The Diploma in Lutheran Studies is designed to provide preparation for Word and Sacrament Ministry for seminarians who have attended non-Lutheran seminaries and who are now preparing for ordination in the NALC. The DLS can be completed in one year through a combination of online and residential components. The DLS program is 30 credits in the following disciplines:
Systematic Theology (12 credits):
- ST540 Creeds & Catechisms: An Introduction to Theological Thinking
- ST550 Lutheran Confessions
- ST660 Introduction to Theology I
- ST670 Introduction to Theology II
Ethics (3 credits):
- ST755 Christian Ethics in the Lutheran Tradition
Church History (6 credits):
- CH670 Modern Church
- CH680 The Theology and Writings of Martin Luther
Liturgy & Homiletics (6 credits):
- PT670 Introduction to Lutheran Liturgy
- PT550 Homiletics
Discipleship (3 credits):
- PT700 Spiritual Formation: Catechesis & Discipleship (Offered through Trinity School for Ministry)