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President Marcus J. Miller to Retire
November 4, 2011
The President of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, the Rev. Dr. Marcus J. Miller, will retire next year after leading the seminary since 2006. Miller plans to work through August of 2012."I continue to value the depth of President Miller's faith, wisdom, and grace," said the Rev. Dr. William B. Trexler, chair of the seminary's Board of Trustees, "and know that he will be fully engaged in the seminary's mission until his final day of service."
Under Miller's leadership the seminary has experienced a deepening in mission and is positioned at the leading edge of 21st century theological education in the United States. The seminary's reach in the region has expanded under his leadership by continuing to honor its Lutheran heritage, but also experiencing a growth in non-Lutheran enrollment. Last year, the seminary announced the intent to merge with Lenoir-Rhyne University, a Lutheran university located in Hickory, N.C. The new partnership, still in development, will create a new model for graduate theological education by linking the seminary and its Columbia campus with the capacity of a Lutheran liberal arts university system.
"It is time for the seminary to have new leadership with a different set of gifts, and it is time for me to move to a new chapter in life," said Miller. "I have been honored to get to know students and see them grow in their leadership ability and their understanding of Christ during their time at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. "
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, one of eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, was founded in 1830 and has been located at its current campus in Columbia, S.C., since 1911. The seminary offers graduate theology degrees to Lutherans and multiple other Christian denominations, fulfilling its mission to teach, form and nurture servant leaders for public ministry and service to the church.
