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Opportunities at LSTC
October 27- 28 Presidential Installation
The Rev. Dr. James R. Nieman will be installed as
LSTC’s seventh president on Sunday, October 28,
at 4 p.m. ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson will
preside at the installation ceremony at Rockefeller
Memorial Chapel, 5850 South Woodlawn Ave.,
Chicago. The Rev. Dr. Barbara Lundblad will preach.
Immediately following the service, meet the new
president and his spouse, the Rev. JoAnn Post, at a
reception at LSTC.
Saturday, October 27, at 1:30 p.m. a forum will be
held with guest panelist Dr. Nancy Ammerman, professor
of sociology of religion at Boston University;
Dr. Bonnie Miller-McLemore, E. Rhodes and Leona
B. Carpenter Professor of Pastoral Theology and
Counseling at Vanderbilt University; and the Rev.
Dr. Michael Burk, bishop of the ELCA’s Southeastern
Iowa Synod. Recent LSTC alumni will serve as respondents
to the panelists. James Nieman will present an
inaugural lecture following the panel discussion and
response. A public reception follows the event.
Many Voices, One Story: LSTC celebrates its
first 50 Years
In 2012-2013 LSTC will use the marks of the seminary
to interpret our 50 th anniversary theme, “Many
Voices, One Story,” through public events.
On October 6, the Tithing and Stewardship
Foundation will hold a day-long workshop,
“Preaching and Stewardship” led by the Axel Jacob
and Gerda Maria (Swanson) Carlson Professor of
Homiletics Craig A. Satterlee. Contact tithing@lstc.
edu for details.
A benefit concert for the Albert “Pete” Pero Jr.
Multicultural Center will be held October 7 at 4
p.m. in the Augustana Chapel at LSTC. Admission
is free – donations encouraged. See page 8 for more
information or contact mc@lstc.edu.
Monday, October 8, the first Albert "Pete" Pero
Jr. Lecture will be presented.
The Fall Seminary Sampler is October 21–23.
If you know someone who is considering attending
seminary, participating in a Sampler weekend
is a great way to discern or affirm a call. Contact
admissions@lstc.edu for more information or register
online at http://www.lstc.edu/prospective-students/
visit/sampler/.
LSTC’s annual Kristallnacht Observance will
be on November 8 at 11 a.m. in the Augustana
Chapel. Contact strumm@lstc.edu.
November 12 LSTC will observe Veterans’ Day
with a panel discussion from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Panelists will consider how attitudes toward the military
have changed over the last 50 years. Contact
the Rev. Dr. Klaus-Peter Adam at kpadam@lstc.edu.
Genesis 22 – the binding of Isaac – is the topic
for a conference at LSTC on November 15 and 16.
For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Klaus-
Peter Adam at kpadam@lstc.edu.
The Rev. Dr. Monica Melanchthon will present
the annual Lutheran Heritage Lecture on November
26 at 11:30 a.m. Contact the Rev. Dr. Kurt Hendel,
Bernard, Fischer Westberg Distinguished Service
Professor of Reformation History at khendel@lstc.
edu.
2013 Leadership Lectures: Interfaith conversations
A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for
Peace and Justice is planning the 2013 Leadership
Conference, scheduled for Monday, March 11.
The one-day conference will focus on how we as
Christians understand and talk about other faiths.
Workshops will include helping pastors and others
to lead congregational studies using a new DVD
series from the Islamic Society of America and study
guide written by Dr. Carol Schersten LaHurd. More
details will be available soon online at http://www.
lstc.edu/events/conferences/ and from Sara Trumm
at strumm@lstc.edu.
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