In This Issue
Bishop’s Convocation
LSTC Open Faculty Positions
Reformation Events
Christmas Break Young Adult Retreat
Other Upcoming Events
Bishop’s Convocation
Sunday, October 15 – Tuesday, October 17
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Mission Center at Briarwood
Focus: Coaching for Ministry Effectiveness and Leadership
Click here for full details, including our tentative schedule.
Registration closes on Monday, October 9!
LSTC Open Faculty Positions
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) has begun searches to fill faculty positions in New Testament, in Church and Society and Ethics, and in Homiletics.
In the New Testament position, Barbara Rossing, chair of the search committee noted that they are seeking “an early career scholar and gifted teacher who connects the academy and church. It is important that they are able to help students relate biblical texts to Christian life and ministry in the world and also be able to teach in the PhD program.”
Lea Schweitz, chair of the search committee for the position in church and society and ethics, said, “The ideal candidate will bring a dynamic engagement between the life of the world and church through publicly-engaged scholarship, contextual pedagogy, and culturally competent teaching. We are looking for a collaborative, early career teacher-scholar who can prepare our masters’ and doctoral students for leadership in a public church.”
LSTC seeks to foster gender, racial-ethnic, and international diversity within its faculty and especially encourages women and representatives of historically underrepresented groups to apply. Candidates should hold a doctorate or its equivalent in the areas pertinent to each search. Complementary expertise in other critical areas is welcome. Spanish-speaking ability will be considered an asset.
The complete position descriptions are posted on LSTC’s website here: www.lstc.edu/about/resources/employment.
Application deadlines are November 5 for the position in Church and Society and Ethics, November 13 for the New Testament position, and November 22 for the Homiletics position.
Reformation Events
If you missed our NT-NL News email this week, be sure to check out the number and variety of Reformation events available to us in the coming weeks:
(https://www.ntnl.org/october-2017-first-monday/ – published Oct. 2)
Christmas Break Young Adult Retreat
Salt and Light | Sal y Luz
December 27-28
Briarwood Retreat Center
Led by Bishop Gronberg and other NT-NL Leaders
Calling all Young Adults 18-25 (post high school): Former LYLEs, Briarwood Camp Staff, College Students, Campus Ministry students, others interested in God’s call in their lives. Click here for full details, including how to register. No cost to participants!
Other Upcoming Events
Here are leadership highlights:
Oct. 7: Briarwood Fall Festival and Thrivent Cooking for Christ Cook-off
Oct. 13-15: NT-NL SWO Fall Retreat
Oct. 14: Public Witness Team monthly meeting
Oct. 15-17: Bishop’s Convocation
Oct. 20: Briarwood’s Golf Outing
Oct. 20-22: LMM presents One Year to Live Men’s Retreat
Oct. 21: PLMA, Fall 2017, Course 2
Oct. 21: MEF “Seeds That Change” Dinner / Fundraiser
Oct. 22-24: LSTC Seminary Sampler
Nov. 11: Public Witness Team monthly meeting
Nov. 13-14: The Power of the Story: Perkins Fall Convocation on Creative Communication
Nov. 14-16: Young at Heart Retreat
Nov. 18: MEF Board meeting
Nov. 18: PLMA, Fall 2017, Course 3
Nov. 19: Lutheran Campus Ministry Trivia Challenge
Dec. 1-3: Winter Retreat for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders
Dec. 9: High School Service Day, DFW and Lubbock
Dec. 9: Public Witness Team monthly meeting
Dec. 27-28: NT-NL Christmas Break Young Adult Retreat
For a complete list of upcoming events in, and important to, our Synod, you can access our Calendar of Events online.