Preaching your life message
by David Housholder,
M.Div. class of 1988
It's been 20 years since I graduated from seminary, and I'd like to walk you through a transformative experience from just a few months ago.
A group of pastor colleagues from Southern California gathered at my house in the middle of an afternoon. I had used TiVo to record about twenty public speakers; most of them preachers, but some of them PBS motivational teachers.
We were hoping to study their communication techniques and learn a thing or two.
We anticipated that we would watch for a few hours, eat pizza, chitchat and go home.
Twelve hours later, well past midnight, we were in a whole different frame of mind. Some of us doubted our calling. We had been through a handful of heated exchanges.. [ Read more ] |
Tell us what you think about conferences at LSTC
LSTC wants to improve its annual Leadership Conference and to serve you better with lifelong learning opportunities.Do you refuse to come to Chicago in February? Do you want the chance to attend workshops and lectures by LSTC faculty?
It takes just a few minutes and will help us better serve you. |
| Chapel Music Series Concerts
Each free concert begins at 4 p.m. in the Augustana Chapel at LSTC; a freewill offering will be gathered.
Music for Trumpets and Organ - March 21
Barbara Butler & Charles Geyer, trumpets; Thomas Wikman, organ.
22nd Annual Gospel Choir Benefit Concert, "God Great God!" - April 11
Featuring gospel choirs from the Chicago area and Milwaukee and soloist Lesa Jones to benefit the Grover Wright Scholarship Fund and The Rev. Carole A. Burns Memorial Scholarship Fund.
La Paloma - April 25
Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4, scored for string sextet
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"Justice in the Scriptures," fifth annual Sacred Texts Conference
Muslim, Christian, Jewish scholars explore questions of justice in the sacred texts of their faith on Sunday, April 18. This year's conference will be held at the Islamic Foundation North at 1751 North O'Plaine Road, Libertyville, Ill. Registration begins at 2:00 p.m. Suggested donation for the event is $10 ($5 for students with ID). An RSVP is required.
Please indicate "program only" or "program and dinner" when you contact Sara Trumm at ccme@lstc.edu or 773-256-0708. To learn more about CCME or the conference, visit www.lstc.edu/ccmepj. |
| CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH MINISTRIES WORKERS
Streamlined schedule, reduced fee for "Sacred Stories: Youth Faith Formation in an Interfaith World"
"Sacred Stories: Youth Faith Formation in an Interfaith World," a seminar for youth ministry workers, will be held April 12-13, 2010, at LSTC. The new registration fee is just $45, (waived for all current LSTC students).
Participants will gain new insights into engaging religious diversity and will learn practical ways to equip young people to be interfaith leaders as well as Christian disciples through service, shared values, and storytelling. Hannah McConnaughay, Program Associate in the Outreach Education and Training Department of the Interfaith Youth Core, will provide the event's keynote address. [ Read more ] |
 Take a week-long "Maymester," course at LSTC
Want to take a course but don't have 15 weeks to spare? LSTC is offering four courses during "Maymester," May 17 - 28. Three are week-long courses that meet every day, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a break for lunch. The fourth will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from May 17 - 28, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. [ Read more. ] |
| News
LSTC ranks among top 20 U.S. seminaries for multifaith education
In a study of 150 Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and multi-religious institutions, conducted by Auburn Theological Seminary's Center for Multifaith Education, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago ranked among the top 20 for multifaith education. The top 20 seminaries are listed in alphabetical order, and not further ranked. [ Read more ]
Two LSTC faculty to receive Distinguished Alumni Award
The Rev. Dr. Mark N. Swanson and the Rev. Dr. Rosanne Amnell Swanson will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award for Service in Specialized Ministry from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (LTSG) as part of its Spring Convocation, April 20-21. [ Read more ]
New Westhelle book analyzes post-colonial theologies
After Heresy: Colonial Practices and Post-Colonial Theologies by Vitor Westhelle, published this month by Cascade Books, an imprint of Wipf and Stock publishers, is being heralded as an important new contribution to post-colonial theological studies. [ Read more ] |
| LSTC/Metro Chicago Synod Annual Spring Stewardship Conference May 1
Come learn how to energize and inspire your congregation at "The Gift of Joy - The Joy of Gift" on May 1 at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Keynote speaker, the Rev. Dr. J. Pittman McGhee, will relate Paul's concept of "spiritual gifts" and "one body with many members" to psychological and personality assessment tools.
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| Find LSTC (and hundreds of her fans) on Facebook
LSTC now has an official Facebook page. To find it enter "Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago" into the search box on Facebook. Become a fan and you'll always be able to find us. |
Alumni take note! JKM Library Resource reminder
The premier database for full-text online articles in religion is called ATLASerials or ATLAS. This database contains full articles from 140 major religion and theological journals, including Christianity Today, Christian Century, Interpretation, Worship, Lutheran Quarterly, Currents in Theology and Mission, and Zygon. JKM subscribes to ATLAS and so you have access to them all if you are a currently enrolled student.
JKM (and LSTC / McCormick), through the auspices of The American Theological Library Association and Lilly Endowment, Inc., offer the alumni of LSTC, free access to ATLAS and all of its full-text articles from this and the next two academic years!
It's one of the benefits of being our alum! How can you participate? It's simple: phone or email Chris Wenderoth, the director of the JKM Library, at 773-256-0735 or cwenderoth@jkmlibrary.org, for the username and password of ATLAS. [ Read the full story ]. | |
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Reunions
Classes of 1960 Reunion Groups to Meet in 2010
The Classes of 1960 will join at LSTC on May 15 and 16, 2010, during Commencement Weekend.
Mark your calendars and watch for more information to come.
Class of 1970
LSTC is pleased to host the Class of 1970 Reunion April 28-30, 2010.
The highlights of the reunion will include a luncheon and banquet on Wednesday, a presentation on the present and future of LSTC, a tour of the LSTC Rare Book Room, and a chance to meet and worship with current students.
Graduates from LSTC and all predecessor institutions, along with their spouses, are invited to attend the celebrations. Come and see how LSTC has grown in the last 40 years!
Those interested in attending should complete an RSVP form as soon as possible.
Please contact the Advancement Project Assistant, Cuttino Alexander, at advprojects@lstc.edu with any questions. Special rates are available at the Fairfield Inn Midway reunion participants.
Make a Gift to LSTC
Just by using Goodsearch LSTC receives donations!
GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate.
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Opportunities
- For Your Congregation
LSTC is committed to providing lifelong learning opportunities for members of local congregations as well as for rostered leaders. Many events at LSTC are free.
Upcoming events are listed at our Events Homepage. You may download brief descriptions of the events below, and from this page, download posters for individual events.
Get on the email list to have the events "blurbs" sent to you - drop me a line at jboden@lstc.edu.
"Opportunities at LSTC" emails are sent to congregations at least once a month. | |
