The Lutheran Center

Connect. Explore. Be Nourished.

Lutheran Center Director of Congregational Thriving Rev. Dr. Char Rachuy Cox moderates a panel discussion between Army Chaplains about the critical interfaith work of the US Army Chaplains..

Vocational Exploration

WHO WE ARE

In a college and world that is increasingly non-religious as well as religiously diverse, the Lutheran Center creates spaces to encounter Lutheran identity and tradition, navigate across lines of religious difference, and explore our individual and collective vocations in ways that open us to the needs of others. Our strategic engagement with communities of faith beyond campus puts these same principles into practice in our support, accompaniment, and resourcing of both professional and lay leaders.

GET TO KNOW US

The Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community and College Ministry will welcome Ed Brown, Secretary General of the Stefanus Alliance, to campus on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The Stefanus Alliance is a global non-governmental organization that advocates for religious freedom throughout the world.

The work of the Stefanus Alliance resonates with the mission of St. Olaf College to create spaces for students to examine the impact of faith and values in their lives and society. In a resonance with St. Olaf’s own identity as a college rooted in a particular religious tradition while striving to celebrate all the ways that students, staff, and faculty practice religion and spirituality, Stefanus Alliance advocates for people of all faiths who have had their religious rights violated out of their Christian foundation.

For more information, see the programming page.

Strategic Engagement with Communities of Faith

The Center draws on gifts of Lutheran tradition to nourish Christian congregations and their leaders. In our work with congregations, we support deepening understanding and application of the core commitments of their traditions, foster individual and communal spiritual engagement and renewal, enhance the ability to discern and live into God’s personal and communal call, and nurture faithful leadership within and beyond congregations in ways that contribute to the common good.

Learn more about the Nourishing Vocation Project and how to involve your congregation

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Chapel Talks

Click here for all Chapel Talks given by Lutheran Center staff, student fellows, advisory and steering committee members and guest speakers we have helped to bring to campus.