The Reverend Janet Karvonen-Montgomery Graduate Preaching Fellowship Fund at Luther Seminary

The Reverend Janet Karvonen-Montgomery and Dr. Alan Montgomery were blessed by the influence of the pastors in their lives. Sensing God’s call, Janet enrolled at Luther Seminary for a second career after her father’s death. After graduating in 2015, Janet was awarded the Graduate Preaching Fellowship. She traveled to 15 countries, video recording interviews with 50 women pastors and leaders in her project, Inspired by the Call. The experience strengthened her call to ordained ministry, affirmed her voice for preaching, and enhanced her worldview.

Al and Janet believe their family’s faith – in the transformative power of the gospel of Jesus Christ – has deepened through her seminary education and fellowship experience. They decided to endow a similar preaching fellowship to benefit others in the future. They are active members at Incarnation Lutheran Church in Shoreview, Minnesota.

The purpose of this fund is to award a Luther Seminary student(s) a stipend for the freedom to study preaching and ministry in a variety of cultural contexts. The stipend is intended to afford the student opportunities to gain insights and experiences by association, innovation, and exploration with other cultural contexts to broaden one’s understanding of preaching the gospel in the whole of Christ’s church.

The fund will be administered through the Biblical Preaching Faculty in conjunction with the Office of the Academic Dean.