Conventions, Retreats & Meetings
2024 Annual General Convention - April 19-20
Edmonton, Alberta
Venue: Glacier Room - Holiday Inn & Suites Edmonton Airport - Conference Center, 1100-4 Street, Nisku, AB, T9E 8E2.
Details: The convention will begin Friday morning (9:00 AM) April 19 and conclude the evening of Saturday April 20 (2:00 PM). It is a hybrid event with some delegates attending online.
Convention presenter theme: Dr. Leon Miles is this year's keynote speaker. The world around us seems to be going the wrong direction in many ways. This may lead us to wonder where God is in the middle of all these things which seem to be getting worse each day. God does have a plan for these things, however. As the world seems to get worse, the message of God’s love and forgiveness shines even more brightly. In Dr. Mile's presentation, we are going to discuss how the ways in which the world is turning away from God right now are going to give us the opportunity to speak the gospel in new and distinct ways to a new generation of people who do not know the love that God has for them. Through the inevitable hardships and suffering coming into the world through the evils we see all around us, we can share the love of God with them. We are going to look at the opportunities we have and what it will mean for us to take them.
Dr. Miles (EdD, Dr. of Education, South Dakota State University) is the Executive Vice President and a member of the faculty of the Institute of Lutheran Theology. His responsibilities center around business management, including, finances, reports, analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and the yearly audit. In addition to teaching, he also works on institutional assessment, vendor relationships, human resources, and financial aid for students. Recently earned a Doctor of Education degree. Dr. Miles has often attended CALC conventions and pastors' retreats as a representative of the Institute of Lutheran Theology.
Registration Fees:
Those participating in-person: $300.00 per person
Those participating via ZOOM: $150 per person
In person registration fees include lunch, refreshments and supper on Friday and breakfast, refreshments and lunch on Saturday. Accommodations must be booked separately.
Accommodations: Holiday Inn is offering a block of rooms for our convention at a group rate. The rooms are a mix of rooms with two queen-sized beds or one king-size bed. These rooms will be offered at the rate of $95.00 per night plus applicable taxes. The convention rate will be available for April 17-20. Rooms must be booked by April 10 to receive this rate. To register by phone call 1-780-979-0839 and use promo code “CALC” when registering.
NOMINATIONS. An election will be held on Saturday April 20 to fill two vacancies on National Council: one position on the Board of Elders (four year term) and one position on the Board of Trustees (four year term). To nominate a candidate for a vacant position on the National Council. click here.
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Convention schedule
2024 Annual Pastors’ Study Conference - April 18
Venue: Glacier Room - Holiday Inn & Suites Edmonton Airport - Conference Center, 1100-4 Street, Nisku, AB, T9E 8E2.
Details: The Conference will be held on April 18th. It begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM. This is an in person event. There will be no online participation.
Retreat themes and presenter: Professor Dan Lioy is this year's keynote speaker. His presentation analyzes two of Carl Trueman's recent works explaining how the concept of an autonomous, normative self arose and catalyzed the sexual revolution. It traces the evolution and cultural domination of this myth of the autonomous self and explores the consequences of its hegemony in the West. Lastly, it critiques this self-centric view through the lens of Paul’s teachings in Romans 1:18–32, especially highlighting its contrast with Christian doctrine.
Dr. Lioy (PhD, North-West University), pictured above, holds several faculty appointments. He is the Senior Research Manager at South African Theological Seminary (in South Africa). Also, he is a professor of biblical theology at the Institute of Lutheran Theology (in South Dakota). Moreover, he is a dissertation advisor in the Leadership and Global Perspectives DMIN program at Portland Seminary (part of George Fox University in Oregon). Finally, he is a professor in the School of Continuing Theological Studies at North-West University (in South Africa). Professor Lioy is active in local church ministry, being dual rostered with the Evangelical Church Alliance and the North American Lutheran Church. He is widely published, including a number of academic monographs, peer-reviewed journal articles, and church resource products.
Registration Fees: $160.00 per person.
Registration fees include: Breakfast, lunch and supper for Thursday and a continental breakfast on Friday. The registration fee does not include accommodations.
Accommodations: Holiday Inn is offering a block of rooms for our convention at a group rate. The rooms are a mix of rooms with two queen-sized beds or one king-size bed. These rooms will be offered at the rate of $95.00 per night plus applicable taxes. The convention rate will be available for April 17-20. Rooms must be booked by April 10 to receive this rate. To register by phone call 1-780-979-0839 and use promo code “CALC” when registering.
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