Wednesday, 3Th May Thursday, 4Th May Friday, 5Th
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CONFIRMATION WORK IN ECUMENICAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES th Topics of the Workshops Confirmation Work in the Wednesday, 3 May United Methodist Church Adolescents’ Religious Attitudes Achim Härtner Germany 14.00 Welcome and their Relationship to the Church Friedrich Schweitzer Tobias Beißwenger Germany University of Tübingen/Germany Ida Marie Høeg Norway Kate Obermueller-Unruh USA Dagmar Lagger Austria Birgit Sendler-Koschel 16.00 Kati Niemelä Finland Camps in Confirmation Work: The Finnish Ex- EKD, Hannover/Germany perience 14.30 Research on Confirmation Work and its Mean- Voluntary Work Jouko Porkka ing for the Practice Jouko Porkka Finland Diakonia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki/Fin- Friedrich Schweitzer Friedrich Schweitzer Germany land Henrik Simojoki Germany 15.30 Coffee Break 17.15 Guided Tour: Reformation History in Erfurt Confirmation Work and Congregations 19.30 16.00 Does Confirmation Work Matter? Katherine Douglass USA Reception by the Evangelische Kirche in Kati Niemelä Richard R. Osmer USA Deutschland (EKD) in Cooperation with the University of Helsinki/Finland Adolescents’ Experience of Worship Services Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland 17.00 The Studies on Confirmation Work: Ida Marie Høeg Norway (EKM) Words of Welcome and Perspectives A Perspective from General Research Muriel Koch Switzerland from the local Church on Youth Work Bernd Krupka Norway OKR Dr. Birgit Sendler-Koschel EKD, Hannover Wibke Riekmann OKR Martina Klein EKM, Erfurt Fresenius University Hamburg/Germany Workers’ Perspectives Leise Christensen Denmark th 18.30 Friday, 5 May Dinner Georg Hardecker Germany 19.30 Statements from the Churches Thomas Schlag Switzerland 8.45 Morning Prayer Landesbischof Prof. Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm Confirmation Work and Youth Work Finnish Team Chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Ger- Thomas Böhme Germany many 9.15 Confirmation Work Wolfgang Ilg Germany Prof. Dr. Michael Weinrich, and the Future of the Church Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) Experiences in Central-Eastern Countries Thomas Schlag Balázs Siba Hungary University of Zürich/Switzerland th Thursday, 4 May Eżbieta Byrtek Poland 10.30 Panel: Looking Back – Looking Ahead: Reflec- Confirmation Work in Germany tions on International Research on Confirma- 8.45 Morning Prayer tion Work Birgit Sendler-Koschel Thomas Ebinger Germany Herbert Kolb Germany Leise Christensen Denmark 9.15 Results from the US-Project on Confirmation Achim Härtner Germany Work A New Self-Evaluation Tool Bernd Krupka Norway Richard R. Osmer for Confirmation Work Dagmar Lagger Austria Princeton Theological Seminary/USA Wolfgang Ilg Germany Richard Osmer USA Jouko Porkka Finland Henrik Simojoki Germany 10.30 First Round of Workshops Swedish Young Leaders Moderator: Peter Schreiner 12.00 Lunchtime and Break Andreas Sandberg Sweden Comenius-Institute, Münster/Germany 14.00 Second Round of Workshops 12.30 Lunch and End of the Conference AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE LOCATION ● REGISTRATION The year 2017 is not only of special importance for Protes- Registration and Contact tantism in general but also for confirmation work. A major The registration form and detailed information you find on international research project carried out in nine European www.confirmation-research.eu countries will make available its final results. A parallel pro- 2017 May ject on confirmation work in the United States of America Conference Costs: will also present results from their research. 140€ + Lodging (approx. 140€-200€, depending on your in Cooperation with the International choice) Network for Research and Develop- The Erfurt international and ecumenical conference brings ment of Confirmation and together researchers and representatives from the field of Christian Youth Work Contact and information: confirmation work from the different countries. Results [email protected] and new insights will be presented and discussed and prac- tical consequences will be developed in dialogue between theory and practice, academic research and church lea- Venue and Booking Accomodation dership, practitioners and other specialists. Confirmation Work The conference will take place in the Augustinerkloster, Augustinerstraße 10 in Erfurt. in Ecumenical and Prof. Dr. Friedrich Schweitzer Dr. Birgit Sendler-Koschel International University of Tübingen/Germany EKD, Hannover/Germany You can choose between different hotels in the local area, which you have to contact yourself, e.g., Perspectives Dr. Peter Schreiner Hotel Augustinerkloster Hotel Krämerbrücke Comenius-Institut, Münster 0049/(0)361/57660-0 0049 (0) 361 / 674 00 www.augustinerkloster.de www.ibbhotelerfurt.com Research Results and Details on the hotels and information for the booking pro- Practical Innovations cedure can be found on www.confirmation-research.eu Representatives, Researchers and Results Travel from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Major Airports: Berlin, Frankfurt and Leipzig Then by Train to Erfurt: Poland, Sweden, From Berlin by ICE in appr. 2,5 hours. Switzerland From Frankfurt by ICE in appr. 2,5 hours. and USA From Leipzig by ICE in appr. 1 hour. From Erfurt Hauptbahnhof to the Augustinerkloster 3th ─ 5th May 2017 by Taxi (appr. 10 €) in Erfurt/Germany www.confirmation-research.eu Confirmation Work in Ecumenical and International Perspectives.