West Central Pastoral Conference
Date: September 17-19, 1996 Place: Berea Ev. Lutheran Church, Sioux falls, SD Agenda: 1) Old Testament Exegesis: Psalm 128 — Pastor Jay Hartmann 2) New Testament Exegesis: Romans 6:15-23 — Pastor Peter Reim 3) Isagogical Study of Hebrews — Pastor Norman Greve 4) Review and discussion: Walther’s Law And Gospel — Pastor Frank
Gantt 5) Study of the “Promise Keepers” — Pastor James Shrader 6) How To Minister to the Sick and Dying — Pastor Paul Larsen 7) To Spank Or Not To Spank — Pastor Michael Roehl 8) Homiletics: A Review of the Importance and the Basics of the Sermon
Outline — Pastor Joel Fleischer 9) Book Reviews: Pastoral Theology by Walther — Pastor Walter
Schaller; Getting Into the Book of Concord by Preus — Pastor David
Fuerstenau Conference Chaplain: Pastor Michael Schierenbeck Conference Speaker: Pastor John Johannes
–Pastor Steven Sippert, Secretary
Minnesota Pastoral Conference
Date: October 29-30, 1996 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Host: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Minn. Chaplain: Pastor Theodore Barthels Agenda: * OT Exegesis of Malachi 3:6-16 — Pastor Vance Fossum * NT Exegesis of Jude 16ff – Pastor Rick Grams * Homiletical Study of Revelation 14:6-7 — Pastor David
Schierenbeck * Pastors As Spiritual Physicians — Pastor Stephen Kurtzahn * Various ways of encouraging our congregations to study Christian
stewardship — Pastor em. Keith Olmanson * Overview of the Smalcald Articles and its Preface — Pastor L. D.
Redlin * Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Review and Application for Today —
Pastor Gregory L. Jackson
— Pastor Rick Grams, Secretary
Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference Trinity Lutheran Church Spokane, Washington October 8-10, 1996
Assignments: * Old Testament Exegesis: continuation of Hosea at chapter 5:12 —
Pastor Paul Naumann * New Testament Exegesis: continuation of 1 Thessalonians at chapter
5:12 — Pastor Michael Sprengeler * Isagogical study of 2 Thessalonians — Pastor David Naumann * Christian Giving: Encouraging Discipline Without Legalism — Pastor
Michael Eichstadt * Emotions in the Christian’s Life and Faith — Pastor Robert List * Paul’s Use of the Word “law” in Romans/Galatians — Pastor Bertram
Naumann * A Popular Presentation of the Fellowship Question
Chaplain — Pastor Arvid Gullerud Speaker — Pastor Paul Krause
–Pastor Michael Sprengeler, Secretary
Addresses
Pastor Delwyn Maas 401 20th Street Golden, CO 80401 Phone (303) 278-7216
Pastor Victor Tiefel 4311 Osceola Street Denver, CO 80212 Phone (303) 433-9333
Pastor Bruce Naumann N1521 State Rd. 73 Markesan, WI 53946 Phone (414) 398-2778
Installations
In accord with our usage and order, Ruth Eserhut, who was called by Messiah Lutheran congregation of Hales Corners, Wis. to be the lower grade teacher in its Christian Day School, was installed on August 11, 1996.
–Pastor John Ude In accord with our usage and order, Bruce Naumann, who was called by Faith Lutheran congregation of Markesan, Wis. to be its pastor was installed on August 25, 1996.
–Pastor em. Keith Olmanson
CLC Teachers’ Conference Grace Lutheran Church Valentine, Nebraska October 16-18, 1996
List Of Essays: * Evaluation of Schools — Douglas Libby * The Importance of Arts in Our Curriculum — Lane Fischer * Attitudes Toward Public Schools — James Lau * Devotions For Teachers — Seth Schaller * Humanism in Public School Texts vs. Decision Theology in A Beka
Texts — Theodore Quade * Handwriting Textbook Review — Barbara Hulke and Deborah Johannes * Title Fives — Alvin Sieg, Leif Olmanson, Carolyn Gerbitz, Marion
Fitschen, Marlys Gerth (Note: Title Fives is a brief presentation of
new ideas for an area of the curriculum)
–Submitted by Karl Olmanson
Joint Reformation Service
The Minnesota conference of the CLC invites area congregations to attend a joint Reformation service to be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minnesota on October 27, 1996 beginning at 4:00 p.m.
–Pastor Rick Grams, Secretary
Coordinating Council
The Coordinating Council will meet on Wednesday and Thursday, October 23 & 24, at Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wis. The first session begins at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
–Daniel Fleischer, President