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.