MDiv Student Addy Stuever on Environmental Justice and Rural Ministry For incoming MDiv student Addy Stuever, the call to ministry was deeply entwined with her passion for justice. In fact, her passion for justice is so strong that during college, Stuever initially anticipated that she might pursue a career in politics. “I expected that I […]
Incoming MDiv Student Hannah Peterson on Faith, Ministry, and Distance Learning In fifth grade, Hannah Peterson told her teacher that she wanted to be a pastor when she grew up. Her teacher may not have found this surprising: both Peterson’s parents were ministers ordained in the ELCA tradition, and her grandmother was one of the […]
MDiv Student Leah Berdahl on Opportunity, Social Connections, and the Fund for Leaders Community building and relationships have always been important to rising first year MDiv student Leah Berdahl, as has her interest in Lutheranism. From the time that she gave a presentation for her confirmation at her home congregation, Spirit of Joy in Sioux […]
MDiv Student Madelyn Anderson on Justice, LGBTQIA+ Inclusion, and Choosing LSTC For Fund for Leaders Recipient Madelyn Anderson, the road to LSTC for her MDiv began long ago. “I grew up in a tradition that didn’t ordain women,” Anderson recalls, “but I knew I wanted to work in the church world. That’s always been super […]
Erik(a) Boss on Embracing Faith and the Future at LSTC Erik(a) Boss, center, at a LSTC “Recess” event hosted by our Compost and Recycle Coordinator, Emily Moentmann (lower right). L. Boss – the LSTC Garden Coordinator, is also featured (lower left). For Erik(a) Boss, the journey to LSTC started in a church basement. “The Bethany […]
MDiv Student Kylee Bestenlehner on Committing to Serving Others For MDiv student Kylee Bestenlehner, the certainty that came first was the knowledge that she wanted to dedicate her life to serving others. That certainty, for Bestenlehner, overrode other uncertainties—uncomfortable uncertainties like not being entirely sure, after graduating college, what she wanted to do with her […]
Theology Trek Photos taken during the Theology Trek By Donna Hammond It all started with an idea – an opportunity for students in seminaries and divinity schools in the Hyde Park area to come together for a joint 5k. Last fall, as we ended our Gospels class, Christin Tomy, a student at Catholic Theological Union, […]
PhD Student Helen Chukka on the Path from India to LSTC and Beyond For PhD student and Pastor Helen Chukka, a life in pastoral work was never in question. Before her birth, her parents in Guntur, India, dedicated her to ministry. “It was like Jeremiah’s call,” she explains, “And this is normal in an Indian […]
Pastor Llewellyn Dixon on TEEM Scholarship, Bi-vocational Practice, and the Path Ahead For Pastor Llewellyn Dixon, the call to ministry was, initially, slightly inconvenient. “I was just graduating college, and I believe I had my call in the ministry then, but I was like, ‘Lord, are you really sure?’” The call, he felt, might be […]
