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Vocation Formation

LVC17 Volunteer Spotlight: Brittany Dymm

Stopping to spend a year in the cornfields of the Midwest between undergrad and medical school doesn’t seem like the most exciting or appealing post-grad choice to everyone, but our Volunteers know beautiful opportunities when they see them. Brittany Dymm is a medical school bound LVC17 Volunteer this year serving in Omaha, NE at Hospice House – The Josie Harper Residence. Brittany is a recent graduate from the University of Notre Dame where she studied Biochemistry and Anthropology, and saw a service year with LVC as an opportunity for reflection and spiritual growth before applying for school. Brittany is serving as this year as theRead More →

2018-06-29
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: June 29, 2018
In: Volunteer Profile
Tagged: Cultivate Justice, Omaha, serve, Vocation Formation, Volunteer, Volunteer Profile, Volunteer Spotlight

What Comes Next?

Hey LVCers! Elizabeth Flomo here, from the LVC recruitment desk. Spring has come and with that, thinking about what comes after your LVC year. I want to share a few resources for you as you think about what’s coming next for you. Planning to move to another LVC city? Find out about housing & jobs in LVC cities by joining our city/regional email list servs & Facebook groups. Contact me or your program manager with which LVC city list serv you want to on and we’ll make it happen. Job opportunities RSVP Soon!! Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice – April 11 Online Info Session!!Read More →

2017-04-06
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: April 6, 2017
In: Jobs, Uncategorized
Tagged: Jobs, Living LVC Values, Scholarships, Vocation Formation, Volunteer

Vocational Discernment in LVC

Tashina Good, a current LVC Volunteer living in Chicago and serving at the ELCA Churchwide offices, shares her reflections on what this year has meant for her faith and discernment. Tashina is using her year with LVC to fulfill her internship requirement to become a rostered deaconess in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Her work to bring faith and ministry outside of the four walls of the church is inspiring, and an important piece of our collective social justice efforts!   “It is hard to believe that a full year has past. A full year from when my seminary thesis was in its lastRead More →

2016-03-28
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: March 28, 2016
In: Leader Letter, Newsletter, Volunteer Profile
Tagged: Chicago, ELCA, Leader Letter, luther Seminary, Vocation Formation

Discerning the Voice of Vocation

This year, LVC is partnering with Luther Seminary to offer Volunteers, alumni and other Lutheran service year programs  two classes and seminary credit at full scholarship! All online courses, our community is delving into Vocational Formation with Dr. Michael Chan and Serving in Context with Dr. Gary Simpson. Read more from Dr. Michael Chan on the content of the classes and current Omaha Volunteer, Deborah Metcalf, on the impact of taking classes during her LVC year! Dr. Michael Chan: The class I teach is titled, Vocational Formation. Vocation is not exclusively about a career, a job, or a title– it is about life, all of life. Vocation refersRead More →

2015-10-30
By: Deirdre Bagley
On: October 30, 2015
In: Leader Letter, Volunteer Profile
Tagged: 2015, Class, Deborah Metcalf, luther Seminary, Michael Chan, Serving in Context, Vocation Formation, Volunteer

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