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Our Mission
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), a seminary of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, prepares pastors, theological
educators, lay professional leaders, diaconal ministers and other church
leaders who are
centered
in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and committed to the Christian faith,
knowledgeable
interpreters of the Scriptures and the ecumenical traditions of the church,
and
responsive
to the diversity and changing dynamics of contemporary life, and
who are able to
witness
to the reconciling Word of God, both through their lives and through such
ministries as teaching, preaching, administering the sacraments, and inviting
people to the faith,
provide
care for God’s people, and
work for
the revitalization of the church as it seeks to transform the world.
In carrying out its mission, LSTC
promotes
theological research and publication, and
preserves,
explores, and interprets the Lutheran heritage as a confessing movement
calling the whole church to renewal.