ABOUT THE CONGRESS . . .

• A Congress on the Lutheran Confessions is presented by 

  • The Association of Confessional Lutherans - National Free Conference No. 21,

  • and The Luther Academy - Lecture Series No. 17.

The Association and The Academy are organizations made up of Confessional Lutherans seeking to have a positive theological effect upon Lutheranism.

The Chairman of The Association of Confessional Lutherans is Rev. Bill Brege.
The President of The Luther Academy is Rev. Daniel Preus.
The Congress Program Director is Rev. John R. Fehrmann (Chairman and President of the Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation [CLEF]).

The Location:
The Congress will be held at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, April 21 - 23, 2010.

The overall theme of this year's Congress is:
CONFESSING THE FAITH - In Light of the Lutheran Confessions

All of the Congress participants are highly respected individuals.
The speakers are esteemed theologians and /or scholars of national and international renown.
There will be ample time for questions and answers following each speaker's presentation.

The Registration Fees: Please see the registration form (no registration fee for full-time Lutheran college/seminary students)

*Discount for early registration!
Send in your registration prior to April 5 (postmarked no later than April 5) and you may deduct $5.00 per person from the posted conference registration fee.

Thursday Evening Banquet: $30.00 / person.

E-mail: The ACL@TheACL.org Website: TheACL.org

ABOUT the LOCATION and LODGING:

The RAMADA MALL OF AMERICA (2300 East American Blvd.) is located two blocks North of the world-renowned Mall of America (MOA) in BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA, a southern suburb of Minneapolis, and is only two miles from the Mpls./St. Paul International Airport. The facility offers numerous amenities, such as: complimentary parking, complimentary Airport and Mall of America shuttle, high-speed wireless internet throughout the hotel, cable TV, fitness center, large indoor pool.

Lodging accommodations must be made separately from conference registration.
To make reservations at the RAMADA MALL OF AMERICA, call 1-800-328-1931 or 952-854-3411,
and be sure to mention the ACL Congress on the Lutheran Confessions to get the special room rate of $89.00/night (plus tax).
Or go to their website, www.ramadamoa.com, and use the group code, Congress Lutheran ACL, to get the special rate.
(Don't delay - to get the special group rate, reserve before March 31, 2010.)

Please remember that your staying at the Ramada Mall of America makes the low room rate possible.
Staying at competing hotels/ motels will drive up the conference costs as our rates are based on contractual minimums.

HOW TO GET TO THE RAMADA MALL OF AMERICA:

From the North: Follow I-35W South to I-494 East; exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Right and immediately turn Right again into the entrance. (Or I-35E South to I-494 West.)

From the South: Follow I-35W North to I-494 East; exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Right; immediately turn Right again into the entrance. (Or I-35E North to I-494 West.)

From the East: Follow I-494 West, and exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Left at light. Immediately turn Right into the entrance.

From the West: Follow I-494 East, and exit at 24th Avenue (Exit 2A). Turn Right and immediately turn Right again into the entrance.

CONFESSING the FAITH - In Light of the Lutheran Confessions
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

11:00 a.m. Congress Registration Begins

1:00 p.m Welcome and Introductory Remarks

1:15 p.m. The Lutheran Confessions - the Model for Christian Confessing, Rev. Dr. Holger Sonntag - Hiram, Ohio

2:30 p.m. The Theology of Ablaze - Confession or Confusion, Rev. Glenn Huebel - Keller, Texas

4:00 p.m. Critical Events, Altar Calls, Conversion Experiences, and Other Ways to Avoid a Lifetime Commitment to Jesus and His Word, Rev. Rolf Preus - Mayville, North Dakota

5:15 p.m. Reception sponsored by the Association of Confessional Lutherans

7:00 p.m. Reception for the Luther Academy, hosted at Klemet Preus home

Thursday, April 22, 2010

8:00 a.m. Breakfast hosted by the Luther Academy and the Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation

9:30 a.m. Confessing the Faith in an anti-Christian Culture, Rev. Fredrik Sidenvall - Gothenburg, Sweden

10:45 a.m. Confessing the Faith - the Christian Vocation, Dr. Gene E. Veith, Jr. - Purcellville, Virginia

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. At Home in the House of My Fathers, Rev. Matthew Harrison - St. Louis, Missouri

3:00 p.m. At Home in the House of My Fathers, continued, Rev. Matthew Harrison

5:00 p.m. Gemütlichkeit Social Hour

6:00 p.m. Thursday Evening Banquet, Rev. Dr. David Scaer - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Friday, April 23, 2010

9:00 a.m. Confessing the Faith in a Sea of Baptists, Rev. Rodney Rosenbladt - Portland, Oregon

10:30 a.m. The Confessing Luther, Rev. Dr. K. Detlev Schulz - Fort Wayne, Indiana

11:45 a.m. ACL meeting

A Congress on the Lutheran Confessions
CONFERENCE & BANQUET REGISTRATION

April 21 - 23, 2010

___ Rev. ___ Dr. ___ Mr. ___ Mrs. ___ Miss ___ Other ________________

Please print clearly
Name(s): ______________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________

City / State / Zip Code: ___________________________________________________

Phone: _________________________ Amount enclosed: $________________

Registration Fee: See below.
(*See note regarding fee discount under About the Congress.)

(No registration fee for full-time Lutheran college / seminary students.)

Thursday Evening Banquet: $30.00

ACL MEMBER (current; membership dues paid)
____ I will attend only the Conference: $65.00..
____ I will attend the Conference and Banquet: $95.00.
____ My spouse and I will attend only the Conference: $115.00..
____ My spouse and I will attend the Conference and Banquet: $175.00

NON-ACL MEMBER.
____ I will attend only the Conference: $75.00..
____ I will attend the Conference and Banquet: $105.00.
____ My spouse and I will attend only the Conference: $130.00..
____ My spouse and I will attend the Conference and Banquet: $190.00

I am a full-time student at a Lutheran college / seminary..
Name/Location of school: ______________________________________________.
__________________________________________________________________.

____ I will attend the Conference: no registration fee..
____ My spouse and I will attend the Conference..
____ I will attend the Banquet: $30.00..
____ My spouse and I will attend the Banquet: $60.00..