Great Lakes Pastoral Conference
Dates: September 25-27, 2001 Place: Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wis. Agenda: 1. Old Testament Exegesis: Ecclesiastes 11:1ff.-- Pastor Timothy Holland 2. New Testament Exegesis: 2 Corinthians 13:5ff -- Pastor Philip Matzke 3. Encouragement in the Pastor's Personal Use of God's Word -- Pastor David Naumann 4. Balancing Sanctification and Gospel Preaching -- Professor Steven Sippert 5. A Lay User-friendly Pamphlet for Witnessing to Mormons -- Pastor Mark Bernthal 6. Church History (A.D.1096 and the First Crusade) -- Pastor Joel Fleischer 7. Isagogical Study (essayist's choice) -- Pastor Matthew Gurath 8. Book Review (essayist's choice) -- Professor David Lau Communion Service Speaker -- Professor Michael Sydow Conference Chaplain -- Pastor Gordon Radtke --Pastor Mark Gullerud, Sec'y
West-Central Pastoral Conference
Dates: September 18-20, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (MDT) on Tuesday through noon on Thursday Place: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Loveland, Colo. Agenda: 1) Old Testament Exegesis: Daniel 9:20-27 -- Pastor Michael Wilke 2) New Testament Exegesis: Romans 8:24-30 -- Pastor Peter Reim 3) Study and Application of 2 Corinthians 6:14-18: How Do We Avoid Being "Unequally Yoked Together with Unbelievers?" -- Pastor Jay Hartmann 4) Does True Oneness Require Uniformity of Doctrine and Application? -- Pastor James Sandeen 5) Explaining Textual Variants to our Members -- Pastor Timothy Wheaton 6) The Relationship Between Pastor and the Church Council -- Pastor Andrew Schaller 7) A Survey and Analysis of Eschatological Views -- Pastor John M. Johannes 8) Does a Woman Pastor Serve Under a Legitimate Call? -- Pastor Michael Schierenbeck 9) Church History (essayist's choice) -- Pastor Frank Gantt Book Reviews: 1) "Damned Through the Church" by John W. Montgomery -- Pastor Michael Roehl 2) "The Lord's Supper" by Martin Chemnitz -- Pastor James Naumann Speaker: Pastor George Dummann Chaplain: Pastor Roland H. Gurgel --Pastor Michael Schierenbeck, Sec'y
South Eastern Pastoral Conference Zion Ev. Lutheran Church Atlanta, Georgia September 18-20, 2001 Chaplain: Pastor John Johannes Speaker: Pastor John Klatt Agenda: * Old Testament Exegesis: Malachi 4:1-6 -- Pastor Paul Larsen * New Testament Exegesis: Colossians 1:19ff -- Pastor Todd Ohlmann * Old Testament Isagogical Study (essayist's choice) -- Pastor Karl Stewart * Is There a Parallel between 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 and 1 John 4:1-3 with Reference to the Antichrist? -- Pastor Thomas Schuetze * The Relationship of the Defense of the Truth to the Proclamation of the Gospel -- Pastor Vance Fossum * What is the Significance of the Phrase: "the cup of blessing" as used in 1 Corinthians 10:16? -- Pastor John Schierenbeck * Discussion of an Ancient Theological Error and Application for Today (essayist's choice) -- Pastor Daniel Fleischer --Pastor Todd Ohlmann, Sec'y