Visionary Leaders Honored at the 2024 LSTC Alumni Awards The LSTC community gathered at this year’s Seminex/Homecoming event, held April 16-18, to honor four exceptional individuals who left an enduring mark on our institution and the world. The 2024 Alumni Award winners represent the pinnacle of achievement and service within their respective fields. They embody […]
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 […]
Coming home: LSTC welcomes alumni and friends back to campus for 4th Homecoming Some 200 alumni and others participated either in person or online Tuesday through Thursday during the Oct. 10-13 Alumni Week. Members of the alumni board hosted a hybrid town hall with President James Nieman on Tuesday afternoon to learn more about LSTC’s […]
Michael Fick: his LSTC memories aren’t tied to a building When Michael Fick (MDiv, 2004) first heard about the impending sale of LSTC’s property he felt “a kind of sadness.” But as he reflected on the reality of the situation, different thoughts and feelings emerged. “I began to think about what I loved most about […]
Louise Britts on parish ministry, chaplaincy, knowing God’s love Louise Britts (2002, MDiv) couldn’t figure out why a team of doctors and nurses and her own father were talking to her “down there on that table” when it was clear that she was above them, in a place of perfect serenity, surrounded by God’s love. […]
Witness while walking: Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla on leadership, faith, service Church experience for Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla (2014, PhD; 2003, ThM) began early, when his grandmother, a woman of deep faith, took him with her to Roman Catholic services in his hometown in Puerto Rico. “I’ve been a church mouse all my life,” Goitía […]
Beyond reciprocal altruism: Herbert Anderson on empathy, trust & stories that define us In C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia; The Silver Chair, Prince Rilian confronts an uncertain future and the reality of an absent leader by uttering a few lines that express a core theme in the life of Herbert Anderson: “Let us descend into the city […]
