by Melissa Ramirez Cooper, ELCA News Service
The 25th Annual Rural Ministry Conference will be held March 5-7
at Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa. Under the theme
"Living with Hope in an Age of Fear," participants from the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and other
denominations will consider questions like: "In an age marked by
fear and overshadowed by terrorism, how and where do we find
hope?" The annual conference is hosted by the Center for
Theology and Land, a rural ministry program of the University of
Dubuque Seminary and Wartburg Theological Seminary. Wartburg is
one of eight seminaries of the ELCA.
Workshop topics range from welcoming the stranger to revitalizing
rural church and community. The conference includes worship and
Bible study, keynote addresses and a presentation on the "state
of the farm."
LINKS:
The 25th Annual Rural Ministry Conference
http://www.ruralministry.com/Conference/Conference.htm
Center for Theology and Land
http://www.ruralministry.com
University of Dubuque Seminary
http://udts.dbq.edu
Wartburg Theological Seminary
http://www.wartburgseminary.edu
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
