Meet Wartburg Seminary’s Fifteenth President Wartburg Seminary welcomed the Rev. Dr. Kristin Johnston Largen ’97 in her new call as the Wartburg Seminary President in February 2021. At the time, she shared, “Coming back to Wartburg feels like coming home.” Learn more about Dr. Largen by reading the interview below! It’s probably safe to assume…
Wartburg Theological Seminary—a vibrant, innovative, and growing seminary—is seeking a Dean of the Chapel and Director of Learning for Life to steward Wartburg’s worship life and continuing education program. This position combines two central components of Wartburg Seminary’s life together by acknowledging the inherent link between Wartburg’s worship life and continuing education program. The Dean…
2021 Lenten Journey A daily devotional series from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday This Lenten season of reflection, repentance and renewal, Wartburg Theological Seminary invites you to participate with us in a spiritual journey to the cross. Each day, you will receive a brief devotion via email, written by one of our community members. Each…
Montessori Teacher Beth Zimmerman, Sister of MDiv Student Ruthie Mhanga, Begins Fishbowl Academy on Campus “The Fishbowl” is a nickname given to the cul-de-sac of family-style campus housing. Beginnings RUTHIE MHANGA, MDIV STUDENT When the pandemic hit and schools were closed, we all had our kids in our homes and tried our best to keep…
Revisiting a 2012 LifeTogether Magazine Article about Pioneering WTS Faith Leaders The ELCA’s 50/40/10 celebrations commemorate the 50th anniversary of ordaining Lutheran women, the 40th anniversary of ordaining Lutheran women of color, and the 10th anniversary of LGBTQ+ individuals being able to serve freely. WTS joins the ELCA in celebrating the ways women, women of…
New LifeTogether Magazine features 2019-2020 Fiscal Year Impact Stories At Wartburg, we have often said that we explore new ways of preparing leaders for a changing world with deep roots. Those deep roots were planted in a time of crisis when Wilhelm Loehe saw an emergency need for pastors to be trained to share the…
The Wartburg Theological Seminary community welcomes the Rev. Dr. Lydia Hernández-Marcial to the faculty as Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible beginning January 1, 2021. The search for the Hebrew Bible position was conducted since August in a process that included the work of a faithful search committee that moved forward with their designated responsibilities using…
Rev. Dr. Kristin Johnston Largen ’97 The Wartburg Theological Seminary Board of Directors, as recommended by the Presidential Search Committee, is pleased to announce the unanimous election of the Rev. Dr. Kristin Johnston Largen ‘97 as the next President of our beloved institution, beginning February 1, 2021. Dr. Largen currently serves in a dual role…
A New Kind of Beginning Hosting an all-digital Prolog Week was certainly an atypical start to a new academic year at Wartburg Seminary, but we began in the way that we always do: centering our community in worship. The worshipping community at Wartburg Seminary gathers to receive God’s Word and sing God’s praise throughout the…
Eight Students Connected to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Journey through the One-Year MA Program In the Fall of 2019, Wartburg Seminary launched a one-year Master of Arts program. When WTS Board Member Michael (Mike) Carlson ’04 heard about this new program at one of the Board of Directors meetings, he immediately thought of the staff…