LULL INSTALLATION
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS), Berkeley, Calif.,
will install its sixth president April 26-27 with a reflective
weekend. The Rev. Timothy F. Lull, 53, succeeds the Rev. Jerry
L. Schmalenberger, 62, who assumed the duties of a professor of
pastoral ministry at the seminary on Sept. 1, 1996. The seminary
held a "celebration of service" for Schmalenberger on Feb. 23.
PLTS is one of eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America. Lull was the seminary's academic dean and a
professor of systematic theology. His installation as president
begins with a theological conference on "The Future of the Church
and the Future of Our Seminaries" with three other ELCA seminary
presidents: the Rev. David L. Tiede, Luther Seminary, St. Paul,
Minn.; the Rev. Roger W. Fjeld, Wartburg Theological Seminary,
Dubuque, Iowa; and the Rev. H. Frederick Reisz Jr., Lutheran
Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C. Dr. Martha Ellen
Stortz, PLTS associate professor of historical theology and
ethics, will moderate the conference. Lull's installation will
begin Saturday evening with an academic procession representing
various elements of the ELCA and the seminary's partnership in
the Graduate Theological Union with eight other Christian
seminaries. ELCA Presiding Bishop H. George Anderson will
participate in the installation with Bishop Mark Ramseth of the
ELCA's Montana Synod, who chairs the seminary's board, and Lull's
sister, the Rev. Patricia J. Lull, Christ Lutheran Church,
Athens, Ohio.
For information contact:
Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
