Freedom Through Formation: A Q&A with Tania Hilton
Tania Hilton is a Luther House of Study graduate who is using her education in ways that extend beyond the traditional pastoral context. As director of the Unite Leadership Collective (ULC), she helps equip leaders to serve their churches with confidence and faithfulness. She also serves as a Lutheran biblical counselor—a role that’s still relatively […]
The origins of LHOS: Adapting to serve
Last month, we shared the story of how Luther House of Study began, back in 2006, as a grassroots response to a very real need in many congregations. Pastors were getting hard to come by, and traditional pathways to seminary education were increasingly inaccessible for lay people who were already serving faithfully in their congregations. […]
The origins of LHOS: Reflecting on 20 years of ministry
In every generation, the Church is faced with a question: how will we raise up faithful pastors for the work ahead? Twenty years ago, when Luther House of Study (LHOS) was founded, that question wasn’t theoretical. It was urgent. Dr. Chris Croghan, now the chief academic officer of LHOS, was working on his PhD from […]
2025 in Review: Luther House of Study Annual Letter
Dear Friend in Christ, Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. At Luther House of Study, we exist to raise up pastors grounded in Scripture and the Lutheran confessions—and to make faithful seminary education affordable and accessible to all. By God’s grace, 2025 has been another remarkable year of growth […]
Get to know our mission at Luther House of Study
At Luther House of Study, everything we do is connected to our mission of strengthening Lutheran leadership and ministries for the proclamation of the Gospel. That mission shapes not only what we teach, but how we teach it, and why we organize our program the way we do. Every offering, from our seminary courses to […]
Sowing seeds in local soil: The shifting nature of finding a pastor
Across the country, but especially in small towns and rural communities, congregations are wrestling with an increasingly urgent question: Where will our next pastor come from? For decades, the answer has been relatively simple. Churches relied on a steady pipeline of seminary graduates ready to take calls, and synod and denominational offices to help match […]
New “Care of Souls” podcast focuses on pastoral care
The call to ministry naturally brings pastors face to face with an array of unexpected challenges and situations. Seminary training can prepare students intellectually and spiritually for these scenarios, but there’s often a necessary element of experiencing things firsthand as well. For example, dealing with addiction in a congregation is something we’ve found many pastors […]
Hearing the call to ministry at summer camp
For generations, summer camp has been a rite of passage for youth. Whether attending as a camper or working as a counselor, camps provide a wholesome environment where young people can make friends, learn new skills and snap out of the routine of school, work and typical home life. At Lutheran Bible camps, they receive all […]
Preparing for Lent with Pastor Mark Anderson
In just a few short weeks, congregations around the world will be marking their foreheads with ashes, entering the 40-day season of Lent. This period of the church calendar holds a palpable somberness, as we reflect on Christ’s redemptive work on the cross and the sins that put Him there. And while it may feel […]
2024 in Review: Luther House of Study Annual Letter
Dear Friends, On behalf of Luther House of Study (LHOS), we thank you for your generous support of our mission and ministry to strengthen Lutheran leadership around the world for the proclamation of the Gospel. Your gifts, prayers, and words of encouragement give us the strength we need to continue to improve and expand resources […]