The 2021 convention will be held Sunday–Thursday, June 20–24, 2021.
Convention Theme: The Good Shepherd Sends Shepherds
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2021 Convention Program
SYNOD SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2019
4:00 Festival Seminary Anniversary Service (Trinity Chapel)
5:30 Dinner (College Cafeteria) (free will donation)
6:00–8:00 Seminary Anniversary Open House 
MONDAY, JUNE 21
7:30– 9:00 Credentials/Roll Call
9:00 Opening Devotion (Sports and Fitness Center)
9:30 Organization of the Convention
10:30 Essay and Discussion: The Good Shepherd Sends Shepherds: Pastoral Care through the Ages
11:30 Recess (lunch served in the cafeteria)
1:00 Scripture, Prayer & Hymn
Anniversaries observed:
Joseph Burkhardt – 41 years
Craig Ferkenstad – 41 years
Thomas Heyn – 41 years
Martin Hoesch – 41 years
Matthew Luttman – 41 years
Thomas Smuda – 41 years
Ernest Geistfeld – 26 years
Gene Lilienthal – 26 years
Ronald Pederson – 26 years
Daniel Faugstad – 40 years
Steve Reagles – 40 years
Paul Zager – 40 years
Erik Gernander – 25 years
Jerome Gernander – 25 years
Anthony Pittenger – 25 years
1:20 Organization of the Convention (continued)
2:00 Committee meetings (Honsey Hall)
3:00 Coffee (Honsey Hall)
3:30 – 5:00 Committee meetings continue
7:00 – 9:00 Committee meetings continue
TUESDAY, JUNE 22
8:00 Committee Meetings (as necessary)
9:00 Opening Devotion (Sports and Fitness Center)
9:15 Preliminaries
9:30 Synodical Membership & reception of new members: Committee 13
9:45 Election of Vice-President (one year unexpired term) and Secretary (completion of a three year term)
10:45 Presentation: World Outreach
11:15 Parish Services: Committee 12
11:30 Recess (lunch served in the cafeteria)
1:00 Scripture, Prayer & Hymn
1:10 Preliminaries
1:15 Election of the 2022 Committee on Nominations [first printed ballot] †
1:30 Greetings & Presentations
2:00 Essay and Discussion: The Good Shepherd Sends Shepherds: The Pastor and Pastoral Care Today
3:00 Recess
3:30 Elections: Committee 2
4:00 Higher Education Presentation (college)
4:30 Recess for the Communion Service
5:00 Communion Service (Mt. Olive Lutheran Church—1123 Marsh Street)
Deaths noted:
Linda Teigen (1947–2019)
Richard Waters (1950–2019)
Kim Holtz (1957–2019)
Clarice Madson (1926–2020)
Ruth Wagner (1915–2020)
Carolyn Smith (1936–2020)
Frank Fielder (1943–2020)
Irene Martin (1922–2020)
Doris Carter (1936–2020)
John Moldstad (1954–2021)
Cynthia Stubenvoll (1952–2021)
Jerrold Dalke (1952–2021)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
8:00 Opening Devotion (Sports and Fitness Center)
8:30 Preliminaries
8:35 Elections: Committee 2
9:00 Higher Education Presentation (seminary)
9:15 Synodical Membership (written ballot: clergy roster): Committee 13
9:20 Doctrine: Committee 6
10:00 Recess
10:30 Lutheran Schools Presentation
10:45 Elementary Education: Committee 11
11:00 President’s Message & Report: Committee 1
11:15 Greetings & Presentations
11:30 Recess (lunch served in the cafeteria)
1:00 Scripture, Prayer & Hymn
1:10 Preliminaries
1:15 Higher Education: Committee 8
1:45 Greetings & Presentations
1:30 Essay and Discussion: The Good Shepherd Sends Shepherds: The Pastor and Pastoral Care Looking to the Future
3:00 Recess
3:30 World Outreach: Committee 10
4:00 Home Outreach Presentation
4:30 Finances: Committee 7
5:00 Recess
THURSDAY, JUNE 24
8:00 Scripture, Hymn & Prayer (Sports and Fitness Center)
8:10 Preliminaries
8:15 Home Outreach: Committee 9
8:45 Miscellaneous: Committee 14
9:15 Pastoral Conference Records & Resolutions: Committee 15; Excuses: Credentials Committee 3
9:30 Unfinished Business
Adjournment
Closing Hymn & Prayer (Chaplain)
Reports and essays from past conventions can be found here.
