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SPONSORED BY THE VIRGINIA SYNOD/ELCA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROANOKE COLLEGE OFFICE OF CHURCH RELATIONS Schedule

THURSDAY, JULY 10 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Registration, Colket Center Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch, Sutton Commons 1:30 p.m. Opening, Colket Center 2:30 p.m. Orientation, Introductions 3:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker 3:45 p.m. Break 4:15 p.m. Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Dinner, Sutton Commons 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship, Eucharist Service of Holy Communion FRIDAY, JULY 11 7:15 a.m. Breakfast, Sutton Commons 8:00 a.m. Morning Worship, Antrim Chapel 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions A Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch, Sutton Commons 1:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions B 2:45 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions C 5:00 p.m. ACTS Reunion Meal 5:30 p.m. Dinner, Sutton Commons 7:00 p.m. Special Program, Olin Theater 7:45 p.m. Reception/Social SATURDAY, JULY 12 7:15 a.m. Stretch and Pray, Colket Center 7:15 a.m. Breakfast, Sutton Commons 8:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions D 10:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker 11:30 a.m. Sending Worship with Holy Communion

ACTS! Reunion Meal There will an ACTS! Reunion meal on Friday, July 11, in the back section of Sutton Commons. Please indicate on the registration form if you plan to attend. Changed by the Good News

Power in the Spirit is an inspirational conference for everyone who wishes to explore God’s call to service through joyous worship, Bible study, keynote addresses, workshops, and fellowship. In addition, congregational leaders — teachers, organists and choir directors, choir members, committee or council members, family life consultants, pastors and others — will findPOWER IN THE SPIRIT especially nurturing and challenging as they consider their mission and ministry.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. — ROMANS 15:13

July 10–12, 2014 Roanoke College • Salem, Virginia

SPONSORED BY THE VIRGINIA SYNOD/ELCA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROANOKE COLLEGE OFFICE OF CHURCH RELATIONS

Power in the Spirit • July 10–12, 2014 • Roanoke College • Salem, Virginia 1 Special Guests

KEYNOTE SPEAKER ELIZABETH EATON is the fourth Presiding Bishop (and the first female Presiding Bishop) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She was elected on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 on the fifth ballot with 600 votes by the assembly with incumbent Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson having received 287 votes. She was consecrated as presiding bishop on October 5, 2013 at Rockefeller Chapel in Hyde Park (, IL).[1] Chicago is also the location of the ELCA headquarters. Her tenure as presiding bishop of the ELCA began November 1, 2013.

Prior to her election, Eaton served as Bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod (NEOS) since her installation on February 7, 2007, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Akron, OH). Bishop Eaton previously served congregations in Ohio. Eaton was ordained in 1981 after a call to serve All Saints Lutheran Church (Worthington, OH) and a one year term as interim pastor at Good Hope Lutheran Church (Youngstown, OH). She was serving as pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church (Ashtabula, OH) when she was called to become bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod.

She attended the College of Wooster where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in music education in 1977 and then went to where she earned a Master of Divinity degree.

Eaton is married to the Rev. Conrad Selnick, a priest of the Episcopal Church (USA), who is vice president of the Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation (Chicago, IL), and together they have two adult daughters, Rebeckah and Susannah.

BIBLE LEADER REV. ROLF JACOBSON joined the faculty as assistant professor of Old Testament in July 2003. Prior to joining the seminary, he taught at Augsburg College in as an assistant professor of religion. Jacobson earned his bachelors degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, in 1987. He holds a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary and a doctor of philosophy degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ. His teaching interests include the Psalms, Old Testament prophets, biblical poetry, biblical theology, and biblical narrative. He emphasizes that the purpose of a biblical text is not just for preaching or teaching, although these are crucial functions. He says the Scriptures must also be used in pastoral care, personal spiritual growth, and for the shaping of Christian mission and theology. In addition, the Scriptures can also function as a catalyst for change and growth within a congregation.

Jacobson is an in-demand speaker and author who produces theological and biblical scholarship for both the church and the academic guild. He recently served as editor of Crazy Talk: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Theological Terms, whose authors included three recent Luther Seminary graduates. His articles have appeared in Word and World, Theology Today, Interpretation, Teaching Theology and Religion, and in many collections of scholarly essays. With Kelly Fryer, he wrote the No Experience Necessary bible studies. He has been a contributor to Augsburg Fortress’s Handbook series (The Lutheran Handbook, The Christian Handbook, etc.), workingpreacher.org, Lectionary Homiletics, and the like. His credits also include appearances in many video curricula, including The Lutheran Course.

Power in the Spirit • July 10–12, 2014 • Roanoke College • Salem, Virginia 2 MUSICIANS NANCY DELANEY serves as organist/director of church music at Christ Lutheran Church in Roanoke, VA. She received her Bachelor of Organ Performance and Master of Sacred Music degrees from in Springfield, OH. She has previously held organist positions at Lutheran churches in Newport News and Charlottesville. She is an active member if the American Guild of Organists, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and sings in the Roanoke Symphony chorus.

SCOTT WEIDLER has served the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as Program Director for Worship and Music since 1995 and currently serves as the Interim Director for Worship. For 13 years, he was Cantor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. He holds degrees in education, music, and liturgy from Concordia College, Wittenberg University, and the University of Notre Dame. Prior to moving to Chicago, he served congregations and schools in Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania. One of his current passions is Music that Makes Community (www. musicthatmakescommunity.org), a project of the All Saints Company, for which he is a regular presenter.

Power in the Spirit Service Project Got glitter?

You can help adults with disabilities find their inner artist by donating to the “Got Glitter?” campaign. Art supplies will be used at five Lutheran Family Services Day Support Centers in the western part of the state by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Donations will help build fine motor skills, experiment with color and form, and — most important of all — to have fun creating art. We thank you and our individuals thank you for helping to make their lives a work of art! Here are the items that our day support centers need:

n construction paper n Play Doh n crayons n markers n glitter n washable paint n paint brushes n pipe cleaners n glue sticks n tissue paper n stickers n beads

QUESTIONS? Contact Ellen Bushman at [email protected] or 757.722.4707, ext. 1302.

Power in the Spirit • July 10–12, 2014 • Roanoke College • Salem, Virginia 3 Concurrent Sessions A FRIDAY, JULY 11 • 10:30 A.M.

A1 The Narrative Lectionary: A4 Building Hope, Homes, and A Different Way to Preach Community in the Global Village: God’s Word Servant Trip to San Salvador There was a time when the church could assume that the S “What does the Lord require for you? To do justice people it was trying to reach already knew the biblical and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God.” Micah story . In such a world, the church could take an episodic 6:8. Trip leader Pastor Steve Ridenhour and participant (or even a happenstance) approach to proclaiming the Pat Hunter will share the experience of their February Word of God. But in our time and culture, even the people 2014 trip to El Salvador with Thrivent Builds Worldwide still involved in church life often have little knowledge and Habitat for Humanity. of the Bible and the story. This workshop will describe Pastor Steve Ridenhour how faith formation can be served by taking a different Holy Trinity, Wytheville approach to preaching the Word — an approach that puts the story in order. A5 German Lutherans Entered Pastor Rolf Jacobson Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Luther Seminary Virginia in the 1700s The history of Virginia Lutherans began when German settlers poured into the Shenendoah Valley and on to A2 For Praying Out Loud! southwest Virginia early in the 18th century. The highlights This workshop will cover times when prayer is vocalized of their travels and settlements will be explored in this — in worship, at home, and personally “with groans too workshop. deep for words.” We will review several prayer books George Kegley written by Bishop Bansemer including the new one St. Mark, Roanoke out this year entitled Prayers of the People. This latest book follows the three-year lectionary cycle familiar A6 Kennon Callahan’s to Lutherans, Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, and Presbyterians. ‘Six Giving Doors’ Kenneth Callahan says, “Peolple move through Bishop Richard Bansemer S Bishop Emeritus, VA Synod, ELCA distinctive stages in their giving pilgrimage as they learn to give generously.” This premise is very biblical as A3 Beyond Books and Screens: I Corinthians 3: 1–2b says, “Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as Music in Community people who are still worldly, mere infants in Christ. I give There is a movement in the church rekindling the you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for ancient practice of singing — a way of music-making it.” All Christians are on a journey of faith as we all are that has been central to folk traditions for centuries. It continuing to grow in all aspeccts of our faith. Giving is simple and beautiful, faithful and traditional. Singing is a part of that faith. How does the church provide without the use of books or screens, relying on human- opportunities for growing that giving faith as all of us are to-human communication, creates community in a in different stages of our faith walks? Come and see! powerful or traditional way which transcends any labels, Cary Mangus contemporary or traditional. This workshop will explore Christ, Roanoke ways to incorporate this kind of singing into our regular Rev. James Kniseley worship services, as well as stretching some boundaries. Resurrection, Fredericksburg A variety of music will be sung, including pieces from the ELW and other sources. Basic techniques for leading will be introduced. Scott Weidler Program Director for Worship and Music, ELCA

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Power in the Spirit • July 10–12, 2014 • Roanoke College • Salem, Virginia 4 Concurrent Sessions B FRIDAY, JULY 11 • 1:30 P.M.

B1 4 Points for the Church B4 The Virginia Synod, ELCA: Bishop Eaton will present four important points she A Survey of the First 25 Years would have us keep in mind for the life of the Church. We Join with others in this course to review the history of are in a unique time with challenges and opportunities. It the Virginia Synod. Gain an appreciation for the many is a kairos time in the life of the church. ways the synod was “changed by the good news” over Bishop Elizabeth Eaton the first 25 years as the new Virginia Synod of the ELCA. Bishop, ELCA Workshop leader Pastor James Utt is the author of the book, A History of the Virginia Synod/ELCA, 1988-2012, B2 Do You REALLY Want to Know How The First Twenty-five Years. Your Church Looks to Outsiders? Pastor James Utt Pastor Emeritus, Grace, Winchester S The majority of people look for and join a church based on something other than denomination. Nowadays, it’s not just about being Lutheran; it’s about reaching out B5 ‘Got Glitter’ Field Trip and welcoming those people in your neighborhood and S Join us for a short trip to the Roanoke Day Support community who might not know anything about your Center located at Brandon Oaks. Lutheran Family church before they pull into your parking lot. How do Services of Virginia (LFSVA) would like to show you you appear to an outsider? How can you send a “you are what we are doing for adults 18 years and older who welcome here” message? have developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. The Ellen Hinlicky materials donated to LFS through the “Got Glitter” College, Salem Service Project will provide much needed supplies to the five Day Support Centers operated by LFS. This program B3 Choral Reading offers educational and social support for people who This session will include a variety of useful choir anthems, have aged out of other support programs. You can learn old and new. It will include pieces appropriate for use more about the LFSVA Day Support Center Program by throughout the church year, in a variety of musical going to www.lfsva.org and clicking on “Day Support.” styles and difficulty levels with and without organ The field trip will take about one hour. You will be back on accompaniment. Emphasis will be on small parish choirs. campus in time to attend your next workshop. We might change some music in your music library. Facilitated by Harvey Atkinson Walker Mountain Parish We’ll also throw in rehearsal hints along the way. Come prepared to sing the good news! Kevin Barger Epiphany, Richmond

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Power in the Spirit • July 10–12, 2014 • Roanoke College • Salem, Virginia 5 Concurrent Sessions C FRIDAY, JULY 11 • 1:30 P.M.

C1 What I Find Essential C4 Martyrs, Mystics, and Anchorites: in Our Lutheran Theology Stories of Extreme Piety and Bishop Mauney will lift up the key phrases, words, and Devotion in Western Christianity treatises that give life and vitality to the Lutheran voice This class will present some of the most interesting and and witness in conversation with the Church and the devoted followers of Jesus, from those who died for world. their faith to those who gave their lives in other ways. Bishop James Mauney The Christian tradition is full of examples of those who Virginia Synod, ELCA followed Christ by living alone in the desert or on the top of a pillar or backed into a small room adjoining the church sanctuary. Faithful witness to Jesus has C2 The Third Chapter of Life taken many and sometimes strange forms, but all these S In the third chapter of life (age 50-75), many people Christians have one thing in common: they loved and are confronted with spiritual questions about meaning, followed their Savior. purpose, death, and life. It is also a time when people Ellen Hinlicky wrestle with issues of identity, vocation, avocation, and College, Salem legacy. Let us discuss ways the church can assist people and walk with them in their journey through the third C5 Rousing the Rabble: chapter. Pastor Herman is president of Adult Lutherans A Workshop for Lectors and Organized for Action (ALOA), an inter-Lutheran organization focused on ministry with adults aged 50 Proclaimers of the Word and above. Proclamation of the Scriptures is more than just reading Pastor John Herman them out loud to the congregation. Learn techniques of Christ Methodist, Chincoteague proclamation allowing God to speak through you: preparation, projection, enunciation, pronunciation, use C3 Building the Liturgy from of the microphone, delivery, physical/spiritual presence, contact with the audience, and vocalizing tips. You just the Inside Out — Enlivening might be roused, too! the Heart of Traditional Worship Karen Adams “Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is College, Salem the dead faith of the living. And I suppose I should add it is traditionalism that gives tradition such a bad name,” C6 Wittenberg English Ministry writes Jaroslav Jan Pelikan This workshop will explore S Have you ever wanted to lead worship and preach in simple, but not always obvious, ways of understanding, ’s churches in Wittenberg? The Wittenberg planning, articulating, and experiencing our liturgical English Ministry provides a great opportunity for pastors heritage as living faith in today’s mission field for the to serve visiting tourists from around the world. Come sake of the world. and learn from Pastor Jim Kniseley about his wonderful Scott Weidler two-week experience in July 2013 and how you can be Director of Worship and Music, ELCA selected to serve as a pastor in residence in Wittenberg. This all-volunteer ministry began in 1996. The Castle Church and the Town Church cooperate with WEM in providing this ministry each year from April through October. Pastor Jim Kniseley Resurrection, Fredericksburg

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Power in the Spirit • July 10–12, 2014 • Roanoke College • Salem, Virginia 6 Concurrent Sessions D SATURDAY, JULY 12 • 8:30 A.M.

D1 The Human Jesus and His Home D4 Out of the Past, the Future: This is a look at some of the geographical points of Congregational Archives reference around Galilee that help us understand Jesus Maintaining the history of a congregation through an as a real human person and his ministry. active archive program should be an important part Pastor David Delaney of a church’s congregational life. Learning about a Director, Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Virginia Synod congregation is made possible through the collection of

records which identify its past. In this way we learn about D2 Stuck in the Middle: For Seekers, those who came before us and learn of their contribution Searchers, Giver-Uppers, to the church we are now. This session will be a brief Frustrated-with-Faith Folks introduction to the materials which should be included in a church archive, how to organize the materials, and As I observe the faith of young and not-so-young S suggested policies for congregational use of the archives. adults, I find that many of them are caught in the Sandy Cobb middle when it comes to their spiritual life. They have Trinity, Newport News experienced the Christian faith up close, as a child, but now find themselves torn between opposing voices that D5 challenge the sense of it all. As the Stealers Wheel song Reducing the Risk: Creating goes, “clowns to the left of me, jokers, to the right, here a Child/Youth Protection Policy I am stuck in the middle with you ….” Stuck between in Your Congregation social norms and scripture, science and faith, freedom Sexual abuse is a tremendously destructive force. When and ritual, cynics and disciples, fast and slow, like and it happens to children within the context of a faith love, sloppy living and sin, “Away in the Manger” (and a community, it can devastate the entire congregation. In baby who doesn’t cry), and the hope that there is a God addition to providing guidance in writing a policy, this who can still connect with ME. Folks want more from the workshop will explore the following topics: the role of Christian faith and the church, but they hang on, hoping the local social service agency, training volunteers, that what they had so long ago (when it was simple) will background checks, developing a response plan, and come again and give them life. developing best practices that support our ministry. Pastor Paul Henrickson Susan Seehaver College, Salem St. Mark, Charlottesville

D3 Conference Choir Join us as we close Power in the Spirit worship on Saturday with a choir representing folks from all over our synod. All voice parts are needed. The choir will rehearse during this workshop and will provide the anthem for closing worship. Music will be available before the conference for review. George Donovan Bethel, Winchester

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CONTACT GOLF CART TRANSPORTATION For questions, contact Elizabeth Smythe at This year, three golf carts will be available to get (276) 783-5804 or [email protected]. you from here to there, sponsored by Thrivent. Or contact Debbie Worley at the Virginia Synod Office at (540) 389-1000 or at worley@ vasynod.org. More information is available at www.vasynod.org.

WORSHIP PLANNING POWER IN THE SPIRIT SHIRTS Thanks to the worship planners: George Arthur, Janet and Gene Gomez, Vickie DeVilbiss, Rev. Ray Back by popular demand. This year the Power in Blanset, Rev. Terrie Sternberg, and Nancy Delaney. the Spirit committee is offering a “retro” shirt. This shirt is a white pique-knit 3-button placket shirt MEDITATION CHAPEL with a red Power in the Spirit logo embroidered Power in the Spirit is offering a meditation chapel on the left chest. The shirt mirrors the original shirt area dedicated to prayer and contemplation. It offered for sale by Power in the Spirit except the will be located in the Colket Center. Take time logo is embroidered instead of screenprinted. The for prayer, reflection, and quiet. The meditation shirts are sized like an adult t-shirt and are available chapel will be available during workshop sessions in sizes small through 3XL for $15 each. Preorder and free times. on the registration form and include payment with STEWARDSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS other fees to reserve your shirt. There will be a The Stewardship Table of the Virignia Synod is small limited number of these shirts for sale at offering scholarships of $150. Registrants who Power in the Spirit, so preordering is the best way pay in full and attend two or more sessions will to insure you will get yours! be reimbursed after evaluating classes. Indicate interest on the registration form. Limited to 10 scholarships.

S DENOTES STEWARDSHIP-RELATED SESSION ACCOMMODATIONS The Sections dormitories will not be available for on-campus housing this year due to construction. Every effort will be made to meet individual needs. Please note on the request section of the registration form. Other dormitory accommodations, however, will be available.

For participants who choose to stay off-campus rather than in the Roanoke College dormitories, we provide the following information on providers of local accommodations:

La Quinta Inn (I-81, exit 141): (540) 562-2717 Quality Inn (I-81, exit 141): (800) 459-4949 Quality Inn West Salem (I-81, exit 137): (540) 387-1600 Howard Johnson’s (I-81, exit 137): (540) 389-7061 Days Inn (I-81, Exit 141): (540) 986-1000 Fairfield Inn (I-81, exit 146): (540) 362-4200

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS A — SELECT ONE:

A1 The Narrative Lectionary: A Different Way to Preach God’s Word A2 For Praying Out Loud! A3 Beyond Books and Screens: Music in Community A4 Building Hope, Homes, and Community in the Global Village: Servant Trip to San Salvador A5 German Lutherans Entered Virginia in the 1700s A6 Kennon Callahan’s ‘Six Giving Doors’

CONCURRENT SESSIONS B — SELECT ONE:

B1 4 Points for the Church B2 Do You REALLY Want to Know How Your Church Looks to Outsiders? B3 Choral Reading B4 The Virginia Synod, ELCA: A Survey of the First 25 Years B5 ‘Got Glitter’ Field Trip

CONCURRENT SESSIONS C — SELECT ONE:

C1 What I Find Essential in Our Lutheran Theology C2 The Third Chapter of Life C3 Building the Liturgy from the Inside Out — Enlivening the Heart of Traditional Worship C4 Martyrs, Mystics, and Anchorites: Stories of Extreme Piety and Devotion in Western Christianity C5 Rousing the Rabble: A Workshop for Lectors and Proclaimers of the Word C6 Wittenberg English Ministry

CONCURRENT SESSIONS D — SELECT ONE:

D1 The Human Jesus and His Home D2 Stuck in the Middle: For Seekers, Searchers, Giver-Uppers, Frustrated-with-Faith Folks D3 Conference Choir D4 Out of the Past, the Future: Congregational Archives D5 Reducing the Risk: Creating a Child/Youth Protection Policy in Your Congregation