LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Concepcion (Connie) A. Ortega she/herTheological Education for Emerging Ministries What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? One of my favorite memories at LSTC was working with my professors and classmates in an online setting. Even though we were not in a physical classroom together, the discussions, shared learning, […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Trenton Ormsbee-Hale he/himMaster of Divinity What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? My first in-person visit to the campus. As a distance learner, I’ve enjoyed spending several weeks in Chicago over the course of my studies with LSTC. It has been an opportunity to strengthen my connection to […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Veronica Mwakasungura she/herDoctor of Ministry What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? My favorite memory at LSTC has to be the international student summer outings. What was the most meaningful class you took? Public Church I: Methods for Engaging a Public Church, taught by Dr. Marvin Wickware. How […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Emily Moentmann she/herMaster of Divinity and Master of Social Work at the University of Chicago What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? One of my favorite memories is the 2023 Luther Bowl. Road-tripping with seminarians was pure joy—a beautiful time of community. That trip strengthened cherished friendships and […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Jacqueline Miller she/herMaster of Divinity What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? I will especially remember the community of welcome, love, and authenticity in student housing. To share one particular memory: The first time another LSTC student invited me to anything, it was the week before orientation when […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Gail Kenny she/herMaster of Divinity What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? I began seminary online in fall 2020, during the pandemic. So, it was with a sense of relief and reconnection when I could wade through the water in the baptismal font in the LSTC 55th Street […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Hannah Johnsrud she/herMaster of Divinity What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? One of my favorite memories is traveling with a group of LSTC students and other seminarians to the Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation in Krakow, Poland. It was such an incredible opportunity to meet Lutherans […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Venesia Sarah Laura Hutabarat she/herMaster of Theology What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? My favorite memory of my time at LSTC is singing in the choir, as it feels like a form of medication for me, both physically and mentally. I also cherish chapel services and dinner […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Dennis J. Debrie he/himTEEM What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? What sticks in my memory is Dr. Kim Beckman’s book title, “Preparing A Road”. This title describes my journey at LSTC in the TEEM program, which is like traveling on a “frontage road” that parallels an expressway. […]
LSTC Graduate Spotlight 2025 Jayme Kokkonen she/her/hersMaster of Divinity What is your favorite memory of your time at LSTC? There are so many! The reprise of LSTC prom in 2023, the delightfully chaotic courtyard blessing of the animals, and the inaugural Queer Intersectionality & the Public Church Symposium, to name a few. Also, the 34th […]
