Mission Statement
The Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta
is a primary and unique resource of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
in the preparation of leadership within
the African Descent community and
those interested in urban ministry
networked with the eight (8) ELCA seminaries,
Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC)
and other educational resources of
the greater Atlanta area to equip
all the baptized for ministry.
The fundamental purpose of the Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta is to develop leadership for the church through diverse experience and intensive theological study. The Center equips the whole people of God; candidates for ministry, members of congregations, youth and rostered leaders out of a perspective that is Lutheran, ecumenical, contextual, multicultural, urban, inclusive and global. Updated April 29, 2007
The Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta will be a life-giving force, as it gives nourishment to all those who drink from its precious stream.
 The Rev. Lawrence J. Clark
Executive Director
Pastor Clark, formerly Associate to the Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the Executive Director of the Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta (LTCA). Pastor Clark administers LTCA for all eight seminaries of the ELCA and is an active member of the administrative staff of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC.
Pastor Clark has degrees from San Francisco State University, including a M.A. in the Administration of Physical Education. His M.Div. degree is from Trinity Seminary. He studied at LTCA 1994-1995 and has done work toward a D.Min. degree in Mission and Leadership at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.
Pastor Clark has served as a lay campus pastor at San Francisco State University and Senior Pastor at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago before going to the bishop's staff. Currently, he serves on the Governing Board of the African American Lutheran Association where he is national treasurer and a lifetime member.
In Chicago, he is a Governing Board Advocate for Trinity Hospital. He is on the Multi-Disciplinary Team for Elder Abuse, Metropolitan Family Services. Pastor Clark serves on the Board of Directors of Wartburg Theological Seminary. He is on the Metropolitan Chicago Synod's African American Strategy Team, and has served on the ELCA's Outreach and Congregation Mission Unit's National African American Strategy Team. He has participated in the Mentor Program of Luther Seminary. He is a Workshop Leader for the 2006 ELCA National Youth Gathering. Pastor Clark has spoken widely in the church and is a recognized leader.
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The Lutheran Theological Center in Atlanta is an extension of the eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Southern, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Chicago, Trinity, Wartburg, Luther and Pacific), and works with three Atlanta theological schools to offer courses in a diverse ecumenical environment and theological reflection on urban and cross-cultural issues. The three seminaries are Candler School of Theology at Emory University (United Methodist), Columbia Theological Seminary (Presbyterian Church USA), and the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC, a consortium of theological schools of several traditionally African-American denominations). Located on the ITC campus, LTCA provides an excellent, intentionally focused educational program for Lutheran seminarians, especially African-American candidates for ministry.
Major funding for the Atlanta Center comes from its eight supporting seminaries, and contributions from the ELCA, the Southeastern Synod, and Lutherans in the greater Atlanta area.
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