Do We Matter? Culture, Sexuality and the Church in an Age of Too Much Information

A DOXOLOGY Insight Seminar at

Trinity Lutheran Church
1500 27th St.
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 456-8701

Join us for a day of reflection about what it means to be the Christian Church in an age of too much information. We we cover topics including culture and modernity, virtue, the family and sexuality, mission in the twenty-first century, and more. Lunch will be provided for all attendees.

Cost

There is no cost for the event. We are suggesting a free-will offering of $20.

Who is this for?

Lay leaders, pastors, college students, and anyone who is interested in the identity of the Church today.

Speakers

The Rev. Dr. Harold L. Senkbeil is the executive director of DOXOLOGY, has served as a parish pastor for over thirty years, and retired as an associate professor of pastoral theology from Concordia Theology Seminary. He was also the long time pastor at Elm Grove Lutheran Church in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. He is the author of a number of books, including Sanctification: Christ in Action (NPH, 1989) and Dying to Live: the power of forgiveness (CPH, 1994).

The Rev. Dr. Lucas V. Woodford is a graduate of Concordia University St. Paul and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div. and S.T.M., 2003), His first call was to First Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cedarburg, Wisconsin and he has served as Senior Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church and School, Mayer, Minnesota since November of 2005. He holds the D.Min. in Christian Outreach from Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne (2011). His project dissertation was published as Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession? (Wipf & Stock, 2012).

SCHEDULE

9:30 a.m. Registration

10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer

10:30 a.m. First Session – Cultural Trends and Faithful Mission (Senkbeil)

11:30 a.m. Second Session – Family Virtue and Sexuality (Woodford)

12:30 p.m. Lunch (provided)

1:30 p.m. Third Session – Church and Mission in Light of the Third Article (Senkbeil/Woodford)

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Panel Discussion – Mission and Ministry Today, Bringing it Home

3:45 p.m. Closing Prayers

PARKING

If there is no street parking available, the N Street Garage is right around the corner. The address is 2701 N St, Sacramento, CA 95816.

Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 1500 27th St., Sacramento, CA 95816. The church office is 916-456-8701.

This seminar is co-hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, Sacramento, and Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Rocklin