Wartburg Theological Seminary
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Wartburg Theological Seminary is located in Dubuque, Iowa and is one of eight seminaries of the ELCA. Wartburg prepares students for leadership and service throughout the world as pastors, teachers, lay leaders, and missionaries. Wartburg Theological Seminary will be recognized in the ELCA and beyond for excellence in its capacity (a) to prepare servant leaders for churchly ministries that sustain faithful traditions and pursue unfulfilled possibilities; (b) to steward wisely the church’s theological heritage, its institutions, and its human and financial resources; and (c) to produce graduates who are valued by those they serve and by those who oversee their ministries because of their faithfulness, effectiveness, churchliness, collegiality, and innovation.
Wartburg Theological Seminary will be recognized by potential and current students, faculty, staff, graduates, the church, and a larger public for a distinctively fruitful culture of learning in community, a culture that engages residential, commuting, and distributed learning students, in degree and certificate programs, for Christ’s mission to the world.
This culture builds on the Lutheran tradition exemplified in Wilhelm Loehe
by being worship-centered, communal, diaconal, missional, and global committed both to the church’s confessions and to a living faith, and allowing for open questions. Wartburg’s reputation attracts top quality students who can benefit from and contribute to this community and culture through its Dubuque and Austin based programs.
Wartburg Theological Seminary’s residential and distributed MDiv and MA and MA-Diaconal Ministry degree programs, its Dubuque and Austin-based TEEM and other certificate programs, its lifelong learning work, and its scholarly and ecclesial work are and will be widely recognized for excellent core and complementary faculty, adaptive curriculum, and innovative approaches that enable fruitful blending of critical theological thinking with reflective learning through the practice of pastoral and diaconal ministry.
Wartburg Theological Seminary will be recognized as exercising the highest level of responsibility, integrity, and good stewardship and as pioneering and unsurpassed in operating with a business plan that is realistic and effective in undergirding the seminary’s mission.
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facebook.comRegistration NOW OPEN! Considering Your Call Weekend! March 9-11, 2018 Unsure of where God is calling you in this world? Considering a call to public ministry? Want to expand your theological knowledge and understanding? + Explore vocation and discernment + Learn about our degree programs + Worship + Meet faculty, staff, and students Register online: https://www.wartburgseminary.edu/event/considering-your-call-weekend/ Questions? We are glad to help and answer questions, please contact: Jackie Baumhover Associate Director for Admissions admissions@wartburgseminary.edu (563) 589-0203 Please share with those who you believe should attend this discernment weekend!
BIG NEWS: Wartburg Seminary received a nearly $500,000 grant from The Kern Family Foundation to streamline preparation for pastoral ministry for first-career ministerial students in partnership with Wartburg College. This new program will include 3 years of BA education at Wartburg College with at least one semester interfacing with Wartburg Seminary. The final 3 years (which includes a year to complete an internship) will be located in a collaborative congregational contexts.
“Loehe’s influence even to this day cannot be overstated.” – Thanks for sharing this important reminder of the work of our founder, Wilhelm Loehe, on the ministry of the church and the world! Read more about him from the Northeastern Iowa Synod below.
“They were scattered like sheep without shepherds. How can we ignore their need?” The plea that caught the attention of Wartburg Seminary founder Wilhelm Loehe is still relevant today. Will you join us in this ever-urgent call to continue preparing leaders for ministry with your ongoing prayers and financial support?
Merry Christmas from Wartburg Seminary! May the light of Christ shine through you today and everyday. "And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts." -2 Peter 1:19a Artwork by Eva Dittrich Leo.
Are you or someone you know interested in a career in ministry? Join leaders like Seth Nelson, WTS '14, and apply to Wartburg Theological Seminary and the ELCA Fund for Leaders Scholarship today! Together we will identify, encourage, and equip the next generation of excellent leaders!
What a joy it was to worship together on Sunday for our Advent Lessons & Carols service. Thanks to the students, faculty & staff for their many contributions in putting this beautiful service together! #WTScommunity
Don't forget to check out and order some new Wartburg apparel & swag...shop closes SUNDAY!!
One last #GivingTuesday THANK YOU for all that you do to support our mission here at Wartburg Seminary! #RallyOrange
"My wife and I would not be here without your generous support to sustain this learning community. We moved to Wartburg from Washington state because we were impressed by the emphasis on worshiping and learning together in community. I truly look forward to going to class every day and engaging with my peers inside and outside the classroom. We are truly grateful to be here, thank you for making that possible!" -Sean, first year Master of Divinity Student, and his wife Rebecca #GivingTuesday #WartburgSem
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