 | | James R. Nieman, at the announcement of his election as President of LSTC, May 14, 2012 |
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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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James R. Nieman elected president
Monday, May 14, the LSTC Board of Directors elected the Rev. Dr. James R. Nieman as the school's seventh president. Dr. Nieman will begin his service at LSTC on August 1, 2012. An installation service will be held at Rockefeller Chapel in Chicago on Sunday, October 28, 2012.
"Dr. Nieman brings a compelling vision for theological education as well as a depth and breadth of experience to lead LSTC into the future," said Board Chairman Sarah Stegemoeller. "His extensive work in the areas of context and change within the church will help LSTC form visionary leaders prepared to be even more effective in sharing the gospel within the communities they serve."
In his presentations to the community during the search process, Dr. Nieman stated that he sees LSTC as distinctly situated in the ELCA to meet the challenges facing denominational seminaries. He cited LSTC's historic core strengths in the vision he outlined for innovative, faithful forms of theological education befitting the church in this time. [ Read the full news release ]
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They are called
If the Class of 2012 has a theme song, it just might be the hymn, "We Are Called." The chorus, "We are called to act with justice, we are called to love tenderly, we are called to serve one another, to walk humbly with God," will always make me think of the amazing women and men who graduated on May 13.
They're ready to serve congregations as far west as the Southwest California Synod and as far east as the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod and 18 synods in between. They go out to teach and lead ministries in Puerto Rico, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Korea, and Burma. Others will continue to be pastors to congregations in Quebec, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Sweden.
I can hardly wait to see how these freshly-minted alumni will continue to bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ in all of the places and with all of the people they are called to serve.
May God be with you 'til we meet again,
Jan Boden
Director, Communications & Marketing
jboden@lstc.edu
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Valparaiso University to open campus at LSTC
On May 10, Valparaiso University announced an expansion of their Indiana-based university into Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University is partnering with the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago to open this satellite campus, the first for the University. Valparaiso University of Chicago is planning to offer three graduate programs at their new location, as well as an immigration law clinic. [ Read more ]
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LSTC Alum elected bishop of the Lutheran Church in Liberia
The Rev. Dr. D. Jensen Seyenkulo (1992, Th.M.; 1999, Ph.D.) was elected bishop of the Lutheran Church in Liberia (LCL) on April 28, 2012. He was elected on the first ballot, with 59.62% of the vote. Dr. Seyenkulo, a pastor of the LCL who has also served as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will be installed and take office on July 1. A celebration of his election will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2901 Western Avenue, Park Forest, Ill., on June 9 at 1 p.m. [ Read more ]
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Ph.D. grad honored by Illinois Secretary of State
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On May 9, Pintor Sitanggang (2008, Th.M.; 2012, Ph.D.) was awarded the Indonesian American Humanitarian Award by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. The Rev. Dr. Sitanggang was honored for his volunteer work with the Indonesian community in Chicago.
While studying and working at LSTC, Pintor has been an advisor of the Christian Indonesian Community Fellowship in Chicago, an ecumenical community that unites all of the Indonesian churches. He has also volunteered as a translator in hospitals, schools, for court cases, and when people have met with attorneys on gaining asylum in the U.S. [ Read more ]
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Help us meet the matching gift challenge
Does your gift make a difference? Yes, especially now. We're about 75% of the way to meeting the Helge Matching Gift Challenge for 2011-2012. This year we've had only nine months to try to meet a full-year challenge. Your generous response made that possible. Thank you!
Now, in the last six weeks of this fiscal year, your gift to the Annual Fund, by June 30, could get LSTC even closer to meeting the entire $500,000 challenge. Your new (never given to the Annual Fund), renewed (gave previously, but not in 2010-2011) and increased (gave in 2010-2011, but could increase the amount) will be matched dollar-for-dollar to make a difference for LSTC students.
Gifts to the Annual Fund help keep tuition affordable, provide financial assistance to students, fund the library and help maintain and improve the buildings. Thank you for your gift!
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Dr. James Echols accepts position at ELCA Churchwide Office
The Rev. Dr. James Kenneth Echols has accepted the position of Director for Theological Resources and Networks as a member of the Theological Discernment Team in the Office of the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA.
His responsibilities include directing the support, strengthening and development of theological conversations in the churchwide organization and more widely throughout the ELCA; collaborating with the Executive for Theological Discernment in directing the development and editing of theological resources for use by the churchwide organization and other groups; taking lead editorial responsibility for the online Journal of Lutheran Ethics; and collaborating with the Director for Studies in developing social statements, social messages and policy resolutions, including working with task forces, churchwide staff, Church Council, Council of Bishops and others, as appropriate.
Dr. Echols began his service on May 14, 2012. |
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