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Mission Statement
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago forms visionary leaders to bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ.
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 You can get there from here
On July 26, I walked to my local commuter train station and traveled to downtown Chicago.
When the train arrived at LaSalle Street Station, I walked the scant six blocks to Union Station and boarded an Amtrak train for West Glacier, Montana. Thirty three hours later I got off the train in a land of mountains, avalanches, forests, waterfalls, bears (not the Chicago kind) and glaciers.
Sometimes I get so stuck where I am, doing what I'm doing, that I forget that I can get there from here. It's not always as simple (or difficult) as stepping out of my door and jumping on a train. It may mean looking at a problem in a new way, listening more carefully to what someone else is saying, or being open to where the Holy Spirit is leading.
Tell us where the Spirit has been leading you.
Vaya con Dios,
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LSTC Stories
Zach Johnson, Linnea Wilson |
This is ministry, too
by Linnea Wilson
M.Div., Class of 2000
"Y'a wanna be Joseph at VBS?"
That's how intern Zachary Johnson (aka Vicar Zach) was invited into the community of St. Mark, way back in May.
"Yeah, I could do that," Zach said, and now, here in August, he has done just that. All during his first week of internship Zach told 'his' black-plastic-prison-to-red-velvet-throne story to 25 little ones eager to sing, dance, make bricks, eat hummus, and find out who that Joseph guy "really is." "Joseph" enjoyed the limelight and Zach, well, he still has an ear-to-ear grin, surprised at how much fun he had and the impact he made.
I'm grinning, too, remembering my own introduction to internship. My supervisor wanted me to get involved in his clown ministry. When I voiced my feeling that maybe that wouldn't be my niche, he said, "Well, then, maybe you should run the pumpkin patch." So for my first four weeks on the job, I managed volunteers, banked sales, quelled "smashing pumpkin" sprees, and turned and dried 3,000 dew-wet pumpkins twice daily to make sure they didn't rot. At the end of each day, I turned my eyes heavenward and asked, "This is ministry?" [Read more]
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News from LSTC
LSTC inaugurates Ralph W. and Marilyn R. Klein Chair of Old Testament
On September 15 at 11 a.m. in the Augustana Chapel, LSTC will inaugurate the Ralph W. and Marilyn R. Klein Chair of Old Testament, made possible through a prudent investment and their dedication to the mission of forming visionary leaders for the church. Dr. Esther M. Menn, director of advanced studies and professor of Old Testament, will be installed as the first Klein Professor of Old Testament. The Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Klein will preach. A free community lunch follows the service. At 2 p.m. in the Augustana Chapel at LSTC, Dr. Peter Machinist, Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University, a former student of Klein's, will deliver the lecture "What is Wisdom for? The Problem of Ecclesiastes." A reception follows the lecture. [ Read more]
New staff to support online learning Scott Chalmers and Jeff Fitzkappes have joined the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago to support faculty, students and staff with the design and use of technology for teaching and learning with particular focus on online courses. LSTC will offer seven online courses during the 2010-2011 academic year. The courses are designed to be both accessible to individuals interested in exploring seminary education or theological topics and academically challenging. They are full-credit courses that are part of the accredited degree programs of the seminary. [ Read more]
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Of Interest
JKM Library "public space" move nearly completeMost things take longer than you think they will and moving the public space of the JKM Library to the third floor of LSTC's east wing is no exception. JKM staff expect to reopen in the new space on Monday, August 23. [ Link to Library home page] Student essays published in CaféEssays by Priscilla Paris Austin, (M.Div. intern), and Kwame Pitts (M.Div., junior) appear in the online magazine Café, published by the Women of the ELCA. They write about their changing relationships with their mothers. Read them at http://www.boldcafe.org/.
Linda Johnson Seyenkulo, Angela Nelson. | Intern sitingLSTC Intern Angela Nelson attended the Portland Synodical Women's Gathering on July 17 with women from her internship site in Vancouver, Wash. Former LSTC Dean of Community, Pastor Linda Johnson Seyenkulo, and alum the Rev. Dr. D. Jensen Seyenkulo (1999, Ph.D.), led a training session for the 2010-2011 WELCA Bible Study that they wrote, "The People of God: Unity in the Midst of Diversity."
Coming soon: a new way to help LSTC
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is launching a new charitable grant program and benefit of membership called Thrivent ChoiceSM. Choice DollarsSM will be designated to some Thrivent Financial members when that portion of the program launches this summer. (Thrivent Financial member eligibility will be based on fraternal benefit society product ownership and Thrivent Financial volunteer leadership. Helping direct Choice Dollars will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Thrivent ChoiceSM program.)
LSTC is grateful for your consideration when you make charitable giving plans. If you are a Thrivent Financial member who learns you will be eligible to direct Choice DollarsSM (watch your mail for details from Thrivent Financial this summer), we ask you to consider LSTC as you help direct Thrivent Financial's charitable funds.
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Upcoming Events
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September Hispanic Heritage Month lectures and events
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September 1, 6:30 p.m. Community Iftar Meal
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September 15 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Inauguration of the Ralph W. and Marilyn R. Klein Chair of Old Testament
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Mondays, September 13 - December 6, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. The Epic of Creation: Scientific, Biblical, and Theological Perspectives on our origins
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Third Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Religion and Science Student Society
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September 20, noon Global Conversation with Lucinda Mosher
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October 8, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Interfaith skill training session
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October 16, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tithing and Stewardship Foundation Workshop
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October 21, 11:30 a.m. "Masculinity and the Hebrew Bible: Men in Power and Men in Trouble"
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October 24, 7:00 p.m. Sounds of Faith
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October 24-26 Seminary Sampler
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