The 94th Annual Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod will be held June 19 – 23, 2011, in Mankato, Minnesota, on the campus of Bethany Lutheran College. The theme this year will be Who do you say I am?

2011 CONVENTION PROGRAM

All events are in the Ronald J. Younge Gymnasium of the Sports and Fitness Center unless noted otherwise.

SYNOD SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011

3:00 Festival Service (Trinity Chapel)

Preacher: The Rev. Kenneth Mellon (West Bend, Wisconsin)
Liturgist: The Rev. Dan Basel (Mankato, Minnesota)
The offering has been designated for the use of the Board for Home Missions.
Welcome to the 94th Annual Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

4:30 Supper (free will donation)
5:00 – 7:00 Registration (delegates’ credentials, clergy roll call, payment of fees)

All pastors and delegates need to report to the Registration Desk

7:00 Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary Graduation Service (Trinity Chapel)

Preacher: The Rev. John Moldstad (Mankato, Minnesota )
Liturgist: The Rev. Gaylin Schmeling (Mankato, Minnesota)
Board of Regents: The Rev. J. Kincaid Smith (Mankato, Minnesota)
The offering has been designated for Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary.

8:00 Reception for the graduates (Great Room)

MONDAY, JUNE 20

8:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30-10:00 Opening Devotion (Trinity Chapel)

Speaker: The Rev. Phillip Lepak (Portage, Indiana)

10:15 Opening of the Convention:

Roll Call Report
Credential Committee Report
Official Opening of the Convention
Adoption of the Convention Program
President’s Message and Report
Strategic Planning Report
Greetings and Welcoming of Guests
Pastors’ Equalization Rules
Assignment of Committees
Assignment of Work

11:55 Closing Devotion
12:00 Recess
1:30 Committee meetings

The official list of delegates attending committee meetings is gathered by the committee secretaries. Any alternate delegate name changes are to be reported at this time.

3:00 Coffee (Honsey Hall)
3:30 – 5:00 Committee meetings continue
7:00 – 9:00 Committee meetings continue

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

8:30 Committee Meetings (as necessary)
9:30 Recess
10:00 Opening Devotion (Younge Gymnasium)

Speaker: The Rev. Daniel Finn (Waterloo, Iowa)

10:15 Preliminaries:

Minutes: Committee 5
Credentials: Committee 3
Program: Committee 4

10:25 Synodical Membership & reception of new members: Committee 14
10:45 Planning: Committee 15
11:45 President Mark Schroeder (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
11:55 Closing Devotion
12:00 Recess
1:30 Hymn & Prayer
1:35 Preliminaries:

Credentials: Committee 3
Program: Committee 4

1:40 Elections: Nominations Committee 2
2:00 World Outreach Presentation
2:15 World Outreach: Committee 10
2:30 Elementary Education: Committee 12
2:45 Pastoral Conference Records: Committee 17
2:50 Greetings and Presentations
3:00 Recess
3:30 Planning: Committee 15
4:30 Greetings and Presentations
4:45 Recess
5:00 Anniversary Service (Trinity Chapel)

Preacher: The Rev. Paul Schneider (Midland, Michigan )

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22

8:30 Opening Devotion (Younge Gymnasium)

Speaker: The Rev. Timothy Buelow (Carthage, Missouri)

8:45 Preliminaries:

Minutes: Committee 5

Credentials: Committee 3

Program: Committee 4

8:50 Elections: Nominations Committee 2

9:00 Essay and Discussion: Who do you say I am?

The Rev. Michael Smith (Mankato, Minnesota)

10:30 Recess

11:00 Nominations for the 2012 Committee on Nominations

11:15 Evangelism: Committee 11

11:30 Miscellaneous: Committee 16

11:55 Closing Devotion

12:00 Recess

1:30 Honor Choir

1:35 Preliminaries:

Credentials: Committee 3

Program: Committee 4

1:40 Elections: Nominations Committee 2

1:50 Greetings & Presentations

2:00 Home Mission Presentation

2:15 Home Missions: Committee 9

2:30 Finances: Committee 7

3:00 Recess

3:30 Election of the 2012 Committee on Nominations

3:35 CELC Report

3:50 Doctrine: Committee 6

4:15 PEY Presentation

4:30 President’s Message & Report: Committee 1

4:35 Unfinished Business

5:00 Recess

7:00 Communion Service (Trinity Chapel)

Preacher: The Rev. Timothy Hartwig (Lake Havasu City, Arizona )
Liturgist: The Rev. Erling Teigen (Mankato, Minnesota)
The offering has been designated for the use of the Board for Home Missions.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

8:30 Opening Devotion (Younge Gymnasium)

Speaker: The Rev. Brian Klebig (Sebring, Florida)

8:45 Preliminaries:

Minutes: Committee 5
Credentials: Committee 3
Program: Committee 4

8:50 Synodical Membership (clergy roster): Committee 14
9:00 Essay and Discussion: Who do you say I am?

The Rev. Michael Smith (Mankato, Minnesota)

10:30 Recess
11:00 Higher Education Presentation
11:15 Higher Education Presentation
11:30 Higher Education: Committee 8
11:45 Parish Services: Committee 13
11:55 Closing Devotion
12:00 Recess
1:30 Hymn & Prayer
1:35 Unfinished Business
Resolutions: Committee 18
Excuses: Credentials Committee 3
Closing Hymn & Prayer