Mid-Winter Convocation

Worship in a time of change

Feb. 5-7, 2013
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.

Convocation Schedule

All worship services and plenary sessions  will take place in the Chapel of the Incarnation in the Olson Campus Center. When you arrive and receive your welcome packet, it will contain information on workshop locations.

Tuesday, Feb. 5

9-11 a.m.	Registration, Check-In, Visit Resource Fair
11 a.m.	Chapel
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45-1 p.m.	Greeting: Rick Foss, interim seminary president
1-2 p.m.	Keynote: Dirk Lange "Reorienting Life: The Gospel Preached and Distributed"
2-2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15-3:30 p.m.	Workshops
3:45-5 p.m.	Workshops
5:15-5:45 p.m.	Evening Prayer
6-6:30 p.m.	Reception
6:30 p.m.	Reunion Dinners Years ending in '07 and '12 between 1967 and 2012

Wednesday, Feb. 6

7:30-8:30 a.m.	President's Breakfast, includes State of the Seminary (ticket required)
8 a.m.	Registration Desk and Resource Fair Open - Olson Campus Center
9 a.m.	Morning Prayer
9:30 a.m.	Keynote: Chris Trimble "How to Grow Church Membership through Innovation (in Worship and More)"
10:35-11 a.m.	Break and Resource Fair
11 a.m.-Noon	Chapel Service, Laura Thelander, Seminary Pastor, preaching Presentation of Faithfulness in Ministry Awards
Noon-1 p.m.	Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m.	Perspectives on Change: Congregational Case Studies
2:45-3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15-4:30 p.m.	Workshops
4:45 p.m.	Evening Prayer
5:15-6:15 p.m.	Convocation Choir Rehearsal with Paul Westermeyer

Thursday, Feb. 7

7:30-8:30 a.m.	Vibrant Congregations Update Breakfast (ticket required)
9 a.m.	Morning Prayer
10-11 a.m.	Keynote: Dirk Lange "Prayer and Resistance: Living our Baptismal Vocation"
11 a.m.	Chapel Service
11:45 a.m.	Lunch/Close