On-going scholarship for me, professionally, comes in the form of opportunity to develop and present on a variety of topics for convocations, summits and conferences, largely for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and her entities.
The following information is a set of examples of my presentations (for a complete list, please see my resume, located at the bottom of the Academic Degree and Experience page).
- The Concordia Mission Institute, Summer Conference 2024, Concordia, Missouri, Partnership Through Relationship Development. July 2024
- Best Practices in Ministry Conference 2024, Phoenix, Arizona, Emotional Intelligence, Why it Matters! February 2024
- LCMS Iowa District East, Professional Development Presentation, Faith Integration, a New Perspective. August 2023
- Immanuel Lutheran School, Perryville, Missouri, pre-service professional development presentation, Crash Course in Young Adolescence. August 2023
I had the opportunity to lead the development, organization and implementation of the inaugural Great Plains Lutheran Educators Conference held at Concordia University. Leadership included planning, soliciting and selecting speakers, session presenters and worship leaders. It also included the setting of the schedule, organization of the sessions and development of the program.
The following are samples of the final products given to over 400 attendees from the Nebraska, South Dakota and Missouri LCMS Districts.
In October 2026, Concordia will host the second triennial GPLEC. In addition to those listed above, Kansas, Iowa East, and Iowa West LCMS districts have committed to attending.