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ANNOUNCEMENTS

2026 Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference

(Location pending)

October 6-8

Agenda:

  • Old Testament Exegesis (essayist’s choice)—Pastor Wayne Eichstadt
  • New Testament Exegesis, James 4:1ff.—Pastor David Ude
  • Selection from the Book of Concord—Pastor David Naumann
  • Study of μένω in Johannine Literature—Pastor Jonah Albrecht
  • Group Study—Willitz Paper on Communion Frequency
  • Group Study—Bible Class Ideas
  • Chaplain—Pastor David Naumann
  • Communion Service Speaker—Pastor David Reim

— Pastor David Ude, Secretary

2026 Southeastern Pastoral Conference

Word of God Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pana, Illinois

October 6-8

Agenda:

  • Old Testament Exegesis (Ecclesiastes 2:1-16)—Pastor Emeritus David Koenig
  • New Testament Exegesis (speaker’s choice)—Pastor Douglas Priestap
  • “Forward, A Review of Edmund Reim’s Vision for the Journal of Theology”—Pastor David Pfeiffer
  • “When God’s People Lament: The Psalms of Lament in the Care of Suffering Christians.”—Pastor Robert Sauers
  • “Does God Acknowledge Divorce Due to Abuse?”—Pastor Glenn Oster
  • Chaplain—Pastor Dennis Rieken
  • Communion Service Speaker—Pastor Frank Gantt
  • Speaker’s Choice—Other SEPC pastors

—Pastor Glenn Oster

2026 Minnesota Pastoral Conference

Hutchinson, Minnesota

October 12-14

Agenda:

  • Old Testament Exegesis: Zephaniah 2:4ff.—Pastor George Dummann
  • New Testament Exegesis: Titus 3:8-15—Pastor Johnathan Schnose
  • Church Organization—A study of Constitutions and Leadership in Our Churches—Pastor Samuel Rodebaugh
  • Review of Quia Subscription—Pastor Zachary Sippert
  • A Study and Review of the Canonicity of Scripture—Pastor Joseph Naumann
  • A Bible Class Presentation: Equipping Our Members to Identify the Errors of Arminianism Prevalent in Evangelical Churches—Pastor Nathanael Mayhew
  • The 500th Anniversary of the Edicts of Spier and Luther’s Development of the German Mass—Pastor Luke Willitz
  • Chaplain—Pastor Thomas Naumann

—Pastor Nathanael Mayhew, Chairman

2026 West Central Pastoral Conference

Berea Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

September 15-17

Agenda:

  • Old Testament Exegesis—Pastor Timothy Daub
  • New Testament Exegesis—Pastor Samuel Naumann
  • Biblical Israel and Modern Zionism—Pastor Caleb Schaller
  • The Imprecatory Psalms—Pastor Thomas Schuetze
  • A Scriptural Response to “Once Saved, Always Saved”—Pastor Michael Roehl
  • Secular Employment at False-Teaching Churches and Organizations—Pastor Paul Krause
  • Apology Article XII B: “Vengeance or Punishment is Necessary for Repentance”—Pastor Aaron Ude
  • The Eighth Commandment and What Constitutes False Witness—Pastor Richard Kanzenbach
  • Various Translations and Explanations of δοῦλος—Pastor Benjamin Libby
  • Dominable vs. Indominable Will—Pastor Corey Drehle
  • Speaker—Pastor James Naumann
  • Chaplain—Pastor John Klatt

—Pastor Timothy Daub, Secretary

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