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A Taste of Seminary Happenings
Easter 2013
An Easter message from President Philip Krey  For the women, it took a long time for morning to come. The night is long when - in the dead of night - fear, death, and loss weigh down our hopes and dreams. After a long night, the women found the news that the rock had been rolled away from the tomb, and God had broken into all our nights with the morning greeting, "Jesus is Risen." Our nights and mornings need never be the same, as our hopes and dreams are greeted night and day with the newness of the Easter greeting, "Christ is Risen." At the Philadelphia Seminary, all of us wish you a blessed Easter season filled with hope and the presence of God in the risen Christ.
Philip D. Krey |
March 2013
A message from President Philip Krey Announcing the New Philadelphia Seminary Curriculum The new curriculum is student-focused so that, whether one is full-time or part-time, residential or commuting, living at a distance or nearby, it will prepare skilled and resourceful leaders for the church and world and will be flexible enough for students to finish with manageable debt.
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Alumnus Ben Krey and his parishioners strive to sustain a congregation's 'relevant' ministry to the unemployed and asylum refugees
 Ben Krey, a first-call pastor at Prince of Peace, Philadelphia, and recent LTSP graduate, is a welcoming individual. "No matter who walks into the church I am happy to speak with him or her. I would rather be out on the streets of the neighborhood greeting people and telling them we are there for them than looking at email in my office." |
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Pastor Arnold F. Keller, Jr. 1924-2013
 The Rev. Dr. Arnold F. Keller, Jr., pastor emeritus of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, DC, and a leader of many initiatives for justice in the nation's capitol during a long career as a pastor there, died February 16. He was 88. |
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A 'glimpse' of the seminary's 150-year legacy
 From time-to-time we'll offer readers snapshots of the web-based history timeline now under development. LTSP Professor of the History of Christianity and Krauth Memorial Library Director Karl Krueger offered insights in a February 2013 "history "tour" for the timeline.
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Upcoming events for Spring 2013.
January 2013
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Moving Forward in the Name of Christ  A message from President Philip Krey
Grace and mercy to you, dear friends. Even as the season of Epiphany renews us to commit ourselves to the mission of God's good news in Christ, so also at the Philadelphia Seminary we are rededicating ourselves to the mission of the school. |
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Dr. Jon Pahl receives the Hagan Chair in the History of Christianity  Pahl delivered remarks entitled "Ending the Warfare Between Business and Religion: Toward a New Social Gospel." Pahl began by tracing the legacy of Peter P. and Elizabeth Hagan, "a heritage I am honored and privileged to carry ... a heritage that is very much alive and well, and being renewed ... today." Read the complete story for more of Dr. Pahl's insights. |
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The Rev. Theodore N. Swanson's preaching highlighted the Christ the King service at LTSP  The Christ the King worship celebration of Holy Communion at the seminary on November 28, 2012, featured the installation of new board members and officers, new student body officers, new seminary vice-president for mission advancement the Rev. Louise Johnson, and the seminary's new dean, the Rev. Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian. |
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More of what's been happening at LTSP: 
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Thanksgiving 2012
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With Gratitude
A message from President Philip Krey
"As someone whose life work in academia has focused on history, I began to think that the best histories - like the one that has blessed LTSP - sow seeds for a dynamic present and future, and I paused to give thanks for the journey we have taken so far - and the future we are moving toward."
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New Liturgy Professor Cláudio Carvalhaes
 The São Paulo, Brazil native says, "Worship is the way we honor God with all our hearts, minds and bodies."
For Carvalhaes, worship is the central discipline for connecting people not only within congregational life but also to humanity well beyond the walls of the church
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Grover and Irma Wright Scholarship Fund
Enjoys Growth and a Significant New Gift
 Irma S. Wright continues to devote her energies
to the scholarship fund in support of African American Lutheran students who seek to
become rostered professional leaders in the church. Recent fund growth is thanks in part
to a generous gift from the Rev. P. Richard and Nancy Grove of Philadelphia.
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Five Miracles and a DMin later, Namibian Leader Magdalena Ya-Shalongo is Ready to Go Home
 Magdalena Ya-Shalongo, the first woman to be ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Namibia, and now about to receive her DMin from LTSP, understands what miracles are all about. "I should have died on five occasions by now," Magdalena explained. "The only reason I am still alive is because I believe God has a powerful mission in mind for my ministry."
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"There are many plans and changes on the horizon as we 'move forward in faith' to be a seminary for the twenty-first century."
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 The sermon preached by our new Dean, the Rev.
Dr. J. Jayakiran Sebastian, at Schaeffer-Ashmead
Chapel on September 5, 2012, reminds us that the Gospel continues to be a surprise...
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 On behalf of President Krey and John Puotinen,
Vice President for Philanthropy, LTSP is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Louise N. Johnson as Vice President for Mission Advancement effective October 1, 2012.
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Larry House, Senior Philanthropic Advisor, LTSP
Circumstances in our lives change and we need to think about those changes. When my wife Karen and I developed our first estate plan, our children were younger and we wanted to make sure their future was secure. We needed to...
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PLUS...  LTSP Alumnus The Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann
Publishes Doctoral Work |