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This month, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary was grateful to welcome our Doctor of Ministry cohorts to campus for a rich and intentional January Term marked by deep learning, spiritual nourishment, and meaningful community connection. Over the course of two weeks, students gathered from across the country to engage in academic rigor, shared reflection, and embodied practices.
Throughout the term, students participated in Seminar I and Seminar III sessions, spending full mornings and afternoons in sustained theological engagement. These classroom experiences were complemented by daily opportunities for fellowship, including shared cohort lunches and informal conversations that strengthened relationships across cohorts and contexts.
A centerpiece of the January Term was the “Moment of Nourishment” series—a free midday gathering that invited students, faculty, and staff to pause, reflect, and learn together during the lunch hour. Led by seminary leadership and faculty, these sessions explored themes ranging from the future of theological education and preaching difficult texts to public theology, organizational memory, and ministry as a liminal space. Lunch was available through the LouSem Hope Cafe, reinforcing our commitment to hospitality and whole-person formation.
The second week of January Term continued with Seminar I sessions and concluded with MLK Jr. Day worship and fellowship, a staff-led seminar session, the Roots 101 experience, and a closing cohort lunch—anchoring the academic work in justice, memory, and communal reflection.
This January Term was designed to create space for renewal, deep learning, and holy conversation. We are thankful for the presence, wisdom, and ministry leadership of our Doctor of Ministry students, and we look forward to the continued ways their work will serve church and world.
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