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e-News  Issue No.3    November 2008
                           Trinity Lutheran Seminary forms leaders for Christ's church at work in the world
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November Convocation
January Term
Winter Ministry Institute
S.T.M. Concentration
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Environment, Election Topics
of November 24 Convocation
In an ongoing effort to become a greener seminary, Trinity will host Dr. Greg Hitzhusen, professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University, to speak during a convocation from 10:45 a.m. to noon, Monday, November 24. Dr. Hitzhusen will talk about the implications of the  recent election on the environment.
In addition to a Ph.D. in environmental studies, Dr. Hitzhusen has an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School. He has taught at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and will teach a course on eco-theology at Trinity during the January Term.
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On Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, Trinity will be conducting a Phone-A-Thon. Please expect to receive a call from a student on behalf of the Trinity Fund. If you would like to make a gift on this day at a time that is convenient for you, please call 614-384-4657 to help further Trinity's mission.

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J-Term Offers Array of Studysnowflake2 Opportunities
Study opportunities during the 2009 January Term, January 5-23, will take students to the Middle East, Russia, and Geneva, Switzerland, among other places. Registration for J-Term began November 7 and continues through December 4. Courses offered closer to home include Jewish-Christian Relations, Disability Ministry in the Congregation, and Creation Care. For more information and a complete list of J-Term courses click here.
 
Winter Ministry Institute February 19-20, 2009
To Highlight "Emergent Church"
"Emergent Church for an Emerging Future: Faith Communities in the Post Modern Era" is the title for the 2009 Winter Ministry Institute on FEBRUARY 19 and 20. Featured speakers include Karen Ward, pastor at the Church of the Apostles in Seattle, Washington; Jay Gamelin, pastor of Jacobs Porch, the Lutheran Campus Ministry ofSnowflake resized The Ohio State University; B.J. Woodworth, pastor of the Open Door Ministry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Mark Minnick, pastor of come2go ministries, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The program is a collaboration of Trinity, Bexley Hall Seminary and the Presbytery of Scioto Valley.
Trinity Introduces S.T.M. Concentration
in Christian Spirituality
Growing interest in Christian Spirituality - the experience of the reality of the Triune God disclosed in Jesus Christ, and the study of such experience - has led to the formation of an S.T.M. concentration in Christian Spirituality. The study of spirituality is both self-implicating (opening up into questions of personal faith and practice) and interdisciplinary (involving textual, cultural-historical, artistic, and/or liturgical expressions).  
 
This specialized, post-graduate degree program will assist clergy and lay leaders in exploring Christian traditions of prayer practices and the study of spirituality through historical, theological, and pastoral foundations for critical analysis and enrichment of spiritual life. The curriculum offers a variety of courses taught by Trinity and Bexley Hall faculty with expertise in this area. Courses include Christian Spirituality and Prayer, Spirituality and the Arts, Women in Medieval Church History, Monastic Spirituality, Lutheran Spirituality, Celtic Spirituality, and the Foundations Seminar in Christian Spirituality.
 
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A complete description of the S.T.M. in Christian Spirituality may be found on Trinity's Web site or by contacting the Office of Admissions at 866-610-8571.
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                                                      1 Thessalonians 1:2
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