As congregations mark the beginning of the “academic” new year with Rally Sunday, prayers for students and teachers, and resumption of Bible classes, Sunday school, and confirmation instruction after a summer hiatus, Kent and I are launching an eclectic set of posts with a common goal: to help pastors and other church leaders who want […]
The Forming Lutherans weekly blog will be on hiatus until the first week of September. We look forward to sharing the wonders of adult faith formation with you then. Until then, let us continue to pray for all of those preparing for baptism, confirmation, and joining the body of Christ.
Our Forming Lutherans Concordia Seminary Prof Insights Summer Workshop exploring the benefits of adult catechumenal faith formation at Faith Lutheran Church in Hunstville, Texas, August 15-17 has been cancelled due to low registration. Please continue to follow FormingLutherans.org and our blog for information about future catechumenate experiences.
We have been promoting our Concordia Seminary Prof Insights Summer Workshop for the past several weeks. If you are interested in exploring the benefits of adult catechumenal faith formation then consider traveling to Faith Lutheran Church in Hunstville, Texas, August 15-17. Below you will find our tentative schedule for the workshop. The workshop is organized […]
What: A Continuing Education opportunity sponsored by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis When: August 15 to 17, 2022 Where: Faith Lutheran Church, Huntsville, Texas Cost: $140.00 Registration deadline: August 1, 2022 For additional details about this workshop, we invite you to watch this video as Kent and Rhoda provide information on the “virtual” pastoral partners, who […]
What: A Continuing Education opportunity sponsored by Concordia Seminary, St. LouisWhen: August 15 to 17, 2022Where: Faith Lutheran Church, Huntsville, TexasCost: $140.00Registration deadline: August 1, 2022For more details about the content of this workshop, we invite you to watch this video as Kent and Rhoda describe the stages of an adult catechumenate, its value in […]
What: A Continuing Education opportunity sponsored by Concordia Seminary, St. LouisWhen: August 15 to 17, 2022Where: Faith Lutheran Church, Huntsville, TexasCost: $140.00Registration deadline: August 1, 2022We are pleased to announce that our workshop will include conversations via Zoom with several pastors who have developed strong models of adult faith formation in their congregations.The Rev. Dr. […]
What: A Continuing Education opportunity sponsored by Concordia Seminary, St. LouisWhen: August 15 to 17, 2022Where: Faith Lutheran Church, Huntsville, TexasCost: $140.00Registration deadline: August 1, 2022Leaders: Dr. Kent Burreson and Dr. Rhoda Schuler In this video, Dr. Kent Burreson speaks about our upcoming workshop at Faith Lutheran Church in Huntsville, Texas. We are excited to […]
Since Kent completed the “Ritual Journey” series in May, we’re now offering a series of videos from our first virtual conference on adult faith formation (way back in October 2020) that explores the power of ritual in daily life and the Christian tradition. These excerpts are from our address to open the conference, titled “Treasures […]
What: A Continuing Education opportunity sponsored by Concordia Seminary, St. LouisWhen: August 15 to 17, 2022Where: Faith Lutheran Church, Huntsville, TXCost: $140.00Registration deadline: August 1, 2022Leaders: Dr. Kent Burreson and Dr. Rhoda Schuler Pastors and congregational leaders in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) face new missional challenges in the post-Christian context in which we now […]