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More Wisdom from Author Chad Lakies
In this video interview, Dr. Lakies suggests that a “winsome witness” includes a willingness to enter into conversation with others in order to see people “in the complexity of their full humanity.” The video is six minutes in length. To view, one must be logged into Google. Pastor Lakies has been on the podcast circuit […]
A Conversation with Author Chad Lakies
The Rev. Dr. Chad Lakies is the Vice President of Ministry Engagement for US Ministries at Lutheran Hour Ministries and author of How the Light Shines Through: Resilient Witness in Dark Times. The first of today’s video is from the beginning of our lengthy conversation on Zoom and touches on the connections between this book […]
Christmas Greetings from Kent & Rhoda
Christmas greetings to our subscribers from the Annual Meeting of the North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL), which we both started attending in the late 1990s as graduate students. This year’s gathering is at our Alma Mater, Valparaiso University, where worship at the Chapel of the Resurrection fostered in both of us a love of […]
Christmas Greetings: Excerpt from a Sermon of St. John Chrysostom
“This wonder fills me with astonishment!” So St. John Chrysostom (347-407) says in a Christmas day sermon. In this excerpt Chrysostom points to the way of discipleship that one enters through the catechumenate, a way that begins with God and the incarnation and birth of the Word, the Ancient of Days. He comes that he […]
Events
Upcoming Events: Help Us Plan What You Need
We have been privileged to present information about the adult catechumenate
in a variety of settings. This list includes upcoming and past events. We
welcome conversations with church leaders interested in organizing a
workshop or presentation on the topic.
Multiethnic Symposium
Learning From Each Other: Catechesis That Raises Up Multiethnic Leaders for the Kingdom In the context of a multiethnic church, catechesis becomes a powerful tool for raising up leaders who can effectively minister to diverse communities. The 2025 Multiethnic Symposium plenaries and sectionals will explore how the church can equip future leaders with knowledge, skills […]
Prof Insights
Kent and I are scheduled to lead a workshop on the adult catechumenate in the Wisconsin Rapids area (North Wisconsin District). According to the Concordia Seminary, St. Louis website, “The Prof Insights: Faculty-Led Workshop Series offers in-depth study on contemporary topics that influence the practice of ministry and worship. Bringing the Seminary to you, members […]
A Prophetic Challenge
Kent and Rhoda led a three-hour seminar at the annual gathering of the Institute of Liturgical Studies, Valparaiso, IN. Here’s the description of this well-received time of presentations, activities, and discussion: A consumer culture challenges the church on two fronts. From within, an “attractional” pattern for outreach has commodified the church and its message. From […]
What people say about FormingLutherans.org
The church knows ritual shapes its life. Yet, ongoing changes in worship compel us to better understand how. Forming Lutherans provides answers through ethnographic and qualitative research, testing the power of ritual in real-life congregations, leaders, and individuals.
The research, reflection, speaking, and writing of Drs. Schuler and Burreson provide keen insights and practical applications to pastors and congregations as they seek to teach the baptized to hold fast to all our Heavenly Father has given us through, Jesus, the Word of Truth (John 17:17).
