Lutheran Week 2023 Survey

If you attended one or more of the events in Oklahoma City during Lutheran Week, we would appreciate your feedback on the event(s) you attended to help in the planning process for next year. There are a series of questions to answer for each event that you attended, and at the end are some general questions to answer as well.

Lutheran Week 2023 Survey

Faith Formation Festival

• Agenda & Speakers
•  Wondmagegn Udessa Bidire: Wholistic Ministry Packages of Children & Youth Departments Presentation
• Handouts
  • What’s Happening
  • 2024 Young Adult Gathering Poster
  • Continental Youth Gathering Poster

Women of the NALC Annual Gathering

• Agenda

Braaten-Benne Lectures in Theology

• Agenda & Bios
• Outlines
• Videos
  • Dr. David Luy: A Remedy for the Mind and a Gymnasium for the Soul – Why Theology Conferences are Good, but Not Enough for What Ails Us
  • Dr. Bob Benne: Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity – The New Trinity that Undermines Christian Anthropology and What the Church Can Do About It
  • Dr. Mickey Mattox: Getting “Unser Maarten” Right – First Steps Toward Reclaiming his Doctrine of Creation​
  • Dr. Gilbert Meilaender: A Blessing Love Gives Into Our Arms – The Meaning of Procreation
  • Dr. Paul Blowers: A Christoform and Cruciform Cosmology – The Shaping of the Doctrine of Creation in the Early Church
  • International Responses

Mission Convocation

• Convocation Minutes (coming soon)
• Convocation Recap
• Lutheran Week Guide
• Recognitions & Anniversaries
• Videos
  • On Fire for Mission Session Openers
    • Mission Convocation Opener
    • Congregational Health & Support in the Canadian Mission District
    • Domestic Mission: Life-to-Life Discipleship in Hickory, NC
    • Multinational Mission: Pastor Pedro Portillo in Dallas, TX
    • North American Lutheran Seminary: Fostering a Call to Pastoral Ministry 
  • Convocation
    • Session I
    • Session III 
    • Session IV
    • Lutheran Week Banquet
      • Staff Recognition 
      • Larry Yoder and Jim Nestigen Remembrance
      • Randy Stubbs Music & Ministry
    • Session V
    • Service of Holy Communion with the Installation of Bishop (coming soon)
  • Highlighted Reports
    • Bishop’s Report
    • Youth & Family Ministries
    • 2020 Vision
    • North American Lutheran Seminary
    • Life Ministries (coming soon)
    • Living & Giving Stewardship Ministry (coming soon)
    • Women of the NALC (WNALC) (coming soon)
    • Disaster Response (coming soon)
    • Report of the Executive Council 
• On Fire for Mission Session Resources
  • Congregational Life Focus Table Questions
  • Congregational Life Session Outline 
  • Domestic Mission Table Questions
  • NALC Mission Resources 
  • International Mission Table Questions 
• North American Lutheran Seminary Resources
  • NALS Ambassador Program
  • Word & Sacrament Magazine
• Living & Giving Stewardship Resources
  • Journey to the Joy of Giving—The Rev. Dr. Eugene Grimm
  • New Stewardship Video Series 
• Budget Resources
  • Treasurer’s Powerpoint Presentation
• NALC Foundation Guide
• Nominee Biographical Information (elections for Bishop, Executive Council & Court of Adjudication)
  • Bishop Election Press Release
  • Voting Results 
• Breakout Session Material

  • Effective Parish Communication—Session 1: Principles and Theories
    The Rev. Dcn. Andrew S. Ames Fuller (session outline and chart)

  • Looking Through the Global Mission Window
    The Rev. Dr. Gemechis Buba (mission partners)
  • Every Congregation Renewing: Real Life Processes & Strategies For Strengthening & Growing Congregations
    The Rev. Brad Hales & The Rev. Dr. David Wendel (fresh eyes for mission summits presentation) (fresh eyes for mission summit resource) (aging ministry in the NALC)
  • The NALS and Discerning a Call to Ministry
    The Rev. Dr. Eric Riesen (about the NALS Network)
  • Sexual Slavery—Call It What It Is
    The Rev. Dona Johnson (pornification of America) (Presentation)
  • Legacy Giving: An Expanded View of Giving
    The Rev. Dona Johnson & Michael Johnson (Presentation)

Worship Service Bulletins

• Liturgies of Lutheran Week

Photo Album

• View photo album on Facebook

Lutheran Week Logos, Graphics, Etc.

• View Folder of Downloadable Items 

Upcoming Events

Pastors’ Conference
January 16–18, 2024
Orlando, Florida

Canadian Rockies Theological Conference
April 9–11, 2024
Canmore, Alberta, Canada

NALC Young Adult Gathering
May 5–11, 2024
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Continental Youth Gathering
July 1–4, 2024
Boerne, Texas

Online Mission Convocation 2024
August 9, 2024
Virtual

Lutheran Week 2025
August 3-8, 2025
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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