Pandemic has profound impact on Dalton Ruggieri’s internships Don’t get Dalton Ruggieri wrong. He certainly wishes COVID-19 hadn’t arrived. But, it helped shape his internship experience—and ministry—in profound ways. Ruggieri, from Virginia, interned at Carthage College and Trinity Lutheran Church, both in Kenosha, Wis. He’s thankful for the depth and breadth of two different experiences—congregation […]
Troy Medlin & Ole Schenk: ‘Mutual flourishing’ Troy Medlin and Ole Schenk weren’t looking for love during Orientation Week, but they trace their relationship back to the fall of 2016. “Like so many people, we weren’t looking for someone, but while you’re out in the quad during orientation who knows what happens?” Troy said. “When […]
Kara Baylor: channeling her anger for change Kara Baylor is finding her voice, and she has a t-shirt to prove it. This summer she started a blog called #pissedoffpastor, and a line of t-shirts. Baylor was asked to speak at a rally in Kenosha, Wis., shortly after George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis […]
Craig Mueller shares his ‘My LSTC story’ I chose to attend LSTC because of the Seminex faculty who had arrived one year before. LSTC was a great match for my interests in church music and liturgy. I have fond memories of several LSTC choir tours and other special concerts. In chapel I was able to […]
William E. Flippin Jr. shares his ‘My LSTC story’ Although my father and maternal grandfather were preachers, I never thought I would be. My vocational goal was to be a public defender and Baptist deacon. I felt the call to ministry before my senior year at Morehouse College, but resisted. I ran as far away […]
George Zachariah shares his ‘My LSTC story’ In my discernment process, I was surrounded with mentors and comrades who encouraged me to discern my vocation in my organic solidarity with the communities at the margin. My public witness, along with the subaltern social movements and ecumenical student movements, clarified my sense of call, and led […]
