Lutheran College Conference (August 2023)

“O God, Our Help in Ages past…Our Hope for Years to Come”

Lutheran College Conference – August 6-8, 2023
Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, Minnesota

2023 Lutheran College Conference

Sunday, August 6

  • 4–6 p.m. – Arrival and Registration (Tent on Campus Green)
  • 6 p.m. – Picnic (Campus Green)
  • 7 p.m. – Activities: Cornhole + Lawn Games, Divers Concert (Campus Green)

Monday, August 7

  • 7:30–8:30 a.m. – Breakfast, Registration open for new arrivals (Dining Center)
  • 8:30 a.m. – Opening Worship (Trinity Chapel)
  • 9:30 a.m. – Group Photos (Trinity Chapel)
  • 9:40 a.m. – Welcome and Overview (Trinity Chapel)
  • 9:50 a.m. – Keynote address: “Grace Summoned, Sequenced: What it means to be a Called Worker”–Dr. Joel Pless, WLC (Trinity Chapel)
  • 10:50 a.m. – Break (Honsey Hall)
  • 11 a.m. – Sectional presentations #1 
  • 12 p.m. – Lunch
  • 1:15 p.m. – Sectional presentations #2 
  • 2:15 p.m. – Break (Honsey Hall)
  • 2:30 p.m. – Department Roundtables
  • 3:45 p.m. – Closing Devotion (Trinity Chapel)
  • 4 p.m. – Adjourn
  • 6 p.m. – Dinner (Picklebarn – directions)
  • 7:30 p.m. – Pickleball Tournament (Sign Up Sheet)

Tuesday, August 8

  • 7:30–8:30 a.m. – Breakfast (Dining Center)
  • 8:30 a.m. – Opening Devotion (Trinity Chapel)
  • 8:45–9:30 a.m. – Tri-college President’s message (Trinity Chapel)
  • 9:45 a.m. – Sectional presentations #3
  • 10:45 a.m. – Break (Honsey Hall)
  • 11 a.m. – Town Hall Meeting: “AI and Chat-GPT: Cry the Alarm or Embrace the Opportunity?”– Panel from BLC, MLC, & WLC
  • 11:45 a.m. – Closing Devotion
  • 12 p.m. – Adjourn LCC

SECTIONALS

Room Legend: HH = Honsey Hall, MH = Meyer Hall, ML = Memorial Library, YFAC = Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center, TC = Trinity Chapel