Wartburg Theological Seminary President, the Rev. Kristin Johnston Largen, Ph.D., is pleased to announce Lead BOLDLY, a concentrated $28 million fundraising effort to grow scholarship resources and expand innovation in order to serve the gospel by providing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with more leaders, including leaders from and for diverse communities. Faithful…
History was made November 6, 2021 as faculty, staff, students and friends gathered at St. John’s Episcopal Church for the inauguration of The Rev. Kristin Johnston Largen, Ph.D. as the 15th president of Wartburg Theological Seminary. The inauguration was also live streamed. Largen was presented for inauguration by Stephen Cornils, D.Min., chairman of the Board of…
Beth Elness-Hanson is a Bible teacher, living her vocation of facilitating learning and scholarship in service to the church. She has taught primarily Hebrew Bible at Johannelund School of Theology in Uppsala, Sweden, and Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, Wash. Her PhD is in Old Testament from VID Specialized University (formerly the School of Mission and…
Dear Wartburg Community, We are delighted to share with you that we have called Pastor Stacey Nalean-Carlson to be the Interim Director of Contextual Education, with a start date of October 18th. Pastor Nalean-Carlson is a 2003 graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary and brings to this role 18 years of experience as a parish pastor.…
WTS Begins a New Academic Year Hybrid Prolog Week Kicks off 168th Year at WTS Together, we kicked off a new academic year at Wartburg Seminary with a hybrid model of Prolog Week! With more than 75% of the student body present on campus and the remaining 25% participating virtually, we began the year in…
Dear Wartburg Community members: Wartburg Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Pastor Violeta Siguenza has accepted our offer to serve as the Interim Director for the Lutheran Seminary Program of the Southwest. Pastor Siguenza brings more than 16 years of experience as a solo pastor for Walnut Hill Lutheran Church in Dallas, TX, and 14…
Dear Wartburg Community members: Wartburg Theological Seminary is delighted to announce that we are extending a contract to Pastor Edy Santos to serve as the Program Director for Journey Together, a competency-based TEEM program, delivered in both Spanish and English. Pastor Santos will be starting in this position on August 16th. Pastor Santos is an…
Dear Wartburg Community, I am delighted to announce the result of our search for the new staff position, Dean of the Chapel and Director of Learning for Life. We are very excited that Pastor Julie Higgs will be joining us mid-August to serve in this new position. Pastor Julie Higgs is a Colorado native who…
Why do I support Wartburg Theological Seminary? In thinking about this question, I easily reflected upon my upbringing in Guyana (formerly British Guiana) and the formative influence of my immediate and extended family, the church, Lutheran missionaries, neighbors, and even strangers. Many images come to mind of the generosity of my parents extending hospitality…
Wartburg Theological Seminary Hosts Digital Baccalaureate and Commencement for 167th Graduating Class The Wartburg Seminary Administrative Cabinet did not make the decision lightly to hold the 2021 Commencement and Baccalaureate as distance celebrations. While the WTS community grieved with graduates, we also knew it would be possible to honor graduates, certificate earners, and our special…