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are what we’re tasked with doing because it’s who we are. We must continue to re-evaluate our institutions, curriculum, campaigns and more to guarantee an authentically inclusive environment in which all members of the PLU community can learn, live, work and thrive. PLU is committed to serving its increasingly diverse population of students through perpetual introspection that places diversity and inclusion work at the heart of all we do. As we continue to strive for a comprehensive sense of

Spring Series in Pastoral Theology:``Liturgy that Lives: Practicing the Art of Blessing in Late-Pandemic Worship``Crafting language for worship is more contextual and meaningful than ever. These pragmatic workshops honor what we tried and learned in worship since March 2020. We’ll consider the theological and cultural assumptions our liturgical traditions make and how they might adapt to meet our changing communities. What no longer seems essential? What new questions are we asking? What held

Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic

March 1st, 2023 The Servant Diplomat: Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy by Ryan Gliha, Diplomat in Residence — Northwest, U.S. Department of State 7:00 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Keynote preceded by a panel presentation with PLU alumni and Returned Peace Corps volunteer at 4:00 p.m. with Shella Biallas ’04, Haley Ehlers ’16, Lucas Gillespie ’16, Sam Rise ’11, MA ’12 PLU welcomes Ryan M. Gliha, who currently serves as the Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest at UC Berkeley, where

2022 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust” Oct. 26-28, 2022 Hybrid Event Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. To be Jewish in Poland, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, meant experiencing both the highs of cultural life and the absolute low of persecution and discrimination, culminating in the world’s most notorious genocide, the Holocaust. If one looks at the long view of

2023 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education: “Africa and the Holocaust” Oct. 25-27, 2023 Thanks to the generosity of donors this event is free and open to the public. The 15th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 25th – Friday, Oct. 27th in the Anderson University Center, Regency Room. Our conference will explore “Africa and the Holocaust” as its theme. In this conference our speakers will be exploring the under-researched

Recap of the 2023 Christmas Concert: Light Download ProgramRecap of the 2023 Christmas Concert: LightRelive the spirit and beauty of our 2023 Christmas Concert, entitled “Light”. Recorded live in PLU’s Lagerquist Concert Hall on December 10, 2023, the concert features the Choir of the West (Brian Galante, conductor), University Chorale (Tiffany Walker, conductor), University Symphony Orchestra (Asieh Mahyar, conductor), and Organist Michael Plagerman ’15 in a variety of works celebrating hope