Prange accepts call to be BME administrator
Filed Under: BME, Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Ministerial Education, MLS
Rev. Paul Prange, president of Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, has accepted the call to be the new Board for Ministerial Education (BME) administrator. The BME administrator coordinates the work of ministerial education throughout the synod.
Prange, who accepted the call March 7, has served as tutor, professor, and president at Michigan Lutheran Seminary—one of the synod's two preparatory schools—and superintendent at East Fork Lutheran High School, Whiteriver, Ariz. He also served as pastor at Risen Savior, Austin, Tex., and St. Martin, Roscommon, Mich.
This was the second call issued to Prange by the Board for Ministerial Education to replace former administrator Rev. Peter Kruschel, who accepted a call to be a home missions counselor. Prange returned the original call issued in October 2008. In February, after two other candidates also declined calls, the board again called Prange, and this time he was led to accept.
"When I received the call last fall, there were some areas of Michigan Lutheran Seminary that I thought still needed attention from me, especially recruitment and mission advancement," says Prange. "In the intervening months, those things have become more stable and secure. During those same months, the synod budgeting process became more urgent."
Prange has already begun carrying out some work as BME administrator, but he will not transition to the position full time until after the school year ends.
Helping the synod's four ministerial education schools improve their work and streamline their operations are Prange's first tasks. "I want to keep our clear focus on the gospel as our only strength and comfort," he adds.
