Students travel to Holden Village to study liturgy and the cycles of creation During the month of January, a group from LSTC traveled to Holden Village in Chelan, Washington. Twelve students, under the leadership of Dr. Benjamin Stewart, the Gordon A. Braatz Associate Professor of Worship, gathered daily for prayer, fellowship, and study of liturgy […]
34th Annual Gospel Choir Benefit Concert: Honoring Diversity and Celebrating Community Join us for an uplifting evening of music, fellowship, and celebration at the 34th Annual Gospel Choir Benefit Concert! Experience the soul-stirring melodies of the LSTC Gospel Choir as they fill the air with joy and inspiration. This special evening will not only showcase […]
LSTC Announces a Call for Submissions for the 2024 Echols Prize! LSTC is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2024 Echols Preaching Prize. All currently enrolled LSTC students are encouraged to apply before March 11, 2024, for this year’s competition. The James Kenneth Echols Prize for Excellence in Preaching is an annual […]
Black History Month 2024: Black Wellness: Emotionally and Spiritually The Albert “Pete” Pero, Jr. and Cheryl Stewart Pero Center for Intersectionality Studies at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) is proud to announce the schedule for its 2024 Black History Month Celebration. The Pero Center was established by Scholars and social justice advocates Rev. Dr. Albert […]
LSTC Announces its Homecoming and Seminex 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Legacy and Learning Get ready for an extraordinary three days as the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) hosts a unique blend of Homecoming and commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Seminex from April 16-18, 2024. The event will take place both in person […]
The Power of Support ELCA scholarships fuel success of LSTC Fund for Leaders recipients Financial support plays a crucial role in prospective students’ ability to follow through on their call and pursue a career in ministry and service. This is especially true for the inspiring scholars who are embarking on the first year of their […]
MDiv Student Shemiah Curry Answers the Call Shemiah Curry’s journey to becoming a seminarian was not something she actively sought, but a calling she couldn’t ignore. While working as a teacher in North Carolina, she reconnected with her undergraduate Bible study ministry, which had transitioned into a young adult ministry. When the pastor leading this […]
No Time Like the Present: Learning Communities Takes Flight For Lane Lewis, building faith-based community has always been at the forefront of his priorities. Lane and his wife, Johanna, had been members of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Naperville, Illinois, for twenty-seven years and now Trinity Lutheran in Greenville, South Carolina for the past two […]
A pastoral letter concerning Israel and Palestine and our life together “Blessed be Abba God, the God of our Savior Jesus Christ, the Source of all mercies and the God of all consoling, who comforts us in our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the same comforting God has given […]
LSTC Alum Rev Dr. Tom Gaulke MDiv ’07 PhD ’20 on Hope, Healing, and Promises One of LSTC alum Tom Gaulke’s most foundational spiritual experiences was also one of his earliest memories. “It’s as far back as I can remember,” he says. “I was sitting on a carpet at Hales Corners Lutheran Church. I think […]
