clergy in enabling Nazi policies. It then draws on this historical example to help Seminary Fellows both grasp their role as influencers in their professional, religious, and broader communities as well as identify and confront the ethical issues currently facing religious leaders. The program takes place in Germany and Poland at the sites of Nazi actions, allowing Fellows to benefit from the power of the place and immersive, contextual learning.

DETAILS
Program Dates: Saturday, June 15 – Friday, June 28, 2019.
Fully-funded: All program costs are covered, including travel, lodging, and food.
Interdisciplinary: FASPE Seminary Fellows travel with Fellows in the FASPE Medical program.
Itinerary: Fellows will travel to Berlin, Krakow, and Oswiecim (the location of the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz).
Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate program and preparing to serve as religious leaders (whether in a seminary, divinity, rabbinical, Muslim Chaplaincy, or other program) ORhave received such a degree between May 2017 and January 2019.
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FASPE programs are non-denominational. Candidates of all nationalities, religions, and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

To learn more about FASPE and to apply, please visit: http://www.faspe-ethics.org/how-to-apply/
For a list of previous Fellows, please visit http://www.faspe-ethics.org/fellows-by-year/
Completed applications are due by Friday, December 28, 2018.

Remember to join us in the Auxiliary Dining Room right after chapel for lunch and a stimulating discussion. CSL Lunch and Learn is today! If you have a minute to prepare, click here.

Today in the OCC small dining room.

All are welcome to join in a time of prayer and fellowship after chapel today in OCC 213. We will meet on the last Wednesday of each moth (and of each semester) at this same time.

Dear faculty and staff,

The summary from the 2018 board meeting is now available inside MyLutherNet. You can access it here: https://myluthernet.luthersem.edu/ICS/Board_Updates.jnz

Today after chapel the Concord will be hosting a kickoff event inviting interested students and faculty to talk about what The Concord is all about. The Concord is the student newspaper at Luther Seminary. It is fully run, staffed, and executed by students. Please come for some lunch and let people know about it!

Do you have an idea to improve the Luther community but lack the funds to implement it? Are you curious how a grant opportunity for our own campus might spur creativity here and beyond?

This semester, our Money and Mission of the Church course is participating in an Endowment Laboratory. Students taking the course make decisions about how to invest a real, live, actual, in existence approximately $125,000 endowment, the bulk of which was provided by a gift from Thrivent Financial. The students also will make decisions about where to make fund disbursements. InFaith Community Foundation Education manages the Lab Fund on our behalf. As part of the lab, Chris Anderson, President and Executive Director of InFaith, has visited class several times to teach students about managing endowments and leading congregations with endowments.

Grants may range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. Students will decide how many, and what amount of grants to fund. To guide in this process, this year’s class has crafted the following statement to help focus the grant decision-making process.

MISSION: Inspired by the teachings of Christ, the Luther Seminary Endowment Lab supports leadership, innovation, and empowerment through strategies that encourage new communities and transform existing communities as they seek to bring hope, stability and long-term impact to all of their members.

The whole Luther community—students, staff, faculty, family, everyone—is encouraged to apply. The application deadline is Friday, November 30. Decisions will be made by in early December and awards will be disbursed soon thereafter. Submit the completed grant application to Adam Copeland (electronic copy preferred).

The Grant Application Form may be downloaded at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XxgHcPjYjadpYtl2VgeTSCHyVousyOdRjZ5eSIkajUs/edit?usp=sharing

Questions? Contact: Adam Copeland, Director of the Center for Stewardship Leaders, acopeland001@luthersem.edu and/or a student in the Money and Mission of the Church course.