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St John’s University School of Theology, Collegeville MN
Presenter: Certificate Program in Liturgical Art & Architecture
June 2022
2020-2021 Church Year Clergy Worship Workshop Series
“Getting the Creative Juices Flowing”
Western Iowa Synod ELCA Clergy Ministerium
October 2020 – Advent, Christmas, Epiphany (via Zoom)
January 2021 – Lent, Triduum, Easter (via Zoom)
April 2021 – Summer, Autumn November (via Zoom)
Western Iowa Synod ELCA
Synod Staff Retreat leader
November 2019
Liturgy Director
Installation of Bishop Lorna Halaas
Western Iowa Synod ELCA
August 2019
2008 Luther Seminar Senior Preaching Class – guest presenter on life passages
Discussion Leader
"ELW in Light of the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture"
January 16, 2007
Worship Dialogue of the Twin Cities
Workshop Leader
Worship Jubilee 2007
August 3-6, 2007
Chicago
www.renewingworship.org
WORKSHOP 1
"A Place of Encounter: Renewing and Designing Liturgical Spaces"
The church has no building code save proclaiming Christ crucified and risen.
And how do we accomplish this - in a new design, in a renewal project, or in
our daily use of the buildings we have? Explore these questions, especially as
they relate to Renewing Worship Principles for Worship and ELW.
WORKSHOP 2
"Dressed for the Season: Preaparing Seasonal Worship Appointments (or
environments) without Breaking the Bank"
Vestments and paraments are just the beginning of preparing the assembly’s
worship space to celebrate a season. As others prepare the music and the
liturgy how can ministers of the visual arts adorn not only furniture and
worship leaders with seasonal color, but the whole assembly? Come ready to
share your ideas for crerative, inexpensive possibilities.
Workshop Presenter
Mt. Olive Epiphany Conference on Liturgy
A New Creation: Liturgy & Truth
Saturday, January 6, 2007
"The Church’s Year in Sacred Space" will discuss the environment of the
worship space and how it contributes to the truth of a liturgical season.
Workshop Leader
Form Reform
National Conference on Environment and Art for Catholic Worship
July 29 - August 2, 2006
Kansas City, MO
www.formreformconference.com
"Principles of Art and Architecture"
At least nine English-language theological statements about art and
environment have been developed since 1978. What do these documents share in
common? How do they reflect their origins, whether denomination or academic
community? What can we learn from a comparative analysis of this emerging
theological genre? How do they in reflect different "models of the Church?"
Bring you own questions to interact with these nine statements in a database
search format.
Adult forum speaker
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN, July, 2006
First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, MN, April, 2005
Program speaker
North Minneapolis Conference Monthly Meeting
Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA
November, 2004
"Seeking the Face of Jesus"
Facilitator, Annual Men’s Retreat
Luther Memorial Church
Madison, WI
October, 2004
Contemporary Worship and Beyond: High-Tech and High-Participation, Concordia
College, Moorhead, MN, (June, 2004)
http://wwwfac.cord.edu/ministry/contemporary/
Fargo Forum interview, published June 26, 2004:
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=61783§ion=ValleyRR
Plenary presentation:
A Place of Encounter: The Role of Visual Arts and Multi-media Technology in Worship
Workshop:
"You mean I have to plan the art AND the music?"
Beyond Decorating: Preparing seasonal worship environments: Discuss leading a
parish group as a worship environment team to develop seasonal worship
environments. Homework: Bring an image of your worship space, if possible as
prepared for a seasonal celebration.
Workshop: Renewing Worship as It Relates to Electronic Media Arts
Discussion with the plenary presenter and other participants about the first
plenary and background: Renewing Worship Principles for Worship Space
document, its implications, and related theological issue; implications of
electronic media arts; Self-directed by the group.
Workshop:
Facilitate study tour of Fargo church architecture sites: Pontoppidan, Hope,
Bethel, Holy Cross
Valparaiso Institute of Liturgical Studies
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN (April, 2004)
Master Class & Workshop
www.valpo.edu/theology/ils
"Saying and Doing the Gospel Today: Exploring Principles for Worship Space for
Seasonal Celebrations of the Mass"
Using parish examples – some of them yours! – explore principles for worship
space that enhance the life of the worshiping assembly. The former executive
director of the ELCA’s art and design studio will lead this "tour" of
contributed and collected environments for the Mass reflective of various
seasons of the church year. From these examples of seasonal worship
environments, principles for worship space will be brought to life. At the
same time participants will benefit from seeing examples of the creativity of
their peers. Participants will be expected to contribute in advance examples
(images) of seasonal worship environments from their ministry context; and be
familiar with ELCA Renewing Worship principles for worship space.
Workshop discussion of Principles for Worship: Worship Space and the Christian
Assembly (ELCA)
Blessed Is the Ordinary - Space; Conference on Worship, Theology and the Arts, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (July, 2003)
Sources and Origins of the Sunday Liturgy – Why We Worship the Way We Do; Sunday morning adult forum, Lutheran Church of Christ the Redeemer, Minneapolis MN (September, 2002)
Holy Spaces; annual theological conference, ELCA East Central Synod of Wisconsin, Mosinee, WI (October 2001)
Reconsidering Baptismal Fonts; 2001 ELCA church-wide assembly idea fair, Indianapolis, IN (August, 2001)
Using Textiles through the Seasons; 2001 ELCA church-wide assembly idea fair, Indianapolis, IN (August, 2001)
Art & Music – Why We Worship the Way We Do, part 1 – art; Sunday morning adult forum, Lutheran Church of Christ the Redeemer, Minneapolis MN (March, 2001)
Advice for the Altar Guild; Augsburg Fortress Worship and Music Clinics (Summer, 2000)
Lutheran Resources for Worship Computer Series; Augsburg Fortress Worship and Music Clinics (Summer, 2000)
Reconsidering Baptismal Fonts; for a congregation considering renewal of baptismal space (May, 2000)
Planning for the Easter Season, RCL A – Year of Matthew (April, 2000)
Seasonal Decorations for the Worship Environment – Creating an Aesthetic Plan (September, 1997)
Planning with Sundays and Seasons, Augsburg Fortress Worship and Music Clinics (Summer, 1997)
Beyond Banners - Shaping the Environment for Worship, Augsburg Fortress Worship and Music Clinics (Summer, 1997)
Planning for the Lenten Season (2000, 1996)
Every House is a Missionary – Ecclesiastical Art as Christian Formation; Valparaiso Institute of Liturgical Studies, Valparaiso, IN (April, 1999)
Bulletin Building with New Electronic Resources (1997)
Planning for the Easter Season, RCL A – Year of Matthew (March, 1996)
Wedding Worship Planning (1996)
Summer Worship Planning (1996)
Vital Signs of Life, South Central Synod of Wisconsin
Worship and Evangelism (1994)