Rev. Sara Cutter is the Senior Director of Operational Effectiveness for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Churchwide Organization. She previously worked as a pastor for the Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Savannah, Georgia; Zion Lutheran Church in Middleton, Ohio; and Epiphany Lutheran Church in Dayton, Ohio. Sara earned her MDiv from the Lutheran…
Dr. Hansen is director of Advanced Theological Education at Luther Seminary, where he is also the MLK Chair of Justice and Christian Community and professor of Theology and Global Christianity. Since 2020, he has been the Director of Confessional Studies for the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina and Uruguay. Dr. Hansen was born in…
Rev. Adam P. White, D.Min., is the senior pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Waconia, Minnesota. Previous roles include being the campus pastor for the Lutheran Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the associate pastor of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings, Nebraska. White has also taught as a visiting professor at Luther…
The Rev. Dr. Ridgeway Addison is the senior learning designer at Humana and an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University’s School of Nursing. He served as a protestant chaplain at Georgetown University from 2000-2012. He is a graduate of the Catholic University of America, where he obtained his Ph.D. in Religious Studies. As a digital…
The Rev. Dr. Anthony Bateza specializes in Martin Luther, moral theology, and Christian ethics. Luther’s political theology is his primary area of research, focusing on the reformer’s understanding of human agency and his relationship with the virtue tradition and Augustinian thought. He is also personally and professionally invested in race, identity, and social justice questions….
Dr. Tripp Fuller recently moved back to North Carolina and started as Visiting Professor of Theology at Luther Theological Seminary after three years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Theology & Science at the University of Edinburgh. He recently released “Divine Self-Investment: a Constructive Open and Relational Christology,” the first book in the Studies in…
The Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell is the author of Braving Difficult Decisions: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do, Always On: Practicing Faith in a New Media Landscape, and The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. She speaks and writes about joy, meaning, finding the life worth…
Ryan Panzer is the author of Grace and Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture (Fortress Press, December 2020). Having worked for technology companies like Google and Zendesk while attending seminary and serving in ministry contexts, Ryan researches and writes about ministry in a digital age. As a coach and consultant, Ryan equips communities of…
Grace Duddy Pomroy is the Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at Luther Seminary. She’s a lay, millennial stewardship leader, speaker, and financial educator based in Allyn, WA. She is the co-author of the stewardship book, Embracing Stewardship: How to Put Stewardship at the Heart of Your Congregation’s Life, as well as author of the…
After receiving his Ph.D. at Princeton Theological Seminary, Andrew Root joined Luther Seminary in 2005. He is considered one of the leading scholars of youth ministry and practical theology in the world. Root has published 16 books, many of which have been found on lists for Book of the Year. His latest project is a…
Dr. Dee Stokes is an entrepreneurial minister, educator, consultant, author, and podcaster. With 30 years of experience in education, Dr. Stokes understands what it means to be co-vocational and serve God in the Church and in the marketplace. She has worked at every level of education and has also served as a Senior Pastor, Formation…
The Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile is professor of congregational mission and leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of Embracing the Mixed Ecology (with Blair Pogue, Seabury Books, 2025), Leading Faithful Innovation: Following God into a Hopeful Future (with Michael Binder and Tessa Pinkstaff, Fortress 2023), Participating in God’s Mission:…
Dr. Rosario “Roz” Picardo is the co-founder of Mosaic Church in Beavercreek, Ohio. He is also an affiliate faculty and professor at United Theological Seminary (Dayton, Ohio). His calling began as a military chaplain, serving four years in the Marine Reserves and five in the Navy Reserves. Picardo is the author of eight books, including…
Tessa Pinkstaff is a spiritual director and the founder of Practices for Life, a ministry that invites people to explore Christian spiritual disciplines as a way to experience God’s healing and transformative presence. She is passionate about helping people become more like Jesus. Tessa is currently the Care Coordinator at Emmanuel Covenant Church in Shoreview,…
The Rev. Dr. Terri Martinson Elton began teaching at Luther Seminary as an adjunct instructor in 2004 before becoming the director of the Center for Children, Youth and Family Ministry in 2008. In addition to her continued work with the Center, Elton accepted the position of associate professor of Children, Youth and Family Ministry in…
