2026 Conference
September 14-15, 2026
Zion Lutheran Church
121 2nd St. S.
Ellendale, ND 58436
The Response of the Church in a Time of Disease
When faced with plague and pestilence, how should the Church respond? Is it right to stay, or do we have an obligation to flee? How have Christians acted in the past? Do we have anything to learn from our recent experiences? Do we need to do something different in the future?
2026 Conference
September 14-15, 2026
Monday, September 14
1:00 Arrival and Check In
1:30 Keynote #1: Rev. Dr. John Stephenson
2:20 Questions
2:30 Break
2:45 Paper #1: Rev. Dr. James May
3:30 Questions
3:40 Break
3:55 Keynote #2: Rev. Dr. John Stephenson
4:45 Questions
4:55 Transition to Sanctuary
5:00 Vespers
5:45 Supper
6:45 Gemütlichkeit
Tuesday, September 15
8:30 Matins
9:15 Keynote #3: Rev. Dr. John Stephenson
10:05 Questions
10:15 Break
10:30 Paper #2: Rev. Karl Hess
11:15 Questions
11:25 Lunch
12:15 Paper #3: Rev. Zelwyn Heide
1:00 Questions
1:10 Break
1:30 Keynote #4: Rev. Dr. John Stephenson
2:20 Questions
2:30 Break
2:45 Paper #4: Rev. John Koopman
3:30 Questions
3:40 Break
3:50 Roundtable Discussion
4:50 Itinerarium