Contextual Education Archives

Worldwide experience, personal connections lead Megan Mong to LSTC

Worldwide experience, personal connections lead Megan Mong to LSTC Megan Mong’s call to ministry came in high school, increased through college, and peaked after her return from Jerusalem and the West Bank. Mong, a first-year MDiv student, said she first felt stirred to ministry during high school in Salina, Kan., when she attended a Youth […]

MDiv student Julie Grafe is ready for what comes next

MDiv student Julie Grafe is ready for what comes next The weekend of May 16-17 was a big one for Julie Grafe. On May 16, she learned that she is approved for ministry by the Metropolitan Chicago Synod Candidacy. And on May 17, she graduated from LSTC’s master of divinity program. Frankly, she had expected the weekend to be even bigger. Because […]