We are just ONE MONTH away from the fall conference, this October 2-3 at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Bloomington, MN (a close suburb of Minneapolis). See a full schedule here.
Our theme this time is Grace for the Ages, and we will explore what grace looks like at different stages of life. We’ll hear talks on everything from grace in parenting adult children to lessons from the last third of life, the relief that can come from realistic depictions of imperfect people in middle-grade novels, how a church focused on consolation rather than happiness-seeking could benefit a generation of stressed-out young people, how God actually shows up in the young adult years, and more! (I hear they may even be some puppets.)
With a full lineup of speakers, good food, an art tour, and wonderful music, it’s sure to be a wonderful time!
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY
Andrew Root, “Young People and a Church of Consolation: Evangelism in an Age of Despair”
Gretchen Ronnevik, “Sandwiched Between Crises: the Fusion of Grace and Truth in Midlife”
Paul Zahl, “Grace for Children, Grace for their Parents, and Grace for Retired Old Men!”
Tony Robinson, “Grace for the Sometimes/Frequently/How About ‘Always?’ Challenging Relationships Between Adult Children and Parents?”
Grace Leuenberger, “Qualifying the Unqualified: Grace in Young Adulthood”
Melina Smith, “Faith Begins With Play: Enchanting the Next Generation”
Manuela Thames, “Multiple Exposures: Finding Grace Amidst the Noise of a Layered Life”
Joey Goodall, “Kids Don’t Follow”
Mark Koschmann, “Most Simple, Most Ordinary, Most Terrible: Grace for Ivan Ilych and the Rest of Us“
