Featured Speakers: Our keynote speaker is Rev. Fr. John Bussman, Pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cullman, Alabama. He is a 2012 graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and, with a B.A. from Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. He has been a Gottesdienst blogger since 2018. Fr. Bussman will be speaking on Worship as a Setting Apart. You can register for only $40 if you do it by April 24. After that registration increases to $60. Register Now!
Fr. Busssman
Rev. Fr. David Peterson is Pastor at Redeemer in Fort Wayne, which is hosting this conference. He has been the pastor there since 2000 and has been a departmental editor since 2006. He holds an S.T.M. (2012) and an M.Div. (1996) from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He will be following up on Fr. Bussman’s keynote by speaking on Not being Mainstream but Set Apart by Digital Minimalism.
Fr. Petersen
As a bonus, we have Mr. Jonathan Busarow, the Executive Artistic Director of the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir. Mr. Busarow also serves on the voice faculty at Indiana University - Purdue. He will be providing a lesson on how to sing in church, a presentation beneficial for pastors, choir members, and any layman who attends a Divine Service.
Mr. Jonathan Busarow
Conference Hotel
Conference participants can get a special rate of $80/night at the Best Western Luxbury. 5501 Coventry Ln Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804. Click the following link for details and to reserve a room:
https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.15061.html?groupId=4J9UH2E4
Schedule
Monday, 2 May 2022
1:30 p.m. Divine Service - preacher Petersen
3:00 p.m. Conference welcome
3:15 p.m. Session 1 - Bussman - Biblical Background: Worship as a Setting Apart
4:15 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. Vespers - preacher Fr. Burnell Eckardt
5:00-8:00 p.m. Gemütlichkeit and Taco Bar in Undercroft
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
8:30 a.m. Matins - no preacher
9:15 a.m. Coffee and Donuts (undercroft)
9:45 a.m. Session 2 - Bussman - A Theology of Being Set Apart and of Worship
10:45 a.m. Q & A ./ Casuistry
11:00 a.m. Session 3 - Busarow - Singing Lesson
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Session 3 - Petersen. Not being Mainstream but Set Apart by Digital Minimalism
1:45 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. Session 4 - Busarow - Singing Lesson
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Vespers - preacher Fr. Karl Fabrizius
4:30-8:00 p.m. Gemütlichkeit and Supper in Undercroft
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
8:30 a.m. Divine Service - preacher Fr. Michael Frese
9:15 a.m. Coffee and Donuts
9:45 a.m. Session 5 - Bussman - Lutheran Worship: Distinctly Setting Apart
10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion
11:30 a.m. Lunch
We’re asking for a donation of $40 per person until April 24. After that, registration goes up to $60.