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LUTHER CLASSICAL COLLEGE ANNOUNCES ACADEMIC DEAN 

Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

With thanksgiving to God and prayers for His continued blessing, we rejoice to announce the appointment of Luther Classical College's Academic Dean

Dr. Ryan MacPherson has accepted the position of professor and Academic Dean at Luther Classical College. Dr. MacPherson has had a long and fruitful career as a professor of history at Bethany Lutheran College. A beloved teacher, a frequent speaker, and a tireless advocate for Christian culture, Dr. MacPherson will be a blessing to both the faculty and students of Luther Classical College.

"Dr. MacPherson is the perfect man for this appointment." writes President John Hill, the Chairman of the Curriculum Committee at LCC. "His experience teaching at the collegiate level, his work on LCC's Curriculum Committee, and his zeal for classical education and Lutheran doctrine have already brought much joy to the founding of LCC. We thank God for Dr. MacPherson to accept this appointment as professor and Academic Dean."

Ryan MacPherson earned his Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Notre Dame in 2003. His career at Bethany Lutheran College has spanned twenty years. During this time, Dr. MacPherson has developed curricula for several different majors, making him especially suited to lead academic affairs at LCC. His zeal for the truth has also led to his becoming the founding director of the ELS Center for Apologetics and Worldviews. Always practical and concerned about living out of the Christian faith, Dr. MacPherson also helped to establish the Hausvater Project, which provides resources for fathers to lead home devotions (www.hausvater.org).

Ryan is very happily married to his beloved wife, Marie. God has blessed them with nine children, seven of whom live. They are still on earth, each named for a Bible concept: Grace (17), Rose (15), Price (13), Newman (10), Joy (& ), Steadfast (5), and Mercy (1). Ryan and Marie share a common passion for Lutheran theology, the liberal arts, and hymnody.

Dr. MacPherson is well known across several Lutheran synods. He has appeared as a guest on Issues, Etc. and spoken at a variety of congregations and conferences. His publications and presentations reveal a passion for theology: creation, natural law, vocation, marriage, catechesis, the two kingdoms, and the Lutheran theology of political resistance against tyranny. For an archive of his projects, visit his personal website.

Since the fall of 2002, Dr. MacPherson has served on the Curriculum and Academic Affairs Committee for Luther. Classical College: "It has been a joy working with the LCC staff, envisioning a classical, Lutheran curriculum that will prepare students for godly service in their families, in their congregations, and in the broader society," says MacPherson. The college's plans for a trade partnership program interest Dr. MacPherson as much as the classical emphasis. Many of my closest brothers in Christ are blue-collar workers who lead their families in prayer, serve on the church council, and have been of great encouragement to me in difficult times."

We are overjoyed to welcome Dr. MacPherson as our Academic Dean and the very first member of the faculty at Luther Classical College. May our gracious God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, bless Dr. MacPherson's work among us as He has blessed me for so many years at Bethany Lutheran College.

Dr. MacPherson will commence his duties as Academic Dean on August 1. He requests your prayers as his family relocates to Mount Hope Lutheran in Casper, Wyoming, as well as Bethany Lutheran College and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod seeks successors for his current positions. "May God bless Lutheran higher education at LCC, at Bethany, and at the Concordias, for the sake of the rising generation and of generations yet to come," he says, "that the saving truths summarized in the Small Catechism may be cherished and spread as we await Christ's return."

In Christ,

Rev. Dr. Christian Preus, Chairman of the Board of Regents       

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