• Caring for Those who have Left the Faith

    Mount Calvary Lutheran Church 18 Selkirk Boulevard Red Deer, AB T4N 0G2 18 Selkirk Boulevard, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

    Each of us has a family member or friend who has walked away from the faith. They've been offended by what they've heard or life has distracted them and pulled their attention elsewhere. How can we respond and lovingly call them home to Christ and His Church?   Beginning Friday at 7pm-8:30. Saturday beginning at...

  • Continuing Education Class: Welcoming the Unchurched.

    Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4701 Grove St. Rocklin, CA 95677 4701 Grove St., Rocklin, CA, United States

    Welcoming the Unchurched As our culture continues the slide towards secularization and we see the growth of the “nones” (those who have no faith at all), how does the church's voice welcome and teach those with no theological background? How do we practice hospitality? How do we catechize from ground zero? How do we set...

  • Issues, Etc. Making the Case Conference

    Concordia University-Chicago 7400 Augusta St., River Forest, United States

    The Issues, Etc. Making the Case Conference is the premier theological conference for the Lutheran lay theologian, held at Concordia University in Chicago. The speakers are always fantastic. The conversation, encouraging the accommodations, is wonderful. If there's one conference to put on your calendar every year, this is the one. I'll be presenting on Christian...

  • The Reformation of Worship: Scriptural Background and Key Texts, 1523–1580

    Description AC 24 claims that the churches of the Wittenberg Reformation retained "nearly all the usual ceremonies" of the mass. So what, exactly, did the Lutherans reform of the mass? What did that look like? And what does it mean for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the 21st century? The "Reformation of Worship" takes up...

  • The Reformation of Worship: Scriptural Background and Key Texts

    St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas 3501 Red River St, Austin, TX, United States

    The Reformation of Worship: Scriptural Background and Key Texts, 1523–1580 AC 24 claims that the churches of the Wittenberg Reformation retained “nearly all the usual ceremonies” of the mass. So what, exactly, did the Lutherans reform of the mass? What did that look like? And what does it mean for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in...