The 2024 St. Michael Liturgical Conference
Monday, September 30, 2025
Registration and information forms are available here. Call the Church office for more information: (313) 894-7450.
“Inaugurated Eschatology, The Lord's Supper, And the Death of Jesus”
This Twenty-sixth annual St. Michael Liturgical Conference will focus on the theology of the Divine Service, Hearing the Propers Properly, The Seven Deadly Sins, and Zeal in Patience: The Active Power of Endurance
Keynote Address
Rev. Dr. Arthur Just – “Inaugurated Eschatology, The Lord’s Supper, And the Death of Jesus”
The Lord’s Supper is an eschatological event where heaven and earth meet in the body of Jesus, present in the Gospel and the Sacrament. Joined with angels and archangels and the whole company of heaven, the community gathered in Christ’s Bodily Presence proclaims the Lord’s death until He comes.
Q & A with Dr. Just
Fr. Mark Braden, Pastor of Zion, will moderate Q & A with Dr. Just, allowing conference attendees to interact with Dr. Just on his keynote presentation. A Panel Discussion by this years’ presenters, joined by select Gottesdienst editors and distinguished guests, will follow the Q&A. Questions from conference attendees will be answered and discussed by the panel.
Workshops: Hearing the Propers Properly, The Seven Deadly Sins, and Zeal in Patience
Fr. Eckardt will discuss "Hearing the Propers Properly", and seek to provide the rationale and promotion of a Christological reading of the Psalter as it appears in the Sunday Propers. Fr. Zeile will trace the history of the Seven Deadly Sins from the Desert Fathers through Gregory the Great and Aquinas, examine their use or neglect among Lutherans, and review suggestions for their use in pastoral practice. Fr. Braaten will discuss patience: Far from opposing zeal, patience enacts it. Scripture defines patience as the steadfast endurance that holds confidently to faith in all things. The early Christians taught that patience is not passive but a deliberate and active steadfastness, a determined waiting pressing toward a goal that embodies true zeal.
Rev. Dr. David Petersen, Pastor of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church of Fort Wayne, will preach at the Solemn High Mass.
Registration and information forms are available here.