Theology students learn about rural ministry in Sidney

Five seminarians from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago recently spent eight days in the Sidney area as the “hands on” portion of a course on rural ministry. The course is offered yearly by the seminary.

This year marks its twelfth year running. It is co-sponsored by the Nebraska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and organized through the Nebraska Synod Rural Ministry Task Force.

According to Rev. Dr. Terry Baeder, Director of Field Education at LSTC, the class is structured as a “travel seminar,” providing a “hands-on learning opportunity about leadership and minis...