The Fall 2007 Pastoral Conference was held at Mt. Hope Lutheran Church in Casper (October 8th - 10th).  Below are various files and resources associated with the conference.

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Special thanks to Pastor Hill, members at Mt. Hope, and our District staff  for their wonderful job in hosting us!

- The Pastoral Conference Committee

• Conference Minutes

Presentations by Rev. Prof. John T. Pless

• #1  "The Cross Alone is our Theology: Luther's Theology of the Cross as Pastoral Theology"   
  • PDF | PowerPoint
• #2  "Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio: Touchstones for Luther's Pastoral Theology"  
  • PDF | PowerPoint
• #3  "The Catechisms as Pastoral Theology  "
  • PDF | PowerPoint
• #4  "In the Very Midst of Life: Luther's Care for the Dying" 
  • PDF | PowerPoint
• #5  "LSB Pastoral Care Companion: Luther's Insights for Our Day" 
  • PDF | PowerPoint

• "The Lord's Prayer and The Psalter" as prepared by Rev. Pless
• "Pastoral Theology the Lutheran Way: For Further Study" (Pless bibliography)
• Rev. John Pless' Sermon at the Divine Service (Monday in Trinity 18)
• A Conference/Congregational Study for WY Resolution 3-08-06: "To Address Church Fellowship Concerns" as presented by Rev. John Hill
• To order more booklets of Prof. Pless' booklet, "Luther on the Care of the Sick and Dying" contact Friends of Mercy or call (314) 259-1575.

Pre-Conference

• Cover Letter
• Conference Information Sheet
• Speaker Information (Rev. Prof. John T. Pless)
• Conference Schedule
• Proposed Resolution (regarding Private Confession & Absolution)
• Minutes from Spring 2007 Conference

• Download all the above pre-conference materials in one file (633KB)