Office of Admissions
The edge of a maybe ...
I tremble on the edge of a maybe, a first time,
a new thing,
a tentative start,
and the wonder of it lays its finger on my lips.
~ Ted Loder, Guerillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle
Blessings to you in this season! Trinity’s Admissions Staff invites you to join us for one or more of the events taking place on campus in April. The two you see listed below are especially tailored to those who tremble on “the edge of a maybe … a new thing … a tentative start.”
Perhaps the Lenten season or the "alleluias" of Easter have left you with a desire to go deeper – to begin a journey. We hope we can be a part of that journey.
Join us.
On the edge of a maybe!
April 2nd – 3rd
The Exploration Event! It’s an Event … about Exploration!!Please join us on April 2nd and 3rd for a chance to explore seminary, explore Bexley, explore call.
Registration begins at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2nd
The event runs through 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 3rd
Learn more or register.
APRIL 11th
Workshop/Concert (7 pm) followed by Candlelight Worship in Gloria Dei Worship Center
Dan Vaillancourt and Nathan Schleicher, two song writers and performers within the modern folk style, will be traveling to Trinity Lutheran Seminary to lead an interactive workshop on the topics of meaningful, modern worship. Following the workshop, the duo will lead the Thursday night Candlelight service through song, stories, and prayer. Find out more on Facebook!
Resources for New Students
For additional information about New Student Orientation and other frequently asked questions, visit our New Student Welcome Center.
Pastor Shari Ayers serves as Trinity’s Director for Vocation and Enrollment. She’s a 1996 M.Div. graduate who served two congregations in Northeastern Ohio before returning to Trinity in 2006. Before attending Trinity, Shari graduated from the Ohio State University where she managed to find an excuse to take five quarters of Greek, change her major five times, and still graduate in four years. An unrepentant perennial student, she recently added a degree in Management to her “hobbies.” Shari has a particular interest in research, strategic planning, worship, and walking with others as they look for a landing place for their diverse gifts and mischievous callings. Shari is a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® practitioner and a frequent retreat leader and supply preacher. If her days were less crazy, she’d spend more time cooking, reading, and organizing. She keeps threatening to take up the guitar but has so far spared the community this sorrow.
In Laura Book’s office rests a beautiful walking stick. The walking stick represents the journey she has travelled through seminary, and now she continues to walk with others on their discernment paths through ministry, service, and seminary. Her journey began at St. Olaf College where she graduated with a degree in sociology. Later she attended Trinity Lutheran Seminary and earned her Master of Theological Studies in 2007. Laura is rostered in the ELCA as an Associate in Ministry and works with both high school students and young adults through Trinity’s Summer Seminary Sampler program and through young adult retreats hosted here at Trinity and throughout Region 6.
Pastor Teddy Ceasar ('09) is a native of Columbus, Ohio, has a passion for the development of church leaders, and looks forward to serving both the church and the academy through his work in the Admissions office. He returns to TLS after serving for three years on the pastoral staff at the First Church of God on Refugee Road. Before heading to Trinity, Teddy earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati. He combines his passion for youth and sports by coaching high school football in the Columbus Public Schools district. He also scores touchdowns for Trinity’s flag football team. 
