Schedule

8:00 a.m.
Registration and Hospitality Desk Open
Harre Union, outside of the ballrooms

9:00 a.m.
Morning Prayer
Chapel of the Resurrection

• Leader: Bonnie Dahlke Goebbert, Ph.D.
• Musicians: Nicole Keller, M.M. and the Institute Schola

9:30 a.m.
Exhibitors Open – Coffee and light snacks provided
Harre Union, Ballroom A

10:00 a.m.
Plenary 1: Kimberly Belcher, Ph.D.
“A Feast Celebrating the Mystery of Creation: An Ecumenical Dream”
Harre Union, Ballroom B & C

11:15 a.m.
Workshop Session A

• Kimberly Belcher, Ph.D. | Plenary Follow-up Q&A | Location TBD
• Nicole Keller, M.M. | “Masterclass: Leading Worship with Confidence” | Location TBD
• Sally Messner ’02, MSM | “Chanting the Liturgy” | Location TBD
• Gail Ramshaw ’68, Ph.D. | “Forty Green Images for the Triune God” | Location TBD
• Debie Thomas, MFA | “As Creation Groans: Preaching Lament, Resilience, and Hope” | Location TBD
• Luke Venstrom ’07, Ph.D. | Panel Discussion: “Engineers on Alternative Energy and the Energy Transition” | Location TBD

12:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
Lunch is available for purchase on campus at Founders Table in the Harre Union.

1:15 p.m.
Midday Prayer
Chapel of the Resurrection

• Preacher: Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Ph.D.
• Presider: Jim Marriott, Ph.D.
• Musician: Nicole Keller, M.M. and the Institute Schola

2:00 p.m.
Exhibitors Open – Coffee and light snacks provided
Harre Union, Ballroom A

2:45 p.m.
Plenary 2: Terra Schwerin Rowe, Ph.D.
“Petrotheology: Ritual, Narrative, and the Sacred in Petroculture”
Harre Union, Ballrooms B & C

4:00 p.m.
Workshop Session B

• Kevin Goebbert ’03, Ph.D. | “A Brief Introduction to Climate Change” | Location TBD
• Lucas P. Kelley, Ph.D. | “This Land Ain’t Your Land: Acknowledging Native Dispossession” | Location TBD
• Gail Ramshaw ’68, Ph.D. | “Forty Green Images for the Triune God” | Location TBD
• Thomas Schattauer, Ph.D. | “Showing the World Made New: The Role of the Presiding Minister in the Assembly” | Location TBD
• Terra Schwerin Rowe, Ph.D. | Plenary Follow-up Q&A | Location TBD
• Benjamin Stewart, Ph.D. | “Saving Time: Liturgical Timekeeping in a Season of Disruption” | Location TBD
• Debie Thomas, MFA | “As Creation Groans: Preaching Lament, Resilience, and Hope” | Location TBD

4:45 p.m.
ALCM and LDA Reception
Lutheran Diaconal Association – 1304 Laporte Avenue

5:30 p.m.
Dinner Break
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7:30 p.m.
Evening Prayer
Chapel of the Resurrection

• Musician: Nicole Keller, M.M. and the Institute Schola
• Leader: Sally Messner ’02, MSM

8:00 a.m.
Registration and Hospitality Desk Open
Harre Union, outside of the ballrooms

8:00 a.m.
Exhibitors Open – Coffee and light snacks provided
Harre Union, Ballroom A

9:00 a.m.
Plenary 3: Samuel Torvend, Ph.D.
“An Unlikely Assembly on the Day God Made the World”
Harre Union, Ballrooms B & C

10:10 a.m.
Matins Morning Prayer
Chapel of the Resurrection

• Led by Valpo faculty, staff, and students.

10:45 a.m.
Workshop Session C

• Nicole Keller, M.M. | “Organ and Choral Scholars: Providing for the Future of Sacred Music” | Location TBD
• Katrina Martich & Kat Peters ’06, M.A. | “Earthkeeping: Going Beyond the Season of Creation” | Location TBD
• Fred Niedner, Th.D. | “Preaching Easter 3 and Beyond in Year A” | Location TBD
• C. Noelle Partusch, MFA | “Liturgical Dance: Prayer is More than Folding Your Hands – and It’s Not Exactly Forbidden” (Part 1 of 2) | Location TBD
• Thomas Schattauer, Ph.D. | “Showing the World Made New: The Role of the Presiding Minister in the Assembly” | Location TBD
• Samuel Torvend, Ph.D. | Plenary Follow-up Q&A | Location TBD
• Luke Venstrom ’07, Ph.D. | Tour of the Valparaiso University Solar Furnace | Location TBD

11:30 a.m.
Lunch Break
Lunch is available for purchase on campus at Founders Table in the Harre Union.

1:00 p.m.
Workshop Session D

• Sarah Bernhardt, MFA | “A Foretaste – Integrating Visual Art in Worship” | Location TBD
• Jim Marriott, Ph.D., Craig Mueller, D.Min., & Rhoda Schuler ’77, Th.D. | “Herding Cats and Leading Liturgies” | Location TBD
• Fred Niedner, Th.D. | “Preaching Easter 3 and Beyond in Year A” | Location TBD
• C. Noelle Partusch, MFA | “Liturgical Dance: Prayer is More than Folding Your Hands – and It’s Not Exactly Forbidden” (Part 2 of 2) | Location TBD
• Gail Ramshaw ’68, Ph.D. | “Five Green Eucharistic Prayers” | Location TBD
• Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Ph.D. | “Creator Spirit, Migrant Spirit” | Location TBD

1:45 p.m.
Exhibitors Open – Coffee and light snacks
Harre Union, Ballroom A

2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Sending Eucharist
Chapel of the Resurrection

• Musicians: Nicole Keller, M.M., Valparaiso University Gospel Choir, and the Institute Schola
• Preacher: Debie Thomas, MFA
• Presider: Lee Zandstra, M.Div.