Luther Seminary is the largest seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Located in St Paul, Minnesota, its mission is to prepare students for service in rostered ministry and leadership positions within the ELCA and its ecumenical partners. A seminary is a specialised university-like institution for the purpose of training candidates for positions within a religious context. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or ELCA is a mainline Protestant denomination headquarted in Chicago, Illinois. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th) - Land 206,375 km² - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or ELCA is a mainline Protestant denomination headquarted in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or ELCA is a mainline Protestant denomination headquarted in Chicago, Illinois. ...
As of fallsemester2004, the seminary serves 804 total students (544 full-time and 214 part-time) and has a faculty of 42. As in most theological seminaries, students are divided into juniors (first year students), middlers (second year students) and seniors (fourth year students). Because of the ELCA requirement for an internship assignment during seminary training, Luther Seminary students have a year as an intern away from the seminary before returning for their senior year. The internship requirement is unique to the ELCA among the other Mainlinedenominations in the US. Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England. ... An academic term is the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Faculty is the scholarly staff at colleges or universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ... In the United States, the Mainline churches are those Protestant denominations with moderate theologies which attempt to be open to new ideas and societal changes without abandoning what they consider to be the historical basis of the Christian faith. ... Note that this kind of denomination is not that of a coin or banknote. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...
Luther Colleges seventh president, H. George Anderson, is known for being a quiet man with a matter of fact style.
Before joining Luther College he was an Air Force pilot and instructor, air attaché to the American Embassy in Rangoon, Burma, professor of economics and later Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean at Carroll College in Montana, and Commissioner of Higher Education for the Montana University system.
While at Luther, Baker reorganized the upper administration, centrally relocated the presidents offices, worked with the Leadership for a New Century campaign to increase the endowment and fund a new building campaign, and endeavored to move the school into the twenty-first century while still maintaining its character and traditions.
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