Former Lutheran bishop to direct seminaries' contextual education program

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August 26, 2008  

Former Lutheran bishop to direct seminaries' contextual education program

by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service

The Rev. Richard J. (Rick) Foss, former bishop, Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Eastern North Dakota Synod,
became director of the Contextual Leadership Initiative (CLI)
for Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., and Pacific Lutheran
Theological Seminary (PLTS), Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 1.
Luther and PLTS are two of eight ELCA seminaries, and they
comprise the ELCA's Western Mission Cluster -- a cooperative
venture of both seminaries and other partners to coordinate
the theological education resources of the church in the
western United States.  CLI places students from both
seminaries in internships and other contextual learning
assignments.  

Foss, 63, served as bishop of the ELCA Eastern North Dakota
Synod since 1992 and was ineligible for re-election in 2008.
The Rev. Gary A. Wilkerson served as interim director of CLI
since July 2007.


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