Pastor Mark and his wife Shirley
Pr. Mark David Luttio, Ph.D.
Biographical Highlights:
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., The University of Notre Dame Theology 1995
(Notre Dame, Indiana)
M.A., The University of Notre Dame Theology 1993
(Notre Dame, Indiana)
M.Div., Luther Theological Seminary Theology 1985
(St. Paul, Minnesota)
B.A., Wheaton College Philosophy 1980
(Wheaton, Illinois)
PASTORAL EXPERIENCE:
Pastor, Nativity Lutheran Church, PBG, FL., 2002-present
Interim Pastor, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Stevensville, MI., 2000-2001
Mission Developer, New Mission Start, Granger, IN., 1999-2000
Missionary, ELCA - Division for Global Mission, Japan., 1985-1999
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Professor of World Religions, Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL.,
2002-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1999 – 2002.
Assistant Professor of Theology, Japan Lutheran College and Theological Seminary, Tokyo, Japan, 1995 – 1999.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Paper Given at Societas Liturgica, Santa Clara University August 15, 2001 “The Cult of Ancestors and the Passage of Death in Asia: Inculturating the Lutheran Funeral Rite.”
Participant, Ecumenical Spirituality Conference, Institute For Ecumenical Research, Strasbourg, France (July 1998).
Participant, Taize Prayer Retreat, Taize Community, Taize, France (July 1998).
Study Team Member, International Lutheran World Federation Consultation on “Worship and Culture,” Geneva, Hong Kong, Nairobi, and Chicago (1993 - 1998)
Paper Given, Theological Symposium, The Japan Lutheran Theological Seminary, on “Worship and Culture in Dialog in the Context of Japan,” Tokyo, Japan (February 1998).
Participant, Lutheran World Federation Seminar on “Theological Education and Communication,” Kuala Lumpur (January 1997).
Field Study, “The State of the Christian Church in Communist China,” Beijing (May 1996).
PUBLICATIONS:
Luttio, Mark D. “Liturgical Reform In American Churches Today.” [Worship and Music]. 110 (Summer 2001): 58-61.
Luttio, Mark D. “Worship and Culture in Dialog in the Context of Japan.” Dialog. (Avaco: Tokyo, 1998).
Luttio, Mark D. “Devotion To BVM: From Antiquity To The Lutheran Reformation.” Theologia Diaconia. 31 (1997): 153-183.
Luttio, Mark D. “From Common Service To Lutheran Book of Worship (1888-1978): A Comparative Study Of Lutheran Liturgy In North America.” Theologia Diaconia. 30 (1996): 197-223.
Luttio, Mark D. “The Passage Of Death In The Japanese Context: In Pursuit Of An Inculturated Lutheran Funeral Rite.” The Japan Christian Review. 62 (1996): 18-29. [Reprinted in, Christian Worship: Unity in Cultural Diversity. Geneva: LWF, 1996, 95-112.]
Luttio, Mark D. “Worshiping Into Faith: How Christian Identity is Birthed Through The Liturgy” Theologia Diaconia. 29 (1995): 197-213.
Luttio, Mark D. Lutheran Liturgy In The Japanese Context: The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church Funeral Rite (1893-1993). [Unpublished Dissertation]. The University of Notre Dame, IN., 1995.
Luttio, Mark D. “The Chinese Rites Controversy (1603-1742): A Diachronic and Synchronic Approach.” Worship. 68 (July 1994): 290-313.