Lutherans For Life

For Life Live – Critical Race Theory – Coming to a Church Near You
2021-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Our Guest: LFL Board Member Col. John Eidsmoe
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 – 7:00 p.m. CDT / 8:00 p.m. EDT
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqd-mrqjMiHtNIspf3vgfRzRlWL5UsQyfE
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Discussion points will include:

The Fantasy Woke World
Marxism and Cultural Marxism: Rich v. Poor and Oppressed v. Oppressors
Truth is Subjective; Social Justice; Identity Groups; Intersectionality and more
Responding to Critical Race Theory … to our Church People – Objective Nature of Truth; Image of God; Judging Identity Groups is Unfair (and more)
Responding to Critical Race Theory … to CRT Adherents – Ask Questions; Establish Relationships; Share Impact of Christ in Your Life (and more)

John Eidsmoe is a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, a retired Alabama State Defense Force Colonel, and a Mississippi State Guard Colonel and Chaplain, and a graduate of the Air Command & Staff College and the Air War College. He is Professor of Law at the Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy and in his various teaching assignments his students have given him the Outstanding Professor Award or Prof of the Year Award five times. He has served as Senior Staff Attorney with the Alabama Supreme Court and is currently Senior Counsel & Resident Scholar for the Foundation for Moral Law. He is an ordained pastor with the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations and serves on the Board of Lutherans for Life, on the Board of the Plymouth Rock Foundation, and on the Board of the Gospel Martial Arts Union, and is a constitutional attorney who has defended home schools, Christian schools, the right of students to study the Bible in public schools, and the right to display the Ten Commandments in the public arena. He has authored 14 books, including Historical & Theological Foundations of Law, Christianity & the Constitution, God & Caesar, and Columbus & Cortez, and has produced numerous audio and video lecture albums including The Institute on the Constitution and Here I Stand: A Biblical Worldview for a New Millennium. He holds seven academic degrees in law, theology, history, and political science. A lifelong student of the Crusades, he is a Knight Commander and Chaplain for the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. He is a Third Degree Black Belt with the American Taekwondo Foundation, a Fifth Degree Black Belt with the Gospel Martial Arts Union, and a Fifth Degree Black Belt with Black Belts of the Faith International. Colonel Eidsmoe is an avid horseman and skier, and tries to get 8 hours of sleep every week. He and his wife Marlene have been married since 1970, have three children (David, Kirsten, and Justin) and live in rural Pike Road, Alabama.

For Life Live – Critical Race Theory and the Sanctity of Life
2021-08-17 19:00 - 21:00
Our Guest: Rev. Dr. Lucas V. Woodford
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 – 7:00 p.m. CDT / 8:00 p.m. EDT
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcOuvqjksG93dAWRXEhoCtFF1qX_zJ3pv
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Critical Race Theory is an academic and philosophical discipline now mainstreamed in multiple segments of American culture. Public schools and higher education, the broader American business world and marketplace, as well as progressive politics are all inundated by it. However, it’s also impacting the life of congregations and their members. As Christians, we want to know how to fight against the sin of racism, love our neighbor, uphold biblical justice and the sanctity of all human life, all while not letting a dangerous ideology sabotage our trust in Jesus Christ and His Word of truth.
This presentation will address:

The ideological foundations of Critical Race Theory
The ironic racism in the theory (how it does not value the sanctify of all life)
How it functions as a new religion
How Lutherans have a clear alternative: A robust theology of faith and love that upholds the sanctify of all life and leads us forward into action

Lucas V. Woodford, MDiv, STM, DMin is President of the Minnesota South District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and the Associate Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Farmington, Minnesota.
Pastor Woodford is the author of Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession? (Wipf & Stock, 2012). He is co-author with Harold Senkbeil of Pastoral Leadership: for the Care of Souls (2nd ed Lexham Press, 2021) and their book on contextual mission, Culture of the Word, is forthcoming from Lexham in 2022. He has written numerous articles published in The Lutheran Witness, Logia, and Seelsorger.
Woodford is a member of the Board of Regents of Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota. He has served as an adjunct instructor for Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the Institute of Lutheran Theology in Brookings, South Dakota.
Dr. Woodford is a Fellow in the Collegium of DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel, charged with research, writing and speaking regarding the care of souls in the contemporary context. He is a frequently invited presenter on matters related to soul care, missiology, marriage, sex and gender issues, and critical race theory. He is a husband to Becca and father to his six children (four boys and two girls).

2021 LFL Regional Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada
2021-08-21
Lutherans For Life regional conferences allow our team to come directly to you with the For Life Gospel message. These gatherings are wonderful times spent together where we can provide valuable information and encouragement to you, your community, and the life-affirming work you are engaged in.
Please check the schedule below to see which of our 2021 conference locations is near you. We’re excited to see you there!
AUGUST 21 – Faith Community Lutheran Church, Summerlin (Las Vegas), Nevada – REGISTRATION LINK/Las Vegas
OCTOBER 16 – Living Word Free Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota – REGISTRATION LINK/Sioux Falls
(While in Sioux Falls, check out these culinary wonders and things to do!)
NOVEMBER 13 – St. John’s Lutheran Church, Conover, North Carolina – REGISTRATION LINK/Conover
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit.” (John 15:16)
Watch for more info later in 2021.

Rural Field Seminar
2021-09-25 08:00 - 20:00
This is not an LFL-sponsored event, but it does offer great information applicable to many members of LFL’s Frontline.
All pastors and lay members of congregations in rural communities are invited to a one-day event where they will intentionally develop and cultivate corporate habits that reflect Christ’s care and concern in the congregation and community. Plenary and breakout sessions will cover:

“Do nothing quickly … but do something” with Rev. Timothy Koch
“Re-engaging engagement: Media, Ministry, and Community” with Rev. Dr. Jacob Bobby
“In order to keep your church open, you need to be willing to close it” with Rev. Bret Bierman
“Idolatry in small places: The spiritual barriers to witness when everyone knows your name” with Rev. Samuel Bobby
“Growing in small places” with Katie Koplin

The seminar will be available on the Rural Field Seminar Facebook page. Or make the trip to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, South Dakota, for the in-person event!
Register by emailing cindyj@stpaulsaberdeen.org or calling 605-225-1847. Registration is free, but there is a suggested donation of $20.
Rural Field Seminar Flyer

2021 LFL Regional Conference - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
2021-10-16

Pastor Salemink at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta
2021-10-28 13:00 - 15:00
Event: Presentation – Standing Out in the Life Field
1:00 p.m.
Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta
www.concordiasem.ab.ca
Classroom Presentation
Standing Out in the Life Field: How to Be a Life-Minded Congregation and Community
Why are Lutherans For Life? What distinctive voice can we bring to cultural conversations about life issues? How is the sanctity of human life connected directly to the Gospel of Jesus Christ? What can we do to bring the joy and hope of God’s “Yes!” to life-or-death situations? We’ll explore finding motivation, getting education, and taking action to change hearts and save lives.
Contact for more info: Rev. Dr. James Gimbel (jgimbel@concordiasem.ab.ca)

2021 LFL Regional Conference - Conover, North Carolina
2021-11-13

March for Life Chicago
2022-01-07 - 2022-01-09

March for Life Chicago
2022-01-08
https://marchforlifechicago.org/

Life Week 2022
2022-01-16 - 2022-01-22

NALC Life Conference | NALC at the March for Life
2022-01-20 - 2022-01-21
NALC LIFE CONFERENCE
January 20-21, 2022
This year NALC Life Ministries has planned a life-filled two days. It will begin on Thursday, January 20, at Reformation Lutheran Church in Culpeper, Virgina, where the NALC will hold its annual Life Conference. You can find full conference details here: https://thenalc.org/event/nalc-life-conference-2022/.
Following the conference, on Friday, January 21, NALC members will gather for the March for Life.
To register for the conference, contact Rebecka V.A. Frontz, chairperson of the NALC Life Ministries Team, by calling/texting 724.787.7780 or emailing rebeckaandrae@yahoo.com.

Y4Life in Washington, D.C. 2022
2022-01-20 - 2022-01-22
Download Y4Life in Washington D.C. Registration Flier 2022
The annual March for Life scheduled for Friday, January 21, 2022, is quickly approaching! While thousands of adults will attend this event, we’re also hoping that 4Life youth will walk with us again this year at Y4Life in Washington, D.C. All high school and college-aged youth (with chaperones!) and all current Y4Life Teams are invited to march with us.
But that’s not all! Youth who stay in our hotel block at the Hilton Crystal City are also invited to attend a FREE Y4Life conference the same weekend! Join us before the march on Thursday, January 20, 2022, for an evening of devotions, sign-making, and opportunities to get to know other 4Life youth. Then attend our conference Friday evening and Saturday morning to explore other 4Life issues.
Not sure how to register? You can email Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life, at Michelle@y4life.org. Don’t wait; hotel rooms and conference spots are limited! Michelle is looking forward to seeing you there!

LFL at the March for Life - An Adult Event - Registration Extended
2022-01-20 18:00 - 2022-01-22 12:00
We’re hosting a special conference at the national March for Life. Gather with us in Washington, D.C., from Thursday evening, January 20, to Saturday morning, January 22.
Celebrate the sanctity of life with thousands of others all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday. Engage with Gospel-motivated voices at sessions about the importance of forgiveness in life issues, what we can do once Roe v. Wade is rolled back, speaking truth in love about sexual confusion, how to communicate our convictions winsomely, and the sanctity of life amid suffering and dying—all with worship and the Word of the Lord!
This adult event also coincides with our youth conference, Y4Life in Washington, D.C., and it offers opportunities for the two tracks to interact and encourage each other. And it’s the culmination of seven days of Life Week 2022 (January 16-22) activities!

Just $50 reserves your place in the entire experience—but we’re limited to ONLY 100 registrants, so ACT FAST!
Sign Up for LFL at the March
Reserve Your Hotel Room (at the conference site)

Agenda
Thursday • January 20
6:00-7:00 p.m. Registration and Exhibits
7:00-8:00 p.m. Worship
8:00-9:00 p.m. Session 1 – Dcs. Chrissie Gillet
Friday • January 21
8:00-9:00 a.m. Exhibits
9:00-10:00 a.m. Worship (with Y4Life at Hilton or with LCMS at Immanuel, Alexandria)
10:30-11:00 a.m. Travel to National Mall
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rally and March For Life: Equality Begins in the Womb
6:00-7:00 p.m. Exhibits
7:00-8:30 p.m. Session 2 – Ms. Lindsey Keiser
8:30-9:00 p.m. Devotion
Saturday • January 22
8:00-9:00 a.m. Exhibits
9:00-9:50 a.m. Session 3 – Pr. Brian Barlow
9:50-10:10 a.m. Break and Exhibits
10:10-10:50 a.m. Session 4 – Mrs. Becky Rogness
10:50-11:30 a.m. Session 5 – Pr. Michael Salemink
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Worship

March for Life - Washington, D.C.
2022-01-21 11:00 - 21:00
March for Life
Watch for more details as they become available.

Walk for Life West Coast 2022
2022-01-22 10:30 - 15:00
Walk for Life West Coast
2022 Walk For Life Bulletin Insert (PDF)
Special Invitation:
Walk For Life West Coast Pre-Walk Gathering!
WHEN: Saturday, January 22, 2022 – 10:30 a.m.
SPEAKER: Erin Maggard
Erin is the wife of a Lutheran pastor & an IT professional. Having, decades ago, gone through the pain of an abortion, she’s now able to help others as a pro-life speaker!
TOPIC: “Life After Abortion!”
WHERE:
West Portal Lutheran Church & School Parish Hall
200 Sloat Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94132
415.661.0242
Parking on small parking lot & on streets around the church & school.
Host: Rev. Curtis Binz
Pianist: Rev. Wayne Kerr
West Portal Lutheran Church & School
Schedule:
10:30 a.m. – Pre-Walk Gathering
11:15 a.m. – Refreshments & Break
11:30 a.m. – Walk To West Portal/Sloat/St Francis Circle Muni Station
11:45 a.m. – Muni Train To Civic Center Station
12:00 p.m. – Walk Go to Civic Center Plaza, the corner of Larkin St. & Grove St. (An LCMS representative will be standing at this corner with a LCMS “feather flag” to direct people to exactly where our group will be standing.)
12:15 p.m. – Arrive
12:30 p.m. – Main Event
Speakers:

Lila Rose (Speaker, writer, activist for the unborn, president of Live Action, a human rights nonprofit with the largest footprint for global pro-life.)
Christi Hockel Davenport (A witness to the full life those with Down syndrome can experience. A Fellow of Concordia Irvine.)
Rev. Clenard Childress (One of most respected leaders in the pro-life movement, winner of many awards, founder of BlackGenocide.org.)

1:30 p.m. – Walk for Life Begins!
For further information about the Walk for Life, please contact:

Pastor Charles “Chip” Fox – New Life Chinese & Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Churches, Coordinator for LCMS Participation in the Walk for Life West Coast | 415.508.9552 | PastorChipFox@gmail.com
Pastor Otis Byrd – Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 415.508.9552 | OByrd@comcast.net
Elaine Mills – Life Ambassador for English District Circuit #24 – San Francisco Treasurer of the San Francisco Bay Area Lutherans For Life #345 | MillsElaine149@gmail.com

For more information about LCMS Life Ministry, contact Deaconess Tiffany Manor, Director, Life Ministry, Office of National Mission, Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod | 800.248.1930 ext. 1085 | lcms.org/life

Life Sunday 2022
2022-01-23
Life Sunday – January 23, 2022
Store: Life Sunday 2022

Spotlight on Life Presentation with Pastor Scott Licht
2022-01-30 10:15 - 13:00
10:15 a.m. – Disabilities
11:45 a.m. – Suffering
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
639 N Lincoln St
Cheney, KS 67025
Spotlight on Life

Lutherans For Life at NALC Pastors' Conference
2022-02-15 - 2022-02-17
Crowne Plaza – Universal Blvd.
Orlando, Florida

Y4Life Summit - Concordia University Texas
2022-02-25 - 2022-02-27
Y4Life Summit 2022 Information (PDF)
For more information: mbauman@lutheransforlife.org

Lutherans For Life at the Bringing America Back to Life Conference
2022-03-11 - 2022-03-12
Embassy Suites
Independence, Ohio

Pastor Salemink | An Evening with The Babylon Bee | “728 Days to Flatten the Curve”
2022-03-11 17:30 - 21:00
Kongsvinger Lutheran Church, rural Oslo, Minnesota, is partnering with the Christian satire site, The Babylon Bee, for a March 11, 2022, charity event. Beneficiaries will include the Grand Forks (ND) Women’s Pregnancy Center and Lutherans for Life—a national pro-life advocacy group. Kyle Mann, Chief Editor, The Babylon Bee will be providing insight into the workings of the Babylon Bee via a livestream presentation and dialogue from his location in California.
Except for 2021 (COVID-19), Kongsvinger has sponsored an annual charity event for over 20 years. The last occurred on March 13, 2020—the weekend that marked the beginning of business and social closures for “15 days to flatten the curve.” Ok, so the virus didn’t get the memo. The March 11-13 weekend thus marks the second anniversary of pandemic closures.
Since 2016, hundreds of Babylon Bee satire pieces have provided a daily laugh to millions—often by forcing readers to laugh at themselves. Using comic elements to expose the realities of society, the satirical pieces use irony, humor, and exaggeration to show the follies and misdoings of elements in society. Among other elements, unser Cobra Casino Test takes a similarly lighthearted yet insightful approach to demystify the online gaming world, combining humor and in-depth reviews. The Babylon Bee also takes on the topics your parents told you to avoid in polite company: religion and politics. Political correctness will be taking a break for the evening.
The Kongsvinger Church is the host site for the event where a banquet meal will be served at 6:00 pm. Seating is limited. Registration before March 8 at the Kongsvinger registration website is required.
Public access to the livestream discussion is through the Kongsvinger Lutheran YouTube Channel beginning at 6:30 pm (CST) with The Babylon Bee interview at 7:00 p.m. No registration is required.
The Babylon Bee is known for the catchy titles of articles such as: “Trudeau Orders All Geese Rounded Up and Shot for Honking in Solidarity with Truckers” or “Biden Promises to Replace Retiring Quarterback Tom Brady with a Woman of Color.” Participants who wish to contribute a title for a potential Babylon Bee article may do so by submitting their original title through the instructions found at the Kongsvinger Registration Website before March 9. Contributed titles considered to be most closely identifiable with Babylon Bee standards will receive the honor of being read by Kyle Mann during the livestream interview.
There is no registration fee for attendance at either the Kongsvinger church or via the livestream. Free-will contributions to the beneficiaries may be made through either venue.
Kongsvinger Lutheran is a Confessional Lutheran church located 14 miles north of East Grand Forks, MN, emphasizing Biblical teaching and historic church doctrine. Kongsvinger is a local congregation with a global livestream and internet audience.
Registration for the Banquet and information for the livestream presentation can be found at the Kongsvinger registration website: https://www.kongsvingerchurch.org/babylonbee.
Kongsvinger Lutheran Church Contacts:
Phone: 218-773-8137
Email: kongsvinger@kongsvingerchurch.org
Mailing Address: 15950 470th Ave. NW • Oslo, MN USA 56744 • 218.773.8137
Kongsvinger Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kongsvinger.AALC.USA/
The QR Code to the registration site is:

World Down Syndrome Day
2022-03-21
World Down Syndrome Day
Jesus Loves Me and those with Down syndrome

From Fertilization to Forever - Y4Life in Plano, Texas
2022-04-02 08:00 - 17:00
REGISTER HERE
Download From Fertilization to Forever Flyer

Midwest March for Life - Jefferson City, Missouri
2022-04-20 07:45 - 17:00
Info link: Midwest March for Life
Missouri Capitol, Jefferson City, Missouri
Download 2022 Midwest March for Life flyer (PDF)

Pastor Salemink | Marriage & Family Conference | Cole Camp, Missouri
2022-04-22 - 2022-04-23
Downloads:
Marriage & Family Conference Flyer (PDF)
Marriage & Family Conference Brochure (PDF)
Marriage & Family Conference Sponsorship Brochure (PDF)
Marriage & Family Conference Breakout Sessions (PDF)

Marriage & Family Conference To Be Held At Trinity Lutheran Church, Camp Cole, Missouri
2022-04-22 18:00 - 2022-04-23 18:00
http://www.bentoncountyenterprise.com/content/marriage-family-conference-be-held-trinity-lutheran-church

Sexual Integrity Leadership Conference | Grace Church, St. Louis, Missouri
2022-04-28 - 2022-04-30
Be sure to use the special discount code: L4L. Register for $199 instead of $279 with the code.
For more information and to register go to sexualintegrityleaders.com.

Evangelizing the lost through life ministry
2022-05-12 13:00 - 17:15

LFL of Kansas Event with Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C.
2022-06-25 17:00 - 2022-06-26 15:00
The Flint Hills Chapter of Lutherans for Life is pleased to host Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C.
A former speaker on The Lutheran Hour, Rev. Seltz’s presentation focuses on how Lutherans can engage society as it relates to religious liberty and the proposed Kansas Constitutional Amendment, Value Them Both. The amendment will be on the Primary Election ballot for August 2, 2022.
Rev. Seltz will be preaching during the worship service on Saturday evening, June 25, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Wamego, and at the Sunday morning, June 26 worship service at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Alma.
A noon dinner will be served, followed by the Annual Business Meeting of Lutherans for Life of Kansas. All are encouraged to attend the noon meal, brief business meeting, and 2:00 pm presentation by keynote speaker, Rev. Seltz on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Wamego.
Saturday, June 25, 2022
5:00 p.m. – Worship service at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Wamego
Sunday June 26, 2022
9:30 a.m. – Worship service at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Alma
Noon – Meal at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Wamego
12:45 p.m. – Lutherans for Life of Kansas Annual Business Meeting
2:00 p.m. – Presentation by Rev. Seltz

Michelle Bauman at West Michigan Lutheran High School, Wyoming, Michigan
2022-09-20 12:45 - 13:45
