Augustana College, 02/13-14/2007

As always it was a delight to be back on the campus of Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD to meet with prospective students and be hosted by the campus ministry staff. Augustana is actually an internship site again this year for Luther Seminary, providing the teaching context for one of our Master of Divinity students, Chris Matson. I would consider Pastor Paul Rohde, campus pastor at Augustana, to be among the finest internship supervisors.

During the visit to Augustana, my colleagues (admissions representatives from the other ELCA seminaries) and I had many opportunities to meet with prospective students, from one-on-one interviews to breaking bread together.

A question that students frequently asked was, "What can I do with a seminary education if I don't feel called to be a pastor?" This is a good question, because so often people don't know much about what a seminary offers besides the training to become a pastor. But there are many other ministry vocations! Youth minister, church musician, professor, parish nurse, chaplain, missionary, Christian education director, outdoor ministry leader...any ministry you can think of, the seminaries will do what they can to equip you. Check out this link on our Luther Seminary Web site to read what some of our alumni are up to in ministry.

If you have a passion for a particular ministry vocation but just are not sure how or where to take the next step, let us help you. Together we can explore the possibilities.