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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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 Blessed Hands
On the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, I attended St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pontiac, Ill. After her sermon, Pastor Mary Kay Henson, (2008, M.Div.), invited worshipers to the font to have their hands blessed and to bless the hands of the next person in line.
It reminded me of one of the most meaningful annual rituals at LSTC. During worship the first week of classes, the Pastor to the Community anoints and blesses the hands of new students.
I was in Pontiac for urgent surgery that my mother needed. Before she was taken into the operating room, my mother's pastor joined us at the hospital. We prayed that God would bless the hands of the doctors and nurses who would care for her.
How many similar prayers will the new LSTC students pray when they are pastors and leaders in the church and world? How many hands will they hold in times of joy and times of sorrow? How many hands will they bless to do the work of God in the world? How could we possibly begin to count?
May God bless the work of your hands -
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 Inauguration of the Ralph W. and Marilyn R. Klein Chair of Old Testment
On September 15, LSTC inaugurated its newest endowed chair, a gift of the Rev. Dr. Ralph W. and Mrs. Marilyn R. Klein. Dr. Klein preached at the 11 a.m. inauguration service. Esther Menn, professor of Old Testament and director of LSTC's Advanced Studies Program is the chair's first occupant.
Link to podcasts from the inauguration and lecture by Peter Machinist.
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October 27 is the last day of classes!!!!
Well, it would be, if not for our generous donors. The annual tuition that a seminary student pays covers only 13% of the total cost of educating a seminary student. This means that if LSTC depended only on tuition, at its current level, classes would have to end on October 27.
Because of LSTC's generous donors, including support from individuals, congregations, synods, and churchwide, students get two full semesters of classes, J Term and field education experiences. October 27, 2010 will be our annual "Donor Appreciation Day" at LSTC. Students, faculty, and staff will be invited to sign postcards which will be mailed to our donors to thank them for providing such a large percentage of the cost of seminary education. We could not form visionary leaders without our faithful donors.
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News from LSTC
Bryant, Wind join LSTC Advancement staff
In July, Kimberly Bryant and Rachel K. Wind joined the LSTC Office for Advancement. Ms. Bryant is the advancement assistant responsible for processing gifts, generating reports and mailing lists, maintaining donor files and responding to phone and email inquiries. Ms. Wind is an LSTC regional gift officer. She will be meeting with congregations, alumni and donors in the northeast, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Caribbean Synod, and portions of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod. [ Read more] Three LSTC students receive prestigious fellowships
Meredith F. Coleman-Tobias, Meredith E. Harber, and Zachary D. Wagner begin their studies at LSTC with fellowships from the Fund for Theological Education (FTE). Coleman-Tobias has been selected as a doctoral fellow. Harber and Wagner, both master of divinity students, will receive awards for tuition and expenses that are matched by their nominating congregations. [ Read more]
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Of Interest
JKM Library update Staff, reference materials, periodicals, and public services of the JKM Library are now located on the third floor of the east wing of the LSTC building (the classroom wing). JKM Library hours in the new location are the same as last year's hours: 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mondays - Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Fridays, noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sundays. For detailed instructions on how to place a request or hold for titles from JKM Library, visit www.jkmlibrary.org.
Hear alum David Beckmann in Hyde Park
David Beckmann, (1974, M.Div., Christ Seminary-Seminex) president of Bread for the World and 2010 recipient of the World Food Prize, is the keynote speaker for "Just Eating: Leading the Exodus from Hunger," October 25 - 26, presented by McCormick Theological Seminary. The two-day convocation will be held in the Augustana Chapel at LSTC, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago. Registration for the two-day conference is $120 or $60 per day. To register or learn more, visit http://mccormick.edu/content/mccormick-days. |
Upcoming Events
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September Hispanic Heritage Month
- 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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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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November Native American Heritage Month
- November 7, 4:00 p.m. Chapel Music Series - Four Choir Festival
- November 9, 11:00 a.m.Kristallnacht Service
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