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‘The Bible in Buenos Aires’: a lecture
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Lutheran Theological Seminary is pleased to announce a visit by the IELU, our companion church in Argentina and Uruguay, featuring President Wilma Rommel and Old Testament Professor Dr. Mercedes Bachmann.
Dr. Bachmann will be giving a lecture on “The Bible in Buenos Aires: Lutheranism and the Hebrew Scriptures” at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 @ 7:00 pm. The lecture will be in person and live streamed. Please click on this link for the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/@redeemerlutheransaskatoon130/streams
You are warmly invited to attend. Please see the attached poster for more information.
Art Auction for Grace Fund
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LTS announces an Art Auction of paintings by John Dyck, a welcome gift from alumnus Pastor Eric Dyck (LTS class of 1984). Proceeds will be directed towards LTS’s Grace Fund for Faculty. Pastor Eric is motivated to share this legacy of his father’s paintings with the seminary, knowing the funds raised will aid future ministry.
These works will be offered in the ‘Affordable Art Auction’, an online art auction hosted by the Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting (SKNAC) – with all opening bids under $100.
The online bidding begins Thursday, November 9 and will close on Sunday, December 3, at the SKNAC dedicated auction site.
Here is the site:
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting
A Year of Intention
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Notice of public lecture by Rev. Dr. Kayko Driedger Hesslein
Throughout this academic year, we will be co-hosting ‘A Year of Intention’, a series of four online events celebrating LTS’s commitment to being a Reconciling in Christ school. We will be joined in this series by St. Andrew’s College, who will be celebrating their commitment to being an Affirming Ministry.
These events will focus upon sexual orientation and gender identity, exploring new ways to be in solidarity and celebration with LGBTQIA2S communities in the church and beyond.
On Monday, November 27th, from 7-8 CST, Rev. Dr. Kayko Driedger Hesslein, William Hordern Professor of Systematic Theology at Lutheran Theological Seminary, will give a lecture titled, “Queer Christology”.
Professor Driedger Hesslein will introduce some of the different christologies emerging from queer theologians, speaking about what makes queer theology distinct and how it can help us to embrace the life-giving work of Christ in new ways.
Please join us on Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87594666578?pwd=SKV3FkuRKdSKhUgtfkBJbvrucyrkmg.1
Meeting ID: 875 9466 6578
Passcode: 329367
Rev. Dr. Kayko Driedger Hesslein
President Bill Harrison receives the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
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Congratulations to President Bill Harrison upon being selected to receive a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, for services to education.
LTS Announces the Appointment of Dr. Kyle Schiefelbein-Guerrero as Grace Professor of Leadership
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Statement from the Rev. Dr. William Harrison, President, LTS
“As President of LTS, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kyle Schiefelbein-Guerrero as Grace Professor of Leadership. Dr. Schiefelbein-Guerrero brings an abiding interest in issues of leadership and an impressive history of teaching in Lutheran schools in the USA, where he is an active member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Dr. Schiefelbein-Guerrero has a strong history of publication in several fields: liturgy, digital education and church, and leadership. He led a workshop in our 2022 summer conference on Religious Community in a Digital World. He recently edited a book titled, Church After the Corona Pandemic: Consequences for Worship and Theology, and serves as co-editor of the academic journal, Teaching Religion & Theology. We believe that Dr. Schiefelbein-Guerrero will provide important direction as the Professor of Leadership role takes shape, incorporating theological reflection on the nature of leadership in the changing church as part of the seminary’s life and imparting necessary practical skills to our students."
Statement from Dr. Kyle Scheifelbein-Guerrero, Grace Professor of Leadership, LTS
“I am honored to be appointed the first Grace Professor of Leadership at LTS. Theological education has been at a crossroads for over a generation. LTS has committed to living into this challenge through creative thinking, devoted leadership, and strong faculty members to enact God’s reign of justice and peace both inside and outside the classroom. I am excited to be part of this community of scholars and practitioners to forming leaders for the 21st-century church.
My call to being a theological educator began in seminary, when by coincidence three of my classes – pastoral care, worship, and Lutheran Confessions – were all covering the topic of confession and forgiveness. This experience taught me that our theological disciplines must always be in conversation with one another, forming a symbiotic relationship between faith and practice. This was further affirmed in my graduate work when immersing myself in Luther’s contextual pastoral theology.
The importance of leadership has been highlighted in my work as a liturgical scholar. My doctoral advisor and colleague Dr. Michael Aune would often speak of ‘liturgical pastoring’ (rather than ‘pastoral liturgy’) to emphasize the worshipful nature of pastoral ministry, in which Christ revealing himself to us through word and sacrament stands at the center of all ministerial leadership. I have been able to put this into practice over the past couple of months serving the role of bridge pastor at a congregation in Philadelphia.
I am excited to join the LTS community this July, one that is committed to being an inclusive and hospitable community, learning from and welcoming one another’s diversity, and one that is serious about formation through contextual learning done with integrity. In one sense, I am coming full circle, as my first co-taught course was with Kayko Driedger Hesslein, and I look forward to teaching with her again.”
Dr. Schiefelbein-Guerrero has recently edited a book on the future of congregational ministry in light of the pandemic: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-23731-7
Dr. Schiefelbein-Guerrero has also been involved in Journey to Baptismal Living, an organization committed to baptismal formation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi9ZIpkV6rk