Current Programming
“What Nourishes You?” Monthly Meal Conversations
The Lutheran Center hosts monthly meal conversations for staff and faculty on what nourishes them and contributes to their well-being. Each meal features a St. Olaf staff or faculty member who responds to the question “What Nourishes You?” Each month features a different speaker.
The speaker list for Fall is below:
Wednesday 30 September, 12:00pm Christopher Medley, Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life, RSVP for September
Thursday 22 October, 8:30 am Jake Grossman, Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies; Director of Environmental Conversation
Wednesday 11 November 12:00pm Kaethe Schwehn, Associate Professor of Practice in English
Fellowships
Student Interfaith Fellows assist the Lutheran Center in working to deepen campus understanding of the role that religious identity plays in many people’s lives and of the importance of interfaith (including non-religious) education and cooperation on campus and beyond. Fellows plan interfaith events for the campus community, deliver chapel talks and serve on the Lutheran Center Steering Committee, among other duties. Meet our 2025-2026 Interfaith Fellows!
Conference on Worship, Theology, and the Arts
The Conference on Worship, Theology and the Arts (CWTA) offers professional development, spiritual nourishment and networking opportunities for people engaged in congregational ministry. Pastors, church musicians, artists and lay leaders from many denominations and congregations of varying sizes participate in the conference, which is hosted at St. Olaf. The conference offers ideas and practices that participants can readily incorporate into worship in their own congregations.
All-Community Read
The Lutheran Center regularly holds All-Community Reads in which the St. Olaf Community is invited to read the same book and be involved in programming around the topic of the book. The most recent All-Community Read took place in AY 2023-24 on the book So That All May Flourish: The Aims of Lutheran Higher Education, a book which features work by St. Olaf faculty Drs. Deanna Thompson ‘89, Anthony Bateza and Anton Armstrong ‘78.
Queer Interreligious Circle
This student-led group meets throughout the Semester and discusses various topics around being religious and a part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Previous Years’ Past Programming
Click here for some of our past events.
Videos and Podcasts
Past Programming
Completed programming for the year will appear here.