"Where Leadership Comes to Life" is the theme for the seminary’s approach to degree programs and for-credit courses, special events and continuing education during the 2004-2005 academic year.

Academic Calendar, Course and Exam Schedules, and Forms

DEGREE PROGRAMS: Advanced Study

Graduate School

An increasing number of pastors and rostered lay leaders are finding that the seminary's Graduate School equips them for skills such as public witness in a rapidly changing world. Options include studying for a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M. thesis or non-thesis), and General Studies. Our D.Min. degree program has been expanded to include our partners in the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries – Gettysburg and Southern seminaries.

Opportunities include one-week intensive courses in October, January and June. Classes are arranged in a five-day block (Monday through Friday) and include pre-reading; some require a one-day follow-up session. Pastors and rostered lay leaders who cannot be away from parish responsibilities on Sundays find this option helpful.

Also, distance learning courses are offered on a regular basis. Another opportunity is our regularly scheduled classes, many of which meet in three-hour blocks once a week throughout the semester. Even courses aimed at first professionals can usually be upgraded for graduate credit with the permission of the instructor.

Tuition is $1,100 per course ($880 ELCA). Audit $420. For information contact Graduate School Dean Margaret Krych at 215/248-6347 or e-mail her at mkrych@Ltsp.edu. For course information contact René Diemer at the Registrar's Office at 215/248-6305 or e-mail to registrar@Ltsp.edu.

FALL INTENSIVE COURSE
October 11-15, 2004

• Research Methods
  - Dr. Philip Krey et al

FALL SEMESTER
(September – December 2004)

• Minor Prophets
  Dr. Robert B. Robinson
• 20^th and 21^st Century Theology and Implications for Ministry
  Dr. Margaret A. Krych
• Advanced Pastoral Care I/II
  Dr. Pamela Cooper-White
• Communication and the Local Congregation
  Distance Learning course – requires e-mail and internet access.
  Professor Richard Stewart
• Rhetoric in Preaching
  Distance Learning Course – requires email and internet access
  Dr. William Levering

JANUARY 2005 INTENSIVE COURSES

• January 3-6, 2005
  D.Min. Collegial Seminar
  Dr. Margaret A. Krych
• January 10-14, 2005
  Lutheran Confessions in Parish Ministry
  Dr. Timothy J. Wengert
• January 17-21, 2005
  Christian Ethics as the Difficult and Dangerous Art of "Seeing"
  Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda
• January 24-28, 2005
  Imagination in the Pulpit: From the Suburbs to Center City
  Dr. Barrie Shepherd

• April 18-22, 2005
  Luther and Social Welfare
  Dr. Carter Lindberg – St. John’s Summit Professor

SPRING SEMESTER
(February-May 2005)

• The Liturgical Year
  Dr. Gordon Lathrop
• God and Creation: Perspectives from Science and Religion
  Professor Nelson Rivera
• The Letter to the Romans and the New Perspective on Paul
  Distance Learning – requires email, internet access, CD ROM drive, and sound card
  Dr. Erik Heen

SUMMER INTENSIVE COURSES

• June 6-10, 2005
  Leadership and Congregational Renewal
  Dr. Robert Hughes
• June 13-17, 2005
  Prophetic Preaching
  Dr. Thomas Ridenhour
• June 20-22, 2005
  D.Min. Colloquium I
  Dr. Margaret A. Krych et al.
• June 23-24, 2005
  D.Min. Colloquium II
  Dr. Margaret A. Krych et al.
• June 27-July 1, 2005
  Science and Technology in Theology and Ministry
  Dr. George Murphy

Urban Studies in 2004-2005

This focus will be through the January Intensive Course ("Imagination in the Pulpit: From the Suburbs to Center City") and/or through independent study with Dr. Katie Day

Travel Seminar – To Be Announced

This calendar defines an array of special events, worship and lifelong learning opportunities for the coming year. Display the calendar as a reminder in your church or home. Use the events that are of interest to you as an opportunity to visit our beautiful campus and be a part of our learning community. As the year progresses, we’ll send you more information. Events requiring registration and fees are promoted through a special brochure sent closer to the scheduled event. The seminary also distributes a special events brochure at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters.

The seminary’s communications department wants to answer your questions or provide you with information. You may contact the communications department by dialing Director of Communications Mark Staples at 215/248-6311 or Communications Team Associate Edrena Smith at 215/248-6323. They can be reached by e-mail at mstaples@Ltsp.edu and esmith@Ltsp.edu, respectively. Many of the events listed here have direct contact information, too. And, you can always check our website at www.Ltsp.edu. Increasingly, events requiring advanced registration have online signup forms.

Learning for Laity

Lay people are welcome to audit classes at their convenience or take them for credit if they are college graduates. Many classes are offered during regular semester evenings (7-10 p.m.) and weekends (Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m.). Permission of the instructor is required for audits. The audit fee is $420 per course ($210 for persons 60 or older).

To receive registration materials and a complete list of courses available, contact the Registrar's Office, 800/286-4616, ext. 6301, or via e-mail at registrar@Ltsp.edu.

Theological Study for the Laity

LTSP now provides theological resources to assist congregations and synods in equipping the laity-the baptized people of God-for ministry in the church and the world.

Free items: Download them from the web site

• "Rediscovering God’s Mission" by Dr. H.S. Wilson
• "Genesis: Our Common Story and Your Story" by Dr. Robert Robinson
• "The Lutheran Confessions" by Dr. Timothy Wengert
• "The Spiritual Riches of Prayer Life" by Dr. Philip D. W. Krey
• "Psalms and Christian Prayer" by Dr. Elizabeth Huwiler
• "Violence, Justice and the ELCA Social Statements" by Dr. Jon Pahl

Reproducible Studies: Each course has economical reproducible "Study Guides" for five group sessions of 45-60 minutes, complete teacher guides for the five sessions, and related articles/resources. Available in two formats- hard copy or on-line:

• "Creation, Fall and Flood: Genesis Chapters 1-11" by Dr. Robert Robinson (new 2005)
• "How Shall I Live, Knowing That I Will Die?" by George E. Keck (new 2004)
• "Aging is NOT a Disease!" by Dr. John Jorgenson
• "Walking Wet" by Dr. John Hoffmeyer
• "Deepening Discipleship Through Bible Study" by Dr. Janet Corpus
• "Handbook for Christian Disciples: The Small Catechism" by Dr. Timothy Wengert
• "Tough Talk for Tender Hearts" by Dr. Katie Day

Hard copy in notebook - $34.95. To order, email Edrena Smith at esmith@Ltsp.edu or phone her at 215/248-6323. Download version – only $24.95. Order from the LTSP web site.

Online Theological Education for Laity

A new approach to study to equip Sunday school teachers and leaders, confirmation teachers, worship assistants, council/committee chairs, adult forum teachers, youth ministry leaders, lay visitors, volunteer coordinators, synod-authorized leaders, or folks who are just hungry for more intensive study:

• "From Jesus to Luther: The Early Church" (Oct.-Nov. 2004)
• "Connecting Baptism and Vocation: The Call to Live" (Feb.-March, 2005)
• "Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew" (April-May, 2005)

Check the web site for the latest details! Registration for each course begins six weeks before its start. Tuition fee is $120 includes a $15 technology fee. For more information, contact George Keck at gkeck@Ltsp.edu or phone him at 610/489-1202.

Faith and Leadership Models

FAITH AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

A basic model has been held with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod for the past seven years. Dates for Academy 2004 are October 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13. Cost $110 For more information, contact George E. Keck at Gkeck@Ltsp.edu or phone him at 610/489-1202.

Convocations

• September 7, 2004 at 11:30 a.m.
  Opening Convocation
  "Theological Education and the Coming of Religious Peace" by Dr. Jon Pahl
• September 28, 2004 at 11:30 a.m.
  "Not Just A Youth!" A report from the youth of the Theological Education with Youth initiative.
• October 5, 2004 at 11:30 a.m.
  Mark Alan Powell, Professor of New Testament, Trinity Lutheran Seminary
• March 1, 2005 at 11:30 a.m.
  "Health and Wellness for Church Leaders"
  Keynoter will be Gwen Wagstrom Halaas, M.D., director of Ministerial health and Wellness for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and assistant professor of Family Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
• April 26, 2005 at 11:30 a.m.
  Keynoter will be Dr. Carter Lindberg, St. Johns Summit Visiting Professor
• May 10, 2005 at 11:30 a.m.
  Social Ministry convocation. Watch for details!

These convocations are FREE. No registration required.

On-Campus Worship

The seminary offers many opportunities for worship in a community setting. All these events are open to the public.

• September 7, 2004 at 9 a.m. – Opening of the Academic Year Eucharist
• December 25, 2004 at 10 a.m. – Christmas Day Eucharist
• February 9, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. – Ash Wednesday Eucharist
• March 26, 2005 at 9 p.m. – Great Vigil of Easter

Special Events

SEMINARY DAY
September 18, 2004, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Through workshops led by faculty members, fellowship with other Lutheran congregations and worship in the seminary chapel. This second annual Seminary Day will also include tours of the seminary's 14-acre campus, lunch with faculty, students and staff, and a hymn sing led by the seminary choir. For more information visit www.Ltsp.edu or contact the Rev. Ellen Anderson at (215) 248-7301.

QUODLIBET
October 19, 2004, and November 2, 2004

What's a quodlibet? It's the seminary's revival of a treasured medieval practice of putting a venerable faculty member on the "hot seat." Ministerium of Pennsylvania Professor of Church History the Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wengert listens to "any question whatever" (quodlibet translated). A panel of senior seminarian scholars helps him process the questions at the first session. Two weeks later Dr. Wengert returns to respond to queries as he sees fit. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Mark Staples at 215/248-6311 or e-mail him at mstaples@Ltsp.edu.

MEN IN MISSION
November 6, 2004

November 6, 2004 is the ninth men’s event co-sponsored with Bear Creek Camp and the Northeastern and Southeastern Pennsylvania Synods. The theme: "Science or God: Is There Room for Both?" The event is at LTSP with the Rev. Dr. Patrick Russell (pastor and Ph.D. in physics) as the keynoter. Cost is $30 (tuition/materials/lunch). For more information, contact George Keck at gkeck@Ltsp.edu or phone him at 610/489-1202.

TEY AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM FESTIVAL
November 6, 2004 at Gettysburg Seminary, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
November 20, 2004 at LTSP, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Theological Education with Youth, a partnership of LTSP and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, will offer a one-day formation event for up to 100 ninth grade youth (four per congregation, plus one adult). Included in the day are creative worships, dynamic learning in music and skits, discussions and prayer – all designed to explore the personal and corporate dimensions of baptism, and baptismal callings to serve and witness in God's world. Cost is $20. Information including registration forms will be available both at the TEY Web site at http://tey.easterncluster.org and in direct mail to congregations. For more information, contact TEY Director Bill Bixby at bbixby@Ltsp.edu or at 215-248-7380.

ADVENT VESPERS
St. Martin in the Fields Church
8000 St. Martins Lane
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
November 30, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.

Watch for additional details! For more information, please contact Mark Mummert at 215/248-7386 or e-mail him at mmummert@Ltsp.edu.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OBSERVANCE
January 17, 2005

The seminary community annually sets aside this day for special events and workshops on race relations. Watch for details for this year’s activities. For more information, please contact Mark Staples at 215/248-6311 or e-mail him at mstaples@Ltsp.edu.

HEIN-FRY LECTURE SERIES

The Hein-Fry Lecture Series, scheduled for February 22, 2005, is the 14^th event in the series to provide stimulating opportunities for reflection and discussion around contemporary concerns for the church and those who teach future church leaders. The keynoter is Bonnie J. Miller McLemore, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Pastoral and Practical Theology at Vanderbilt University. She’ll address the topic, "Practical Theology in the Life of the Christian." The respondent is the Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White, LTSP’s Professor of Practical Theology. For more information, contact Edrena Smith at 215/248-6323 or e-mail her at esmith@Ltsp.edu.

HEALTH MINISTRY/PARISH NURSE
March 12, 2005

Open to all persons interested in congregational health ministry. Co-sponsored with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. The next event, "Health Ministry: Let’s Talk About Today’s Needs and Changes" is scheduled for March 12, 2005. Cost is $35 (tuition/materials/lunch). For more information, contact George Keck at gkeck@Ltsp.edu or phone him at 610/489-1202.

PREACHING WITH POWER
March 14-18, 2005

Preaching and worship come alive each March with the "Preaching with Power" tradition, which brings leading African-American preachers and theologians to Philadelphia for a weeklong forum on Black preaching and theology. Services are held in local congregations and on the seminary campus. For more information, contact Mark Staples at 215/248-6311 or e-mail him at mstaples@Ltsp.edu. Admission FREE. No registration required.

SPRING CONVOCATION
April 4-6, 2005

MEN IN MISSION 2005
April 9, 2005

This event, cosponsored by the seminary, Bear Creek Camp and the Northeastern and Southeastern Pennsylvania Synods will be held at Bear Creek Camp. The keynoter is Terry Lieb speaking on "Busy Lives: Where Does the Time Go?" Cost is $30 (tuition, materials, lunch). For more information, contact George E. Keck at gkeck@Ltsp.edu or phone him at 610/489-1202.

COMMENCEMENT

The seminary will hold commencement at 3 p.m. May 22, 2005. Watch for more details.

PREACHING DAYS 2005
June 13-15, 2005
"Preaching the Sacredness of the Ordinary"

Pastors from a variety of traditions gather each June for worship, study and support around the challenge of preaching. The three-day Preaching Days events, sponsored by the Academy of Preachers at the seminary, bring three keynoters from a variety of backgrounds to the campus around a theme. For information, contact Rick Summy at 215/248-6304 or e-mail him at rsummy@ltsp.edu.

LUTHERHOSTEL
June 20-24, 2005
"Lord Give Us Peace: How In the World?"

This 7^th annual continuing education event co-sponsored with the Association of Lutheran Older Adults will explore the human quests for "peace of mind" and "peace of soul." The Lutheran Church has pioneered in relief work throughout the world and at home. In addition, 2005 is the 60^th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who brought a wide range of insights to the Lutheran faith and the world. How do we put such things together in our day? For more information contact the Rev. Ellen Anderson at 215/248-7301 or e-mail her at Eanderson@Ltsp.edu.