Conferences and Convocations

A collection of papers presented at the 150th Anniversary Theological Convocation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in 1997 held in St. Louis, Mo.

• Church and Ministry

These papers were presented at the first Model Theological Conference held August 5-7, 2002 in Phoenix, Ariz.

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• Acts 15 Bible Study Number One Presentation - Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs
• Acts 15 Bible Study Number One Discussion - Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs
• Acts 15 Bible Study Number Two Presentation - Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs   
• Acts 15 Bible Study Number Two Discussion - Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs  
• Some Reflections on a Yankee Stadium Case of Discretion - President Emeritus, Dr. Ralph Bohlmann
• When Cases of Discretion Are Really Cases of Discretion - President Emeritus, Dr. Robert Kuhn
• Conflict, Confession and Unity - Dr. Harold Senkbeil
• Conflict, Confession and Unity - Dr. Thomas Zehnder
• Greetings and Comments from the President - President Gerald Kieschnick

These papers were presented at the second Model Theological Conference held August 23-25, 2005 in Phoenix, Ariz.

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• The Congregation's Ministry: Who's In Charge Here? A Pastor's Perspective - Rev. Ralph Blomenberg
• The Congregation's Ministry: The Role of the Laity - Mr. Peter Hessler

These papers were presented at the Theological Convocation held August 18-20, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo. The theme of the convocation was: “Carrying Out God’s Mission in the 21st Century: The Relationship Between Theology and Polity.”

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• Opening Devotion – Dr. John Nunes (Aug. 19)
• Opening Devotion – Dr. Robert Kuhn (Aug. 20)
• Bible Study 1: Acts 15:1-31 – Dr. Joel Lehenbauer (Aug. 18)
• Bible Study 2: 1 Corinthians 12:4-31 – Dr. Joel Lehenbauer (Aug. 19)
• Bible Study 3: Ephesians 4:3-6 – Dr. Joel Lehenbauer (Aug. 20)
• Keynote Address – “Carrying Out God’s Mission in the 21st Century” – Dr. Samuel Nafzger
• “The Missio Dei” – Dr. Robert Newton
• Responses to “The Missio Dei”
  • Rev. Roosevelt Gray, Jr.  
  • Mrs. Gretchen Jameson  
  • Rev. Khurram Khan  
  • Dr. Richard Noack  
  • Dr. Leopoldo Sanchez
• Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance Proposals  
• Panel Review of Convocation
  • Mr. Kirk Farney  
  • Chaplain Donald Muchow  
  • Dr. Will Sohns
• Closing Remarks – Dr. Gerald Kieschnick

Access audio recordings and PDF files of presentations from the Model Theological Conference on Worship, January 11-13, 2010 in St. Louis, Mo. The theme of the conference was: “Toward a Theology of Worship That Is…” The conference was co-sponsored by the Commission on Worship and the Commission on Theology and Church Relations.

Conference Papers

• Scriptural and Confessional (Gibbs)
• Pastoral and Sacramental (Vogel)
• Personal and Contextual (Taylor)
• Missional and Vocational (Beecroft)
• Dr. Grime’s Response to Rev. Beecroft
• Missional and Vocational (Cloeter
• Dr. Grime’s Response to Rev. Cloeter
• Practical and Theological (Arand)
• Dr. Just’s Response to Dr. Arand
• Rev. Waddell’s Response to Dr. Arand

Conference Audio

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