Madeline Wilson (center), a student at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., stands for a portrait with fellow students who are involved with her campaign asking the college to reform its sexual misconduct policies. After the school’s investigation concluded Wilson’s claims that she was raped by a fellow student in a dorm last May were unfounded, she responded by making T-shirts that read: “Ask me how my college is protecting my rapist.”
Called to serve
With the trend in lay ministry only expected to grow, the ELCA’s synod-authorized minister (SAM) program is quickly becoming more important to congregations. A SAM is a layperson who isn’t ordained…