Shaping Faith and Future Dr. Karri Alldredge is opening new doors for textual exploration at LSTC Dr. Karri Alldredge has always had a passion for the New Testament. Growing up in a Lutheran community, her faith has long been deeply rooted in the teachings of the Bible. But it was her journey through life, shaped […]
Leadership in a Time of Change LSTC Board Chair Terry Goff: “I have always regarded serving in church leadership as a natural response to the call of action associated with faith” In 2018, Terry Goff was wrapping up service on the ELCA’s Central/ Southern Illinois Synod Council when a new opportunity arrived. The synod’s bishop, […]
LSTC Celebrates Black History Month with the theme, “Reparations: Educate, Liberate and Celebrate!” The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) announces its month-long celebration of Black History with a series of events that include panel discussions, worship services, art exhibits, movie screenings, and restorative practices. The theme, Reparations: Educate, Liberate and Celebrate asks participants […]
‘We need to wake up’: Jepenri Tambunan shares wisdom from rare WCC experience LSTC second-year MA student Jepenri Tambunan experienced the global church in an extraordinary way when he served as a delegate to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany, Aug. 31-Sept. 8. The WCC Assembly gathers only once […]
Lyndsay’s next great adventure: Monsen comes home to Chicago to explore ministerial calling Lyndsay Monsen’s decision to attend LSTC seems obvious: the seminary is an hour’s drive from her hometown of Highland Park, a northern suburb of Chicago. However, the first-year LSTC student took the long route to seminary, doing her undergraduate studies in Boston, […]
Marvin Wickware: moving beyond reconciliation “I don’t use the term ‘racial reconciliation’ much anymore,” said Marvin Wickware, assistant professor of church and society and ethics, “because it’s lifted up as an alternative to anti-racism these days.” And for Wickware, working towards an antiracist church and society is the crucial opportunity in this moment in history: […]
Gail Kenny: ‘LSTC was the right choice for me’ Gail Kenny, a third year MDiv student pursuing ordination in Word and Sacrament Ministry through the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA, believes the Holy Spirit drew her to LSTC. Born and raised in southeastern Wisconsin, she and her husband Mike have spent the last 36 […]
An Overflow of Abundance: Barbara Rossing and Lauren Johnson If you talk to Barbara Rossing about her call to theological education, you’ll hear a word often repeated: abundance. Rossing grew up in Northfield, Minn., with a current population of nearly 21,000. It’s the home of Carleton College, where Rossing studied geology as an undergraduate. She […]
Wisconsin native turned Chicago dweller ready for her future in ministry Melissa Hrdlicka toured four seminaries/divinity schools before settling on LSTC, a school she didn’t visit until she arrived as a student four years ago. “LSTC was the best choice for me,” she says confidently. It’s a wonderful place. The first time I was on […]
Podcast with humble beginnings surprises & delights When Kimberly Wagner, Marvin Wickware and their podcast editor Eric Fowler bounced around names for what would become “An Incomplete Field Guide to Ministry,” Wagner says they wanted the name to reflect what the podcast is about, but also “have a little humor, humility and honesty. Hence the […]
