Seminar Information

One of the two goals of CLCC is to hold seminars across the country. If you might be interested in holding a seminar in your area, review the available seminars below, and read our page on How to Plan a Seminar. After planning, you need to review the How to Host a Local Seminar so that you are ready for the seminar when it happens. You may contact our Publicity coordinator for further information.

For a list of appointed CLCC instructors click here, for a map of locations where seminars have, or will be held, click here. (under construction)

Available CLCC Seminars

1. Evangelism, Outreach and Assimilation Training. (Revised 02/09) This CLCC seminar is available for scheduling upon request. It fits into a 4.5 hour time slot and it can be sponsored by a local church or group. Topics are oriented to the laity and cover confessional church growth through the process of evangelism and outreach, and the retention of new members through good assimilation practices. It is a return to activities where the Holy Spirit is in charge and His people spread the Word through their vocations. Click here for more information.




2. Your Reformation Walk. This 6-hour seminar provides a history of the faith from the days of the early church father’s to recent times. Heavy emphasis is placed on the Reformation period, including a summary of the books and their history making up the Book of Concord. Following comes information of history leading up to the immigration of Lutherans from Saxony to the U.S. Interwoven with the religious events are the significant Geo-political events of the time having an impact on the religious history, thus more context is provided. On the lighter side you could say that some travelogue information is also interwoven, all with the intent of encouraging you to think about making a visit to Saxony yourself, to see first hand places where Reformation history was made. For more information and scheduling (Gene White)
   
   
3. Worship and Divine Service (Revised 10/26/09) is a seminar primarily designed to counter the eroding influences any Lutheran congregation will face in its community. This seminar comes to you in three sessions that have common threads and rationale to support the continuum of worship from Genesis to the present time.
   
   1. Lesson 1 does this for the Old Testament period.
   
   
   2. Lesson 2 picks up that theme at the time of Jesus and tracks some of the changes in worship styles and their focus up to the time of the Reformation.
   
   
   3. Lesson 3 starts with Lutheran Divine Services in North America and then contrasts this with contemporary worship styles and music found in a typical non-denominational church.
   Following the section on music there is a section on Holy Communion as a sacrament, communion as a remembrance (Reformed) and open communion. Then we close off with a section on practices (adiaphora) and a summary. If you have been exposed to contemporary worship for a long period of time this seminar can be instrumental in illustrating why your worship experience may not be fulfilling, from a spiritual point of view.



4. Organization Structure of LCMS Churches. New!! This seminar is the first of our Lay Leadership series. It can be used in a seminar setting, self-study, or as a presentation before a conference or similar meeting.
   • Part 1, Vocation In The Royal Priesthood consists of sections on: The Principles of Organizational Structure, The Problems of the Saxons, From Perry County to Missouri Synod, Foundational Principles, Summary, and a Workshop.
   • Part 2, Your Constitution and Bylaws consists of sections on: Purposes of a Constitution, Practical Implications, and a Workshop.
   • Part 3, The Call Process includes sections on: Definitions, Overview, Vacancies, Voters’ Assembly, Voting, Calling a Commissioned Minister, and Summary.
   • Part 4, Financial Management for Congregations, includes sections on Financial Overview, Budget Principles, Creating a New Budget, Budget Approval Process, Managing the Budget and Housing Allowances.

As a presentation these four parts will require approximately five hours, including questions and answers.

The objective of this seminar is to educate the laity in the fundamentals of their unique LCMS church polity, a topic that has not been widely taught for far too long. It is hoped that work on Part 5, Church Disicpline will start shortly.

This seminar is available in handout format as a PDF document to anyone requesting it by clicking on the Part numbers above.

Members, (individuals or congregations), may also download a PowerPoint version of the seminar from the member’s page. Until available please contact the Treasurer if you desire a copy.

There is no cost for downloading any part in PDF format, merely click on the Part #.