Schedule

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New this year! Pre-conference seminars and the traditional ILS banquet have been reimagined. ILS registration now includes two 90-minute practicum sessions in lieu of the pre-conference seminars. You will also be registered for the Awards Dinner (formerly the ILS banquet), which will occur on Monday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. There is now no additional fee required for these events.

Last revised: October 31, 2024

11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Registration and Hospitality Desk open
Harre Union: In front of the ballrooms

12:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Tables Open
Harre Union Ballroom A

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Orientation & Welcome
Harre Union Ballrooms B & C

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Plenary 1 : Sarah Kathleen Johnson, Ph.D.
Embracing Baptism as an Occasional Religious Practice”  
Harre Union Ballrooms B & C

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Gathering Eucharist
Chapel of the Resurrection
Led by:

  • Preacher: Cody J. Sanders, M.Div., Ph.D.
  • Presider: Liv Larson Andrews ’02, M.Div.
  • Primary Musician: Carl Bear, Ph.D.

6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Awards Dinner
Harre Union Ballrooms B & C

 

 

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Hospitality Desk Open
Harre Union: In front of the ballrooms

8:45 – 9:15 a.m.
Morning Prayer
Chapel of the Resurrection
Led by:

  • Leader: Marin Jacobson, D.M.A.
  • Primary Musicians: Sally Messner ’02, M.S.M., Jim Marriott, M.Div., Ph.D., & Omaldo Perez

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Break

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Plenary 2: Thomas Quartier, O.S.B.
“Ritualising Death in Ecclesial Liturgy”
Harre Union Ballrooms B & C

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Workshop Session I
*Various locations: TBD

  • 1.A: Thomas Quartier, O.S.B.Plenary Follow-up Q&A
  • 1.B: Annemarie Hartner Cook ‘03, M.Div. – “Children’s Sermons, Not Grimms’ Fairy Tales”
  • 1.C: Sarah Kathleen Johnson, Ph.D. “Participate in Research on Ministry with Occasional Religious Practitioners”
  • 1.D: Marylynn Mennicke – “Through the Song, the Church Goes On”
  • 1.E: Andrew Fields ‘93, M.Div. & Martin L. Moeller – “Comforting Those Who Mourn: Working with Funeral Directors for the Dead and the Living”
  • 1.F: Paul Soulek, M.M. – “Hymn Planning for Weddings/Funerals: Beyond Canon in D, Amazing Grace, and Borning Cry”
  • 1.G: John Weit, M.A. – “Pastoral Care and Occasional Services Resources in the ELCA”

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
*Lunch is available for purchase on campus at Founders Table in the Harre Union main floor.

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Midday Prayer
Chapel of the Resurrection
Led by:

  • Preacher: Dominic J. Rivkin, M.Div.
  • Primary Musician: Nate Crary

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Practicum Session 1
*Various locations: TBD

  • Nate Crary – “Music: Developing Seasonal Liturgical Framework That Helps Expand Traditional vs Contemporary Labels”
  • Richard E. McCarron, Ph.D. – “Listening with a Hermeneutic of Charity”
  • Fred Niedner, Th.D. – Preaching at Weddings and Funerals”
  • April Parviz – “Engaging with People in Crisis Using Art, Creativity, and Awakeness”
  • Rabbi Steven Philp, M.St., M.Div., M.S.W.“Saying ‘I Do’ to Interfaith Marriages”
  • Cody J. Sanders, Ph.D.“Corpse Care as Christian Pastoral Praxis”
  • Jared R. Stahler, M.Div. – “We May Never Pass This Way Again: Welcoming the Visitor”

3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Break

3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Workshop Session II
*Various locations: TBD

  • 2.A: Kimberly Hope Belcher, Ph.D. – “Exceptional: Eucharistic Hospitality at Roman Catholic Occasional Rites”
  • 2.B: Jennifer Baker-Trinity ’99, S.T.M. and Nathan Baker-Trinity, M.Div. – “Comforting All in Their Sorrow: Funeral Rites in a Changing Culture”
  • 2.C: Liv Larson Andrews ’02, M.Div. – “Planning and Presiding at Weddings”
  • 2.D: Max Johnson, M.Div., Ph.D. – “Celebrating the Lutheran Baptismal Rites in their Fullness”
  • 2.E: Jim Marriott, M.Div., Ph.D. – “Popular + Sacred Mashups”
  • 2.F: Bradley E. Schmeling, M.Div. – “New Occasions Teach New Duties”
  • 2.G: Emily Smith ’19 – “Stories from the Sacristy”

5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
ALCM & LDA Receptions
*More information to come.

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner Break
*See our recommendation list for local restaurants here.

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
David G. Truemper Memorial Concert: Vespers Hymn Festival
Chapel of the Resurrection
Led by:

  • Leader: Sally Messner ’02, M.S.M.
  • Primary Musician: Paul Soulek, M.M.

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hospitality Desk Open
Harre Union: In front of the ballrooms

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Practicum Session II
*Various locations: TBD

  • Nate Crary – “Music: Developing Seasonal Liturgical Framework That Helps Expand Traditional vs Contemporary Labels”
  • Richard E. McCarron, Ph.D. – “Listening with a Hermeneutic of Charity”
  • Fred Niedner, Th.D. – Preaching at Weddings and Funerals”
  • April Parviz – “Engaging with People in Crisis Using Art, Creativity, and Awakeness”
  • Rabbi Steven Philp, M.St., M.Div., M.S.W.“Saying ‘I Do’ to Interfaith Marriages”
  • Cody J. Sanders, Ph.D.“Corpse Care as Christian Pastoral Praxis”
  • Jared R. Stahler, M.Div. – “We May Never Pass This Way Again: Welcoming the Visitor”

10:10 – 10:30 a.m.
Matins Morning Prayer
Chapel of the Resurrection

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Plenary 3: Kimberly Hope Belcher, Ph.D.
“Proclaim a Fast, Call an Assembly: Crisis Rituals for Pluralistic Contexts”
Harre Union Ballrooms B & C

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Workshop Session III
*Various locations: TBD

  • 3.A: Kimberly Hope Belcher, Ph.D. –  Plenary Follow-up Q&A
  • 3.B: Sarah Kathleen Johnson, Ph.D.Qualitative Research for Congregational Leaders 
  • 3.C: Max Johnson, M.Div., Ph.D. – “Celebrating the Lutheran Baptismal Rites in their Fullness”
  • 3.D: Thomas Quartier, O.S.B. – “Ritual Creativity and Tradition: Re-inventing Liturgical Rites of Passage”
  • 3.E: Dominic J. Rivkin, M.Div.  – “Pilgrimage of Doubt: The Sacred Journey of Faith Transformation”
  • 3.F: Paul Soulek, M.M. – “Hymn Planning for Weddings/Funerals: Beyond Canon in D, Amazing Grace, and Borning Cry”
  • 3.G: John Weit, M.A. – “Pastoral Care and Occasional Services Resources in the ELCA”

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Break

2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Gallery Talk
Center for the Arts Building – The Brauer Museum of Art
*More information to come.

3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Break

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Sending Eucharist
Chapel of the Resurrection
Led by:

  • Preacher: Debie Thomas
  • Presider: Jared R. Stahler, M.Div.
  • Primary Musician: Jihye Choi,  M.M.