“What Nourishes You?” Monthly Meal Conversations

The Lutheran Center hosts monthly meal conversations for staff and faculty on what nourishes them and contribute 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 Spring is as follows:

Feb 25th, 8:30 am – Eduardo Pazos Palma, Vice-President for Community and Belonging,
Mar 26th, 12 pm – Jonathan Naito, Associate Dean for Humanities, Associate Professor of English.
Apr 24th, 8:30 am – Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha, Visiting Instructor in Theater. RSVP
May 7th, 12 pm – Michaela Brown, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life. RSVP

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 2024-2025 Interfaith Fellows!

Internships

The Lutheran Center partners with various organizations to offer summer internships to St. Olaf students.  Hear about the experiences of our 2024 summer interns, Riley, Khaosara, Kyra and Jackson.  Contact us if you are interested in a Summer internship.

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.

Community Education Courses

We host community education courses in the Winter and Summer. Find out about them here.

Interreligious Circle

In partnership with College Ministry, the Lutheran Center established the Interreligous Circle, made up of students from a variety of traditions including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Humanist. These students explore with one another how their own religious/non-religious identities inform how they live and how learning more about other identities inform, challenge, and enrich their understanding of who they are individually and as a member of a diverse community like St. Olaf.

inter-religious circle schedule

The Inter-Religious Circle schedule for Spring will be announced soon.

24-25 Past Programming

The Critical Interfaith Work of the U. S. Military Chaplain Corps

Military chaplains are called to care for all people regardless of their background and to encourage people to be faithful to their own traditions in living out their callings. The vocations of military chaplains are inherently interfaith, as they are called to minister to people from all backgrounds and build bridges across difference in a variety of challenging contexts.

20th February 2025

Panel discussion with US Military chaplains from diverse religious backgrounds. They will discuss Interfaith Engagement in the US Military.

Previous Years’ Past Programming

Click here for some of our past events.

Videos and Podcasts

Click here for videos and podcasts of past events.