Epistle Magazine

Spring 2025
Featuring:
In the Fullness of Light: How LSTC’s Queer Symposium and Homecoming Offer a Sacred Space for our Community
Rev. Dr. Brooke Petersen Heals Religious Trauma Through Ministry
Advancing the campaign to reimagine, reinvent, reaffirm, and renew LSTC
Assistant Professor of Lutheran Systematic Theology and Global Lutheranism Dr. Candace Kohli Publishes New Book on Human Subjectivity in Lutheran Theology
Creating New Pathways for Innovation in Theological Education
A Unifying Force: The Transformative Role of Music at LSTC
Bearing Witness: Dr. Linda Thomas Reflects on a Pilgrimage to Palestine and Israel
Building Bridges: Lessons from the Indonesian Delegation’s Visit to LSTC
Alumni Spotlight on Luanne Cantrell MDiv ‘11: Answering the Call Beyond the Pulpit
Teaching J-Term: How the Theology of James Cone Helps Students Embrace Justice
LSTC Students Explore the Vital Role of Administration in Ministry Leadership
Who We Were Then / Who We Are Now Preserving our Values in Trying Times
Developing the Treasure of the Rare Books Collection
Faith in Action: How Our Theological Principles Drive Social Justice

Fall 2024
Featuring:
Leading LSTC Through a Time of Tremendous Change
On The Way: LSTC’s New Strategic Plan for 2024-2029
Finding a New Home
LSTC Advancement Diaries: The Road Show
Far From Home
A Gift to the Generations
Transforming Theological Education
Craig Mueller: Leading Spiritual Formation
Peter Vethanayagamony: Exploring Church History
Marvin Wickware: Equipping Leaders for Public Church
Honoring an Illustrious Career
40 Years of Speaking Truth to Power
A Legacy of Inquiry
LSTC is the Place. Now is the Time.
LSTC Board of Directors Welcomes New Leadership
A Blessed Baptism
LSTC Achieves Successful Reaffirmation of ATS and HLC Accreditation
LSTC Students Meet with Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters

Spring 2024
Featuring:
Rev. Dr. Walter May Jr. Finds Joy in Community
Darcy Tillman: A Journey of Faith, Service, and Curiosity
Michelle Townsend de López on Unity and Change
Heidi Torgerson Embraces Courage and Love Through Global Ministry
Dr. Linda Thomas: Pioneering Transformative Leadership in Theological Education
Remembering Dr. James A. Scherer
Empowering Faith through Financial Leadership: Linda O. Norman and the Mission Investment Fund
Students travel to Holden Village to Study Liturgy and the Cycles of Creation
Dr. Rafael Malpica Padilla’s Journey in Leadership and Latin Ministry
Maryjeanne Schaffmeyer Being Honored with the 2024 Distinguished Service Award

Winter 2023
Featuring:
MDiv Student Shemiah Curry Answers the Call (cover story)
The Power of Support
Justice, Faith and Inclusion
Leadership in a Time of Change
Shaping Faith and Future

Summer 2023 Commemorative Issue
Featuring:
The place that brought us together
Welcoming a seminary in exile
Racial+cultural+denominational identity
More fruitful than our expectations
A bittersweet farewell
The music will live on in Seattle
Our new home

Fall 2022
Featuring:
Coming home: LSTC welcomes alumni and friends back to campus for 4th Homecoming (cover story)
Making it all fit: Carly Chamberlain stays busy with Public Church Fellowship, work, classes via distance learning
Lyndsay’s next great adventure: Monsen comes home to Chicago to explore ministerial calling
Candace Kohli brings her Luther passion to LSTC
Doctoral candidate Denise Rector awarded DSIR Fellowship
‘We need to wake up’: Jepenri Tambunan shares wisdom from rare WCC experience

Summer 2022
Featuring:
A joyous, in-person commencement (cover story)
School in motion (President Nieman’s letter)
Bishop Yehiel Curry receives Distinguished Service Award
Four to receive distinguished alumni awards
A farewell to Jan Boden
Erv and Ross: legacy of love and service

Winter/Spring 2022
Featuring:
Saints are for Lutherans, too (cover story)
Three graduates look toward commencement – Hery Andrianotahina Naivoson; Christopher Rajkumar; Melissa Hrdlicka
Honoring the legacy of Klein and Krentz
A public pastor for a public church
Progress in LSTC’s strategic plan
This is what TEEM program looks like

Fall 2021
Featuring:
Professors produce podcast (cover story)
Five alumni honored at Homecoming – John Kotovsky, Ronald Glusenkamp, Kara Baylor, David Hedlin, and Gary Simpson
New students have stories to tell – Ji Bu; Juan Manuel Arias Perea; Killian Schrenk
Vance Blackfox shifts the narrative
Donors make the ordinary extraordinary

Summer 2021
Featuring:
Celebrating 2021 commencement virtually (cover story)
Understanding the first call process
Lane Lewis shares LSTC’s story
Global theologians speak truth to the church
Reflections from antiracism team members

Winter/Spring 2021
Featuring:
LSTC prepared these grads for calls abroad (cover story)
Virtual commencement, three graduate profiles
Strategic plan unveils priorities
Graduate moves from pulpit to politics
Rossing uses Erlander resource to teach
Teaching and learning in a pandemic
Class of ’70 challenges others to give

Fall 2020
Featuring:
Student workers vital during pandemic (cover story)
Homecoming honors distinguished grads
Stephen Styles an ecumenical bridge builder
Katie Mueller finds joy and challenge
Thor Arason leaves Iceland to study liturgy
Brooke Petersen serves up grace, compassion
Cheryl Stewart Pero made history
Colleagues remember Paul Landahl

Summer 2020
Featuring:
A love letter to the Class of 2020 (cover story)
MDiv graduate ready for what comes next
Couples find love at LSTC – Maddie and Corey; Elle and Adam; Sarah and Ian; Troy and Ole
A tribute to Pat Bartley
Gift officer reflects on pastor’s legacy

Winter/Spring 2020
Featuring:
Seasons of change for Kadi Billman (cover story)
LSTC remembers Herb Chilstrom
Graduate upholds small church attitude

Fall 2019
Featuring:
First Homecoming a success (cover story)
Operations staff keeps LSTC going
CCME leads in Christian-Muslim relations
Alum establishes LGBTQ scholarship

Summer 2019
Featuring:
Celebrating 2019 commencement (cover story)
LRWC provides a home
Graduates ready for ministry (Derrick, Rosa-Fuentes, Markose, Hickey)
Christine Wenderoth: a life in libraries
Gordon Braatz: good and faithful servant

Winter/Spring 2019
Featuring:
Remembering James Kenneth Echols (cover story)
Carrying on Gordon J. Straw’s legacy (cover story)
Katie’s Closet stocked for students
Congregational creativity supports seminaries

Fall 2018
Featuring:
Meet LSTC’s new faculty – Wickware, Lim, Wagner (cover story)
Ismael Calderón’s journey to Jesus and LSTC
Leading the growing Lutheran Church of Liberia
How Village supports international students
Mark Van Scharrel reflects on his LSTC years
Donors help relieve seminary debt

Summer 2018
Featuring:
Commencement 2018 (cover story)
Remembering Bill Lesher
Giving thanks for Vitor Westhelle
Profiles of 2018 graduates (Clark, Burford-Berry, Bass, Meyers)
Retirements: Baeder, Perry, Shelley
Sarah Stegemoeller: distinguished service

Winter/Spring 2018
Featuring:
Erik Christensen on telling stories
Gospel choir sets 30th year lofty goal
Military chaplaincy as public church
Donor Patricia Nordstrand on giving