The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is committed to equipping women and men for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. As this commitment is pursued, it is guided by a vision for excellence that builds upon the past and envisions the future—a future to which we believe God is calling us.

In the early 1960s, when the newly-formed Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago was located on the city’s south side, it equipped its graduates to engage the emerging challenges and opportunities in ministry at that time.
Now, at the start of the 21st century, our communities are increasingly diverse, not only ethnically, but also religiously.

Poverty and wealth are increasingly juxtaposed. We are in a global community where things that happen around the world are immediately accessible to us.

Today, through its urban location and resources, its ecumenical ties and interfaith relationships, and the wealth of perspectives and experiences available in this international community of learners, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is in a unique position for equipping the saints for ministry. LSTC is preparing educated leaders for the church who are attuned to the ideas and issues as well as the challenges and changes of the 21st century—leaders who are ready to serve God’s people.

Your gifts, your prayers, your testimony are vital to Equipping the Saints for Ministry.

Philip and Diane Hougen
Larry and Christie Tiejen
Co-Chairs for Equipping
the Saints for Ministry

About Our Co-Chairs:

Philip Hougen (1969, M.Div.; 1978, D.Min.) currently serves as bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod. He has been a parish pastor in the Chicago area and in Iowa.

Diane Hougen is a public school teacher and an active volunteer in the church, synod, and community. They reside in Iowa City, Iowa.

Larry Tietjen is president and CEO of Experitec, Inc., a sales distribution, software development, and engineering company.
He is a member of LSTC’s Foundation Board of Trustees, and is the son of the late Rev. Dr. John Tietjen, who was president of Christ Seminary-Seminex.

Christie Tietjen is a certified public accountant, executive at Experitec, Inc., and an active volunteer in the church and community. The Tietjens live in St. Louis, Mo.

This webpage was last modified on June 21, 2007

Campaign
co-chairs

Philip Hougen ‘69
Diane Hougen

Larry Tietjen
Christie Tietjen

Campaign Steering
Committee

Rev. David Abrahamson, Rev. Kathryn North, Roger Lewis, Joan Baker, and David Wegge.

David Abrahamson ‘74
Joan Baker
Roger Lewis
Kathryn North ‘01
David Stock
James Thomsen
David Wegge

Honorary Steering
Committee

Herbert W. and
Corinne Chilstrom
John S. Damm
J. Arthur and
Nola Gustafson
Betty E. Hecht
Richard A. Hoefs
Ethel Holm
Richard A. and
Bonnie Lou Jensen
Frances Johnson
Rudolph and
Darley Kemppainen
William H. and
Dorothy Kopperud
William Lesher
Robert J. Marshall
Martin E. and
Harriet Marty
Richard L. McAuliffe
Janette and Ernest Muller
Paul T. and
Kikuno Nakamura
Norman A. Nelson
Kenneth R. and
Susan Link Olsen
Albert “Pete” Pero and
Cheryl Stewart Pero
José David, Sr., and Carmen
Hernandez Rodríguez
Gerald E. and
Barbara Schultz
Lawrence J. Sehy
Hazel B. Steward
Reuben T. Swanson
Mark W. and
Mary Lou Thomsen

Link to Photos taken at May 21, 2007 Event