Faith development is an integral component of any student’s experience at 好色先生TV. 好色先生TV nurtures a strong faith community through聽daily chapel,聽musical ensembles,聽spiritual formation聽and聽ecumenical activities.
Worship activities are coordinated by the聽.
Chapel
Worship is at the center of our life together. For that reason we聽 every day that we have class as we set time aside for prayer, praise and proclamation of the gospel through word, sacrament, music and silence.
While rooted in the Lutheran tradition, worship of God at 好色先生TV reflects the rich diversity and traditions of our community. From Taiz茅 services to contemporary praise music, to traditional hymnody and global music, we incorporate these varied expressions while making a joyful noise. Faculty, staff, students from all degree programs, international students, and guests from the wider church community all join together to preach and offer their gifts and passions in worship and music leadership.
Seminary choir
The choir is open to students, faculty, staff, family members, and friends of the seminary community. All are welcome. The ability to read notated music is helpful but not required.聽 Send an email to chapel@luthersem.edu to keep informed about the Seminary choir.
Other community participation
Luther community members also contribute to worship life through additional volunteer opportunities:
- Assisting Ministers, Communion Assistants, Ushers/Greeters
- Cantors/Songs Leaders who help lead congregational singing
- A pickup brass ensemble which occasionally accompanies worship
- Various instrumental and vocal groups (contemporary and global)
- Liturgical Visual Art
- Liturgical dance and movement
Contact the chapel office if you are interested in volunteering for various leadership roles in worship.
Spiritual direction
Spiritual direction is a practice which pairs an individual who has been trained in the art of Christian listening with a person or a small group of individuals interested in tending to their spiritual lives. Through attentive listening to God and to the Holy Spirit鈥檚 presence and movement in the stories, questions, and experiences of an individual, the spiritual director offers wisdom and encouragement to those seeking a deeper relationship with God.
How do I find a spiritual director?
There are several options:
- Group direction:聽We have enlisted qualified and trained spiritual directors who are willing to provide group direction at no cost. You may form your own group, or we will help connect you with a group. If you are interested in this form of spiritual direction, contact the seminary pastor at聽sempastor@luthersem.edu
- Individual direction:聽The following organizations offer individual spiritual direction which you may arrange on your own. Most of these have a fee of $60-75 an hour, but many also say they will negotiate the rate based on the student鈥檚 ability to pay.
- , 1890 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul), 651-696-2798
- , 651-653-8207,聽info@christoscenter.org
- , 389 N. Oxford Street, St. Paul, 651-955-4292
- ,听651-777-7251,听benedictinecenter@stpaulsmonastery.org
Ecumenical Community
Welcoming diverse Christian faith traditions
好色先生TV students come from a variety of Christian faith traditions. More than 35 denominations are represented among the 120+ ecumenical students enrolled at 好色先生TV. This represents nearly a third of the student body. The seminary recognizes that the presence of and appreciation for individuals from a variety of Christian traditions is one of the strengths of an excellent theological education.
Faculty members at 好色先生TV are聽Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopalian, Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Christians.聽This diversity is a gift not only to the seminary, but to the church as a whole.
- Faculty and staff work with ecumenical students to find resources for meeting both degree and denominational course requirements.
- Ecumenical students are invited to gather together informally throughout the school year to build relationships.
Ecumenical students ask important questions, challenge longstanding assumptions and contribute substantively to theological conversation. Students of all denominations benefit from greater ecumenical diversity at 好色先生TV.