New faces on faculty at MLC
Filed Under: BME, Ministerial Education, MLC
Seven new faculty members were installed at Martin Luther College (MLC), WELS' worker-training school in New Ulm, Minn., as a new academic year began Aug. 25. For the most part, the new members are replacing faculty who retired or took calls elsewhere.
"What we're really looking at here is the future leadership of the college," says Dr. David Wendler, vice president for academics at MLC. "You're looking at the fresh ideas that are coming from the field that will be incorporated into the future direction of the college."
Among those installed was Mr. John Meyer, who served previously at Salem Lutheran Elementary School in Stillwater, Minn. He will become director of graduate studies in 2010 once he completes doctorate work.
Wendler, who is also serving as the interim director of graduate studies, says he's looking forward to Meyer taking over the program, which began in 2004 and offers a Master of Science in Education degree through online course work.
The program, Wendler says, is necessary if congregations are to recommit themselves to the importance of Christian education—and to reach out to non-WELS families. "If we want our schools to be vibrant, if we want our schools to be leaders, and if we want our schools to be outreach tools, we have to have people with credentials in those schools," Wendler says. "We live in an increasingly credentialed society."
For a list of the other professors installed, view the latest MLC Update.
