ReClaim's Third Annual Worship Conference
Making Christians
June 19 - 20, 2009
Registration
Before June 10 $40
After June 10 $50
No charge for Friday’s Hymn Festival
No charge for Seminarians
Register Now!
at Luther Seminary
Olson Campus Center
1490 Fulham Street
St. Paul, Minnesota
Making Christians
Christians are
made, not born. The focus of the entire event is how the church in its worship, teaching, and preaching shares the Gospel so that the Holy Spirit can bring people of all ages to faith. The conference kicks off with a hymn festival Friday evening featuring hymns from the upcoming
ReClaim Hymnal.
Friday Schedule
Friday evening's event is free. All are welcome.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
Registration (for those who are also attending on Saturday) |
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7:00 - 8:45 pm |
"ReClaim Hymn Festival" led by Gracia Grindal.
Featuring hymns from the Lutheran Hymnal for Church and Home. |
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8:45 pm |
Refreshments |
Saturday Schedule
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7:30 am |
Registration |
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8:30 am |
Welcome & Devotions |
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9:00 - 10:00 am |
Keynote: Gracia Grindal
Title: How Liturgy Makes Christians |
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10:00 - 10:15 am |
Break |
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10:15 - 10:45 am |
Discussion Groups
Led by Oliver Olson, Gracia Grindal, Walter Sundberg |
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11:00 - 11:45 am |
Workshops
Bach and Christian Witness - Sharon Follingstad
Confirmation Is a School, Not a Rite - Oliver Olson
Absolution and the Binding Key - Walter Sundberg
Role of Music in Kingdom Growth - Molly Juntunen
Different or the Same? Lutherans, Evangelicals, and the Worship Wars - Armand Boehme
ReClaim in Your Congregation - ReClaim Team |
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NOON |
Lunch in Campus Center Dining Hall |
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1:00 - 1:15 pm |
ReClaim Update - M. Luther Johnson |
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1:15 - 2:00 pm |
Keynote: Molly Juntunen
Title: Role of Music in Kingdom Growth |
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2:15 - 3:00 pm |
Workshops |
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3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Closing Worship/Devotions |
Keynote Speakers
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Saturday 9:00 am
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Gracia Grindal "How Liturgy Makes Christians"
Professor of Rhetoric,
Luther Seminary, St. Paul
While Lutherans have spent the past fifty years arguing about what kind of music to have in church on Sunday, they have missed that the Sunday service makes Christians by the hearing of the word. In the meantime the services changed radically without much controversy or argument. How and why did Lutherans turn so completely from the idea that church was a time to hear God's Word when God, through the Word, ministered to those who were there through Word and Sacrament, hymns, liturgy and prayer. This yielded to the notion that worship was only for Christians, and did not "make" them since only Christians should be present while the "mysteries" of the sacraments were being celebrated. This understanding had devastating implications for evangelism, for the making and nurturing of Lutherans.
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Saturday 1:15 pm
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Molly Juntunen "Role of Music in Kingdom Growth"
Kingdom Expansion Pastor,
Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des Moines, Iowa
The question of music in the church service has been thought to be vital, and while it is, that question should be addressed after other decisions about the gathering have been made.
Pastor Molly oversees Hope’s satellite congregation ministry; including Lutheran Church of Hope North Branch in Ankeny and Immersion, a young adult community meeting at the West Des Moines campus. In addition to being part of Hope’s regular preaching, teaching, and pastoral care team, Pastor Molly leads the development of new satellites, oversees Hope’s growing internship program, and leads teams visioning for other ministry projects that expand Hope outside the walls of the growing West Des Moines campus.
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Workshops
Bach’s Music and Christian Witness
Sharon Follingstad - Associate Organist/Accompanist at Centennial United Methodist Church in Roseville. Guest organist at Norwegian Memorial Lutheran Church in South Minneapolis.
Confirmation Is a School, Not a Rite
Oliver K. Olson - ELCA, scholar of the Reformation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Absolution and the Binding Key
Walter Sundberg - ELCA, Professor of Church History, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Role of Music in Kingdom Growth
Molly Juntunen - Kingdom Expansion Pastor, Hope North Branch in Ankeny, Iowa (see bio)
Different or the Same? Lutherans, Evangelicals, and the Worship Wars
Rev. Armand J. Boehme - Semi-retired, serving as part-time Associate Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Northfield, MN
Using ReClaim in Your Congregation
ReClaim Team
Musicians
- Sharon Follingstad
- Doug Norquist
Registration
Before June 10 $40
After June 10 $50
No registration fee for Friday’s Hymn Sing Festival
No charge for Seminarians
Day Care is available. Please register in advance.
Contact information:
Phone: 507-723-4035
Toll free: 800-590-6001
Directions to Luther Seminary
For written directions to Luther Seminary, go online to
www.luthersem.edu/campus/driving_directions.asp
Lodging
Stub Hall Dormitory
Phone 651-523-1619
Email
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2329 Hendon Ave
Luther Seminary
St. Paul, MN
$30 single
$40 Double/Shared
Note: A limited number of rooms are available on a first come first serve basis.
Past Conferecnes
Worship Conference 2008 Worship Conference 2007
