Chapel Staff
You can contact our Chapel Staff at chapel@luthersem.edu.
Erin DeBoer-Moran, Director of Chapel Music
Sarah Yotter
Yelerubi Birgamus
Sam Maier
Thomas Bonnema
Joellen Barak
Meet the Spiritual Care Team
Purpose of Care Team
- Provides prayer, support, advocacy, and accompaniment for Luther Seminary students, staff, and faculty.
- Tends holistically to the whole student and the Luther Community.
- Emphasis on Student Support.
- Seeks to cultivate spiritual, emotional, physical, social, financial, vocational, and intellectual well-being.
- Meets regularly to collaborate in our shared goal to journey faithfully with the community, amid challenges and joys, for the sake of empowering student success and a healthy learning environment.
To learn more about the Care Team, our philosophy of ministry, and how we function, please read the Care Team Charter.
Members of the Spiritual Care Team
Steven Thomason
Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Dean of the Chapel
sthomason002@luthersem.edu
Leon Rodrigues
Vice President for Inclusion and Belonging, Dean of Students
lrodrigues001@luthersem.edu
Sarah Luedtke-Jones
Director of Student Affairs
sluedtkejones001@luthersem.edu
Chenar Howard
Director of International Student and Scholar Affairs
choward001@luthersem.edu
Tim Coltvet
Director of Contextual Learning
tcoltvet001@luthersem.edu
Jody Nyenhuis
Senior Manager, Academic Achievement
jnyenhuis001@luthersem.edu
Samuel Zalanga
Director of Inclusion and Belonging
szalanga001@luthersem.edu