Rev. Louise Johnson ’99 to Serve as WTS’ First Woman President
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN A 2015 ISSUE OF LIFETOGETHER
In its spring board meeting, the Wartburg Theological Seminary Board of Directors elected its fourteenth president, Rev. Louise N. Johnson. Rev. Johnson is a graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary and has served at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) since 2004 where she is currently Vice President for Mission Advancement.
Chair of the Presidential Search Committee and Chair of the Board of Directors, Rev. Dr. Stephen Cornils, said, “The Wartburg Seminary Presidential Search Committee and Board of Directors believe God has called the Rev. Louise N. Johnson to extend Wartburg’s deep commitments, traditions and shape of mission forward in bold visioning and holy experimentation: serving the Lord’s Church as a spirit-driven seminary hardwired for courageous cultural engagement and evangelical effectiveness.”