Fired Up for School Brings Energy, Equity, and Community to the Lakefront On Saturday, August 9, families, young people, and community members will gather at Promontory Point for Fired Up for School—an afternoon of music, games, raffles, and connection. Created by Dora Hopkins and co-sponsored by the Albert “Pete” Pero, Jr. and Cheryl Stewart Pero […]
Called to the Hill: LSTC Students Embody Public Church Through ELCA Advocacy Immersion In spring 2025, MDiv students Hannah Peterson Megan Mong traveled to Washington, D.C. and New York City to participate in the ELCA Young Adults Advocacy and Policy Immersion. Their journey was more than a trip; it was a living embodiment of LSTC’s […]
Eleven LSTC Alumni Lead as Bishops: Guiding the ELCA into the Future Across the ELCA, the call to bold, faithful leadership is being answered by eleven Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago alumni currently serving as bishops in synods across the country. These leaders, shaped by their theological formation at LSTC, are guiding congregations and […]
LSTC Celebrates Re-Election of Alum Bishop Yehiel Curry as Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago joyfully celebrates the re-election of the Rev. Yehiel Curry as Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Bishop Curry received 265 of 388 legal votes on the […]
Rev. Dr. Shauna Hannan Named New President of LSTC The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Shauna Hannan has been appointed as its next President. The decision was affirmed by the Board of Directors following a national search. A distinguished homiletician, ELCA pastor, and leader in theological […]
LSTC Joins Ecumenical Partners in Celebrating the Election of Pope Leo XIV By Lyndsay Monsen The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago joins our Catholic siblings around the world in rejoicing at the recent election of Pope Leo XIV. Originally from Chicago, Pope Leo obtained his Master of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union (CTU), which […]
In the Fullness of Light: How LSTC’s Queer Symposium and Homecoming Offer a Sacred Space for our Community What if joy itself is an act of defiance? What if the simple act of gathering—of speaking, learning, and celebrating—becomes a radical assertion of dignity? These are the questions that animate the 2025 Queer Intersectionality and the […]
Creating New Pathways for Innovation in Theological Education By Alisha Green Over the last three decades, Rev. Dr. Christian Scharen has seen a precipitous decline in the church and theological education. Younger people in particular have shown increasingly high rates of disaffiliation. These discouraging trends sparked Scharen’s ongoing research journey to seek new approaches and […]
A Unifying Force: The Transformative Role of Music at LSTC By Sarah Brooks Students at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago come from more than 60 countries, bringing diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives to their work in ministry. For many students who hail from disparate environments and contexts, music serves as a bridge, connecting […]
Bridging Worlds in Faith and Service:The Journey of Alums Rev. Dr. Pongsak and Monta Limthongviratn By Rhiannon Koehler When Rev. Dr. Pongsak Limthongviratn ThM ’91, PhD ’00 arrived at LSTC in 1989, he was stepping into more than a new academic chapter—he was stepping into a lifelong calling. At the time, he was one of […]
