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3:00 P.M.,SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010 CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

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THE ORDER OF SERVICE

THE PRELUDE LITANY La Rejouissance" George Frideric Handel

arr. S. Drummond Wolff A: Great is our Lord and mighty in power; C: there is no limit to God's wisdom.

WELCOME FROM CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH A: We give you thanks, 0 God, we give you thanks, Foy Christopherson, Associate Pastor for Worship and the Arts C: calling upon your name and declaring all your wonderful deeds. The congregation shall stand. A: We will recount to generations to come

THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN the praiseworthy deeds and the power of the Lord, C: and the wonderful works God has done. All Creatures, Worship God Most High!" ELW #835 A: Those who know your name, 0 Lord, I. All creatures, worship God most high! will put their trust in you. Sound voice in earth and Alleluia! Alleluia! ev'ry sky: C: 0 Lord, watch over us. Sing, brother sun, in splendor bright A: You never forsake those who seek you, 0 Lord. sing, sister moon and stars of night: C: 0 Lord, watch over us. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! A: Sing praises to the Lord; 2. brother wind with clouds and rain Sing, Proclaim to the peoples the things God has done. you grow the of fruit and grain: Alleluia! Alleluia! gifts C: 0 Lord, watch over us. Dear sister water, useful, clear, make music for your Lord to hear: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! PRAYER OF THE DAY

3. Sing, brother fire, so mirthful, strong, P: The Lord be with you. drive far the shadows, join the throng: Alleluia! Alleluia! C: And also with you. so rich in Dear mother earth, care, P: Let us pray. God in colors and rare: praise bright God of heaven and earth, before the foundation of the universe alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, and the beginning of time you are the triune God: Author of creation, eternal Word of salvation, life -giving Spirit of wisdom. WOMEN (All join at final `Alleluias ") 4. All who for love of God forgive, Guide us all to truth by your Spirit, that we may proclaim all that all who in pain and sorrow grieve: Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ has revealed and rejoice in the glory he shares with us. Christ bears your burdens and your fears; Glory and praise to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever. still make your song amid the tears: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! C: Amen. The congregation shall be seated. MEN (Alljoin at final "Alleluias ") 5. And most sister death, you, gentle FIRST READING Genesis 18:1 15- to hush our final breath: Alleluia! Alleluia! waiting following the reading...) Since Christ our has light pierced your gloom, L: The word of the Lord. fair is the night that leads us home. C: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! SECOND READING Psalm 8 ALL following the reading...) 6. 0 sisters, brothers, take your part, L: The word of the Lord. and worship God with humble heart: Alleluia! Alleluia! C: Thanks be to God. All creatures, bless the Father, Son, and Three in One: Holy Spirit, THIRD READING Romans 4 I-9. 15:7 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! following the reading...) L: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

THE SERMON

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The congregation shall stand. GRE ETI N G THE HYMN OF THE DAY THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES Oh, Praise the Gracious Power" ELW #651 All candidates listed on pages 7 13.- ALL 1. Oh, praise the gracious pow'r PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS Roland Martinson that tumbles walls of fear Academic Dean and gathers in one house of faith far and near: all strangers CONFERRING OF DEGREES Richard Bliese

Refrain Cheryl Chatman We praise you, Christ! Treasurer, Board ofDirectors Your cross has made us one! Diane Doncits Registrar 2. Oh, praise persistent truth that opens fisted minds Arland Hultgren

and eases from their anxious clutch Professor ofNevi Testament the prejudice that blinds: Refrain

MEN (All sing refrain) 3. Oh, praise inclusive love, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF encircling ev'ry race, AWARDS AND HONORS Richard Bliese oblivious to gender, wealth, to social rank or place: Refrain Winners of the G.M. and Minnie Bruce Prize in New Testament; A.E. Hanson Prize in Homiletics; John Milton GRADUATES (All sing refrain) Prize in Old Testament; and The Children, Youth and 4. Oh, praise the word of faith that claims us as God's own, Family Prize receive modest cash awards.

a living temple built on Christ, The Graduate Preaching Fellowship is given to an outstanding our rock and cornerstone: Refrain Master of Divinity degree graduate from the senior class.

WOMEN (All sing refrain) Descriptions are on page 14. 5. Oh, praise the tide of grace that laps at ev'ry shore RESPONSE ON BEHALF OF THE GRADUATES with visions of a world at peace, Andrew Behrendt no longer bled by war: Refrain Master ofDivinity Degree Candidate

ALL THE CALL TO MISSION 6. Oh, praise the pow'r,the truth, the love, the word, the tide. The graduates shall stand. Yet more than these, oh, praise their source, L: There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit there are Christ the crucified: Refrain praise varieties of service but the same Lord; there are varieties of 7. Oh, praise the living Christ working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in with faith's bright songful voice! everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit Announce the gospel to the world for the common good. For there is no distinction between and with these words rejoice: Refrain Jew and Greek between slave and free between male and female the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches Out ofrespect for the graduates, please remain seated during the service, upon all who call upon him. refrain from usingflash photography and C: We are the Church, all kinds and conditions of people; holdyour applause until all names have been read. but we are one body of Christ and individually members of one another.

L: Graduating students, in the presence of God, we have met THE RECESSIONAL HYMN and here to honor you for your perseverance, faithfulness, Lord,You Give the Great Commission" ELW #579 diligence in study, and to present to the Church all of you who aspire to serve the Church of God in a variety of ministries. I. Lord, you give the great commission: When he said, I have come not to be served, but to serve, Heal the sick and preach the word." Jesus defined the meaning of ministry. Luther Seminary Lest the church neglect its mission, love and sends you forth into this service with its blessing, and the gospel go unheard, to task. and prays that you may be adequate your help us witness to your purpose Graduates: with renewed integrity:

With faith in the Triune God, we commit ourselves to Refrain this ministry of service and mission. We pray that all With the Spirit's gifts empow'r us our works, through God's gracious help, may be begun, for the work of ministry. continued, and ended in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 2. Lord, you call us to your service: In my name baptize and teach." The congregation shall stand. That the world may trust your promise, THE PRAYERS life abundant meant for each, give us all new fervor, draw us A: With the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, let us pray closer in community: Refrain for the church, those in need, and all of God's creation. 3 Lord, you make the common holy: Following each petition... This my body, this my blood." A: Lord, in your mercy, Let us all, for earth's true glory, C: Hear our prayer. daily lift life heavenward, asking that the world around us P: Into hands, God, we commend all for whom we your gracious share your children's liberty: Refrain pray, trusting in your mercy through Jesus Christ, our Savior. 4 Lord, you show us love's true measure: Father, what they do, forgive." THE LORD'S PRAYER Yet we hoard as private treasure

A: Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us all that you so freely give. May your care and mercy lead us to pray: to a just society: Refrain

Our Father in heaven, 5 Lord, you bless with words assuring: hallowed be your name, I am with you to the end." your kingdom come, Faith and hope and love restoring, your will be done, may we serve as you intend

on earth as in heaven. and, amid the cares that claim us, Give us today our daily bread. hold in mind eternity: Refrain Forgive us our sins as we forgive those THE POSTLUDE who sin against us. Praeludium in G Major" J.S. Bach Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen

THE BENEDICTION P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord's face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Amen. Text: Jeffery Rowthorn, b. 1934 Text ©1978 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Reprinted using OneLicense.net A-#703924• NEWLY TENURED FACULTY

Lois FARAG ANDREW ROOT

Lois Farag joined Luther Seminary in 2005 as assistant professor Andrew Root joined Luther Seminary in 2005 as assistant of early church history. Previously she served as adjunct faculty professor of youth and family ministry. Previously he was at Ecumenical Institute of Theology, St. Mary's Seminary and an adjunct professor at Wesley Theological Seminary, University, Baltimore, Md. Trinity College, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.and Princeton Theological Seminary, and Loyola College, Baltimore, Md. Princeton, N.J.

Farag received a Bachelor of Science degree from the American Root received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethel College, University in Cairo, Egypt, in 1977. She earned her Master of St. Paul, Minn.,in 1997. He earned his Master of Divinity Divinity from Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass.,in 2000)and his Master of Theology (2005)degrees from Fuller 1997 and her doctorate from the Catholic University of America, Theological Seminary, Pasadena, Calif. He completed his Washington, D.C.,in 2003. She also was a research fellow at doctoral degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2005. the Institute of Christian Oriental Research, Washington, D.C. Root's ministry experience includes being a gang prevention A nun of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Farag is a frequent counselor in Los Angeles, youth outreach director in a lecturer. She authored "St. Cyril of Alexandria, A New Testament congregation, staff member of Young Life and a confirmation Exegete: His Commentary on the Gospel ofJohn" Gorgias( teacher. He has also been a research fellow for Princeton Press, 2007).She contributed "Coptic Syriac Relations Theological Seminary's Faith Practices Project. Beyond Dogmatic Rhetoric"to Hugoye, Journal ofSyriac Studies. Andrew Root is the author of The" Promise of Despair: The She is a member of the North American Patristics Society, Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church" Abingdon,( 2010), American Academy of Religion, Society of Biblical Literature, Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of International Directory of Medievalists, the Models of Piety in Being" Baker( Academic, 2010),Revisiting " Relational Youth Late Antiquity Group and the History of the World Christian Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Movement Group. She serves on the editorial board of the Incarnation" IVP,( 2007) and "Relationships Unfiltered: Coptic Encyclopedia. Help for Youth Workers, Volunteers and Parents on Creating Authentic Relationships" Zondervan/( YS,2009). He has worked in congregations, para-church ministries and social service programs.

PROMOTIONS

Lois Farag was promoted to associate professor of early church history.

Mary Hinkle Shore was promoted to professor of New Testament.

Alvin Luedke was promoted to professor of rural ministry.

Andrew Root was promoted to associate professor of youth and family ministry. CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES

CERTIFICATE Alicia Rae Ehlers Rejoice Lutheran, Omaha, Nebraska The certificate programs are designed to equip lay leaders across denominational lines. This program provides a basic grounding in Christian Cody M Eklov theology and tradition, in addition to focusing on various aspects ofministry. New Life Lutheran, Norwalk, Iowa

Esther L.Ashley Marcia Rae Evenson *

Chi Shan- Chow Augustana Lutheran, West St. Paul, Minnesota Saint Andrew's Lutheran, Mahtomedi, Minnesota Amber Brooke Hager Sabylund Lutheran, Lund, Wisconsin

Fenecia Lynn Homan Michael Owen Feltes Good Sheperd Lutheran Church, Naperville, Illinois Heidi A. Sells Dennis Gerhard Gelinek Lindsay K.Thalacker St. Johannis, Eppendorf Hamburg, Germany Our Redeemer Lutheran, Eau Claire, Wisconsin St. Timothy Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minnesota

Emily ReLura Rogers Gilbertson MASTER OF ARTS Algoma Boulevard United Methodist Church, Oshkosh, Wisconsin The Master ofArts degree serves to enrich a person's understanding of the St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Christian faith and its tradition, to prepare a person to serve in Christian communities and their mission in the world, and to provide the basic Jane Elizabeth Harris * theological degree forfurther graduate study. Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Mason City, Iowa

Festus Adeniyi Alomaja Donna Elizabeth Johnson The African Church ofNigeria, Lagos, Nigeria Christ Church International, Minneapolis, Minnesota St. Anthony Park United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota Jennifer Ruth Johnson Ina Hanson Barton * Central Lutheran Church, Winona, Minnesota Lord ofLife Lutheran, Maple Grove, Minnesota Jeannine Patrice Joy Mandi Kay Berndt Trinity Lutheran Church, Vermillion, South Dakota Tracy Lutheran Church, Tracy, Minnesota Custer Lutheran Fellowship, Custer, South Dakota

Stephanie K. Bliese Noel Christine Kahl Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Living Word Lutheran Church, Kay, Texas Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sheryl LuAnn Rosenbaum Bousu Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Eagan, Minnesota

Deborah Shannon Finch Brandt St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Kathleen Hughes Brighton Peace Lutheran, Belleville, Illinois Names ofchurches are the candidate's home and/or supporting congregations. Requirements to be met by August 31, 201 O Paula Koch Canby X G. M. &Minnie Bruce Award in New Testament West Wisconsin Trinity Lutheran, Bend, t A.F.Hanson Prize in Homiletics Faith Santa/ Fe Lutheran, Milwaukee, Wisconsin John Milton Prize in Old Testament Graduate Preaching Fellowship The Children, Youth and Family Prize

Prize/Fellowship Description. Seepage 15. CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Deborah Rhee Kim Nicholas Edwin Weber St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania Shepherd ofthe Valley Lutheran Church, Maple Valley, Washington

Elizabeth Anne Lynch Stephanie Jeanne Wolfe Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser, Wisconsin Barson Lahivelo Mahafaly First Lutheran Church, Fargo, North Dakota Malagasy Lutheran Church, Madagascar Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Wyoming, Minnesota

Sarah R. McGuiness * Grace - University Lutheran, Minneapolis, Minnesota MASTER OF SACRED MUSIC The Master ofSacred Music degree is designed to educate church musicians Trent Ostman Jivan theologically for service in the church as professional pastoral musicians.

Alison Owen Jeffrey Scott Anthony Orangewood Presbyterian Church, Phoenix, Arizona Sara D. Parnell Resurrection Lutheran Church, Monticello, Minnesota James G. Davidson

Martin Isaac Patrick St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Salem, Oregon St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Ohio Mansfield, Sean Murray Johnson Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill, St. Paul, Minnesota Justin Andrew Ridley Hill Memorial UMC, Bradford, Pennsylvania HyeonJeong Lee

Roberts, Sr. Joseph Jamah Joshua L. Lindgren Providence Church, Monrovia, Liberia Baptist Cross Lutheran Church, Maplewood, Minnesota Bethel Church, Suehn, Liberia Deleny Baptist Messiah Lutheran Church, Lindsborg, Kansas Falun Lutheran Church, Falun, Kansas Shannon Savage Howie Lutheran Thousand Holy Trinity Church, Oaks, California Ruth Ann Monson Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Austin, Minnesota Nicholas James Schaser it 3 Westwood Minnesota Community Church, Chanhassen, Mark Andrew Stover Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek, California Clare Cheney Sedlacek Redeemer Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Wisconsin

Mary E. Stoneback MASTER OF DIVINITY St. Peter Lutheran Church, Mesa, Arizona The Master ofDiviniy degree provides a professional theological education

Kallie Elizabeth Stroh for mission and ministry. This degreeprogram preparespersonsfor ordained ministry in Christian communities. Zion Lutheran, Anoka, Minnesota Christ the King, Mankato, Minnesota Jacob Paul Anderson Amy Kristine Swenson * St.John' s Lutheran Church, Killdeer, North Dakota Olivet Lutheran Church, Fargo, North Dakota Aimee Frye Appell t Jerry Wesley Watts Gift of Grace, Seattle, Washington Preston Meadow Lutheran Church, Plano, Texas Nativity Lutheran, Renton, Washington Christ Church Lutheran, Minneapolis, Minnesota CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Arianna Noelle Arends Scott Charles Egbers Prince ofPeace Lutheran Church, Spokane, Washington Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hooper, Nebraska Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, Spokane, Washington Elim Lutheran Church, Hooper, Nebraska Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Meyers, Florida Mary Helen Eide Seyward Charlotte Ask Our Savior's Lutheran, Menomonie, Wisconsin First Lutheran Church, Morris, Minnesota St. John's Lutheran, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Andrew James Behrendt t Katherine E. Fick Peace Lutheran Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wells, Minnesota

Nancy Kathryn Carlson * Elizabeth Arlene Flomo * Lord ofLife Lutheran Church, Maple Grove, Minnesota Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill, St. Paul, Minnesota Bethel Lutheran Church, Hudson, Wisconsin Benjamin Mark Cieslik First English Lutheran Church, Appleton, Wisconsin Keely Morgan Franke Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota St. Mary's Episcopal Church, St. Paul, Minnesota St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, St. Paul, Minnesota Sarah Christine Rouse- Clark Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Racine, Wisconsin Edith Melinda Gage Easter Lutheran Church, Eagan, Minnesota Trinity Lutheran Church, Logansport, Indiana Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, Anchorage, Alaska Custer Lutheran Fellowship, Custer, South Dakota

Nathan Hugh Clements Samuel Barbay Gaye, Jr. First Lutheran Church, Prophetstown, Illinois New Georgia United Methodist Church, Monrovia, Liberia Salem Lutheran Church, Sycamore, Illinois Brooklyn United Methodist Church, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, Illinois Peace Lutheran Church, Lauderdale, Minnesota

Pauline M. Crowder Dean G. Grier Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ross, North Dakota Hegland-Lysne Solum- Ministries, Hawley, Minnesota St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garrison, North Dakota First Lutheran, Fargo, North Dakota

Jill Davis * Clifton Dale Hanson Zion Lutheran, Buffalo, Minnesota Goodridge Lutheran Parish, Goodridge, Minnesota Salem English Lutheran, Minneapolis, Minnesota Victor Benjamin Hanson Melanie Gibson Davis St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minnesota Falcon Heights United Church of Christ, Falcon Heights, Minnesota Kyle Richard Hayes Dale R. Degner Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Woodstock, Georgia St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hector, Minnesota

Justin Marcel Dittrich Nativity Lutheran, St. Anthony, Minnesota Our Saviour's Lutheran, Minneapolis, Minnesota Names ofchurches are the candidate's home and/or supporting congregations. Requirements to be met 6y August 31, 2010 Mollie Dvorak * With distinction Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota X G. M. &Minnie Bruce Award in New Testament t A.E. Hanson Prize in Homiletics John Milton Prize in Old Testament Graduate Preaching Fellowship The Children, Youth and Family Prize Prize Fellowship/ Description. See page 15.

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Aaron C. Hoffman Philip John Misner * St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, St. Paul, Minnesota Calvary Lutheran Church ofGolden Vally, Golden Valley, Minnesota

Michael Thomas Jacobson Daniel Stephen Morton * St. James Lutheran Church, Hanford, California St. Matthew's Lutheran, Woodbridge, Virginia Hatton Rural Parish, Hatton, North Dakota Eastern North Dakota Synod, Fargo, North Dakota Jalete Abdeta Negassa Oromo Evangelical Church ofLas Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada David J.Johnson Leslie Brooke Neist PalmerSuomi / Lutheran Parish, Palmer, Michigan Trinity Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minnesota Hannah Gerry Johnson Christ Lutheran, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota Justin Michael Paul Nickel t Grace Lutheran Church, Boulder, Colorado Brian Thomas Julin-McCleary Gift of Grace Lutheran, Seattle, Washington Mark Henry Orf Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado First Presbyterian Church, Spirit Lake, Iowa House ofPrayer Lutheran Church, Oakdale, Minnesota Paula Renee Lawhead Renee Ellen Patterson * Lord ofLove Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska Hosanna Lutheran Church, Forest Lake, Minnesota Thanksgiving! Lutheran Church, Bellevue, Nebraska

Margaret Renee Lier Nancy L. Quatier First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Longmont, Colorado St.John American Lutheran, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Matthew Andrew Maas * Joel Ramirez Mery Seat, Minneapolis, Minnesota Iglesia Centro Cristiano de Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota Puente de Vida, St. Paul, Minnesota Christ Lutheran on Capitol Hill, St. Paul, Minnesota Comunidad Cristiana Elim, Minneapolis, Minnesota St.James Lutheran, Cystal, Minnesota

Miles Allen Ruch, Jr. * Shannyn C. Magee Frieden's Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church, Racine, Wisconsin

Sarah Louella Ruch Elliott Richard Charles Malm Frieden's Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska Grace Lutheran Church, Hallock, Minnesota Red River Lutheran Church, Kennedy, Minnesota John M. Sauter *

Amber Sue Marten -F House ofPrayer, Bismarck, North Dakota First Lutheran Church, Brookings, South Dakota Andrew Michael Schensted Lutheran Church ofthe Good Shepherd, Torrance, California Kinsmen Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas Bethany Amelia McCaughan Kate Marie Schruba Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Zion Lutheran Church, Caroline, Wisconsin Sauk Vally Lutheran Church, Osakis, Minnesota Donald Eugene Short Joseph E. Midthun Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Bremerton, Washington Samhold Lutheran Church, Gonvick, Minnesota United Lutheran Church, Gonvick, Minnesota

10 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Robert Sinclair Kathleen Ulland -Klinkner Our Savior's Lutheran, New Ulm, Minnesota Carol Ann Skjegstad Red Oak Grove Lutheran, Austin, Minnesota Calvary Lutheran, Golden Valley, Minnesota Barbara J.VanDrasek Paul L. Snider * Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Marysville, Washington Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Brian Michael Ward St. John Lutheran Church, Mapleton, Minnesota Ladd Jay Sonnenberg Trinity Lutheran Church, Wauseon, Ohio Thomas Lawrence Welch * Hope Lutheran Church, Hamler, Ohio Bethesda Lutheran Church, Eugene, Oregon

Erin Lee Stoney * Craig Thomas Wexler Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Prince ofPeace, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fridley, Minnesota Jeremy Henry Winter St.John Lutheran Church, Boyden, Iowa Daniel Joseph Streeper * St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Roseville, Minnesota Natasha Woitzel -Kolles St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Lutheran Church ofthe Cross, West Fargo, North Dakota

Kristin Diane Swenson Tim Wrenn Olivet Lutheran Church, Fargo, North Dakota St. Mark's,Grand Forks, North Dakota

Scott B. Thalacker DOCTOR OF MINISTRY South Canyon Lutheran Church, Rapid Ciy, South Dakota Hayti Lutheran Church, Hayti, South Dakota The Doctor ofMinistry, is the most advanced professional degreefor New Hope Lutheran Church, Hayti, South Dakota ordained persons in the parish or related ministries. The primary emphasis ofthis degree is theological learning and research in the context ofthe Daryl Wayne Thul practice of ministry. Riverside Lutheran, Sioux Ciy, Iowa Lutz Allen Sunnyvale, California Gloria Dei Lutheran, Redwood Falls, Minnesota Stephanie Pastor as Manager: Redeeming Management as a Jennifer M. Thul Missional Practice" Riverside Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa David K.Anderson Eau Claire, Wisconsin Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls, Minnesota Bethany Lutheran Church, Spencer, Iowa Children with Disabilities in a Missional Community of Mutual Vulnerability" Matthew Johannsen Tingler Hosanna Lutheran Church, Liberty, Missouri

Nathan E. Toso * Shepherd ofthe Valley, Apple Valley, Minnesota

Chimezie Ukaonu Names ofchurches are the candidate's home and or/ supporting congregations. Requirements to be met by August 31, 2010 Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, Minnesota Minneapolis, With distinction Joy Lutheran Church, Prescott, Wisconsin X C. M. &Minnie Bruce Award in New Testament Calvary Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota t A.E. Hanson Prize in Homiletics P John Milton Prize in Old Testament Graduate Preaching Fellowship The Children, Youth and Family Prize

Prize/Fellowship Description. See page 15. CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Jennifer Mary Bannerman Mason, Ohio MASTER OF THEOLOGY The New Exodus: Leaving the Egypt of our Past, Being The Master ofTheology is a research degree that provides continuing Transformed by God's Sacred Wilderness Time, and theological study through the discipline ofacademic excellence. Preparing for the Promised Land of God's Kingdom"

Christian Dominic Boyd O'Fallon, Illinois Norman Peter Belland Prescott, Wisconsin Formed and Always Being Reformed as a Community Han: A Response to Suffering in Korean Theology" Under the Cross: The Search for Missional Capacities within a 21st Century Presbytery" Christopher Evangelos John Brenna Rochester, Minnesota Sources and Theological Functions of the descensus ad inferos Kurt M. Friederich Richardson, Texas in the Early Christian Centuries" Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons Participating in Evangelical Lutheran Church in American Congregations: Matthew James Cain St. Paul, Minnesota Hospitality with Insider Outcasts" Muslim Minorities in Light of the First Muslim Hijra from Mecca to Abyssinia" Patrick Lee Hall Minneapolis, Minnesota

A Developing an Intentional Church Identity Strategy: Katya Elizabeth Ouchakof ** Madison, Wisconsin Model for Ministry" Reclaiming James: Locating James within the Collection of Christian Literature" Richard Lewis Larson Stillwater, Minnesota

Partnership: A Practice for Cultivating a Missional Katherine R. Reuer ** Minneapolis, Minnesota Awareness in the Worshipping Congregation" Healing the Broken Body of Christ: Torture, Brokenness

Elizabeth Davis Miller Lake Mills, Wisconsin and Ecclesiological Response, A Proposal Concerning the Restoration of Self and Community" Old Wine in New Wineskins: Reframing Moravian Customs as Missional Practices" DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Kevin P. Mundell Oshkosh, Wisconsin The Doctor ofPhilosophy is an advanced research degree designed to Missional Preaching in a Small Mid -western Mainline Church" develop scholarly leadershipfor Christian churches andfor work in the community oftheological scholarship throughout the world. Dee Haugen Pederson * St. Cloud, Minnesota A Missional Church Community of Many Cultures and Scott James Hagley ** St. Paul, Minnesota Peoples" Sharing Witness Along the Way: Engaging the Lived Theology of an Urban Congregation in Evangelical, Public, John Charles Ragan Ortonville, Minnesota and Missional Strands" New Life on the Prairie: A Study of the Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavior Patterns of STaR Congregations in a STaR David Eric Hawkinson ** New Brighton, Minnesota Synod in the ELCA" Martin Buber's I and Thou, Pastoral Counseling and Reading the Biblical Text: A Proposal for an Integrated Model" Laurie Skow Pelican Rapids, Minnesota Pentecost on the Prairie: The Movement of the Holy Spirit Faith Kokubelwa Lugazia Tanzania Creating Multiracial Ministries in a Rural Community" Towards an African Inculturation of Biblical Pneumatology: A Response to the Rise of Neo-Pentecostalism in Tanzanian L. Sacia Vik Kansas City, Missouri Christianity" Vending Machines Don't Make Disciples: How an Understanding of the Redemptive Reign of God can Help Transform the Consumerist Mentality within the Church" CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Daniel K.Magnuson Blaine, Minnesota Postconservative Evangelical Theology in a Postmodern Context: Three Proposals"

Sheila Strobel Smith Lake Elmo, Minnesota

Complexities of Pastoral Change and Transition in the Megachurches of the Baptist General Conference, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Presbyterian Church (USA)"

Johannes Gerhardus Jacobus Swart ** South Africa A Local Christian Community's Missional Imagination: Accessing, Cultivating, and Assessing Missional Discernment in Civil Society"

Kenneth Nathaniel Young Minneapolis, Minnesota John Perkins in Conversation with Other Black Theologians: Towards a Model for Deconstructing 'Racialization' and Dismantling Racism in the Evangelical Church"

Names ofchurches are the candidate's home and or/ supporting congregations. Requirements to be met by August 31, 2010 With distinction K G. M. &Minnie Bruce Award in New Testament t A.E. Hanson Prize in Homiletics John Milton Prize in Old Testament Graduate Preaching Fellowship The Children, Youth and Family Prize Prize Fellowship/ Description. See page 15.

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AWARDS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Each year several awards for excellence are given to students. The awards given this year are:

THE JOHN MILTON PRIZE IN OLD TESTAMENT is awarded to one or more students based on papers written by graduating Master of Divinity degree or Master of Arts degree students in the area of Old Testament.

A.E. HANSON PRIZE IN HOMILETICS are awarded to graduating seniors based on homiletical skills.

THE G.M. AND MINNIE BRUCE PRIZE IN NEW TESTAMENT is awarded to one or more students based on papers written by graduating Master of Divinity degree or Master of Arts degree students in the area of New Testament.

THE GRADUATE PREACHING FELLOWSHIP is given to an outstanding Master of Divinity degree graduate from the senior class. The fellowship provides the recipient with financing to study preaching overseas to enhance his or her career in preaching and parish ministry.

THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY PRIZE is given annually to one or more students who demonstrate excellence in reflecting theologically, culturally and pragmatically on the practice of children, youth, youth adult or family ministries.

G. M. &Minnie Bruce Award in New Testament t A.E. Hanson Prize in Homiletics iJohn Milton Prize in Old Testament Graduate Preaching Fellowship The Children, Youth and Family Prize Numeral indicates rank placement.

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