Northwest House of Theological Studies

On Saturday, I had the opportunity to spend time with a group of students at the Northwest House of Theological Studies in Salem, Oregon. This is an ecumenical community that meets on Friday evenings and Saturdays for theological study. Many of them eventually transfer to PLTS to complete and MDiv. My colleague Liza and I joined the group for worship on Saturday morning and then facilitated a discussion on the Lutheran understanding of the Eucharist. What a wonderful group of people! These were mostly second career students and include a lawyer, a law professor, a teacher, a lay minister, and people from many other professions. They were Lutheran, Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, UCC, and others. It was a wonderful way to spend the morning and a great reminder of the many, many paths that people take to public ministry!