2009 Convention, Golden Valley, Minnesota

Theme: The Main Thing — Proclaim Jesus!

• Keynote speech given by Dr. Hans Hillerbrand: Status confessionis, or, Stand Up and Be Counted: Reflections of a Church Historian
• Keynote presentation by Dr. Hans Schwarz at the 2009 theological conference: "It Is neither Safe nor Right to Go against Conscience"
• Keynote presentation by Dr. James A. Nestingen at the 2009 theological conference: "The Necessity of Resistance in 2009"
• Pr. Chuck Lindquist's keynote presentation at the 2009 annual convention, "Spain Matters."

2008 Convention, Golden Valley, Minnesota

Theme: "Defending the Faith"

April 13-14

• Dr. James Kallas' outline of his keynote address, "From Worms to Marburg—Our Problem Today"
• Pr. Gary Jepsen's keynote address, "Equipping the Saints for Ministry."
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2007 Convention, Golden Valley, Minnesota

Theme: "The Bible Reads Sinners"

April 29 — May 1

• Dr. Karl Donfried's keynote speech, "Scripture as the Real Presence of Christ"
• Dr. Steven Paulson keynote speech, "How to Preach Galatians — Law and Gospel not Acceptance and Inclusion"
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• Convention minutes in PDF format.

2006 Convention, Golden Valley, Minnesota

Theme: "Pulpit, Pews, Parents—Teaching the Christian faith to all generations "

April 30 — May 2

• Keynote Presenters
• Dr. Harry Wendt, President, Crossways International, Jesus, the Radical Servant Messiah
• Dr. James Nestingen, Prof. Emer. of Church History, Luther Seminary, Handing Over the Goods
• Dr. Dennis Bielfeldt, Prof. of Philosophy and Religion, South Dakota State University, Proposal of the Lutheran Theological House of Studies Task Force
• Dr. Dennis Bielfeldt, Prof. of Philosophy and Religion, South Dakota State University - WordAlone fundamentalism? No, fundamentals!

Commentaries on the Common Confession by the Lutheran CORE Steering Committee:

• CC1) The Lord Jesus Christ
• CC2) The Gospel of Salvation
• CC3) The Authority of Scripture
• CC4) A Common Confession
• CC5) The Priesthood of All Believers
• CC6) Marriage and Family
• CC7) The Mission and Ministry of the Congregation

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• Download the resolution on House of Studies
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• 2006 Convention minutes in PDF format.

2005 Convention, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Theme: "By whose authority do you do this?"

April 17 — 19

• Notes, overviews, and links from the 2005 convention.

2004 Convention, Roseville, Minnesota

Theme: "In the beginning was the Word… who gets the last word?"

April 25 — 27

• Brief report on WordAlone's 2004 Conference, "WordAlone Convention affirms Biblical stance on sexuality"
• More News on Conference, "WordAlone convention hears pro and con speakers on homosexuality"
• WordAlone's 2004 Conference minutes
• Speech by Dr. Walter Sundberg, Take Yourself as the Starting Point’: Controversy over Sexuality in the ELCA
• Pastor Randy Freund speech, "How did we get here?" Powerpoint
• Dr. David L. Balch speech, "The Sacraments and Romans 1:26-27"
• Dr. Paul Jersild speech, "Theological Reflections on the Issues before the ELCA Concerning Homosexuality"
• Dr. Marc Kolden speech, "Traditional Christian views on homosexuality and the ELCA’s struggle"
• Resolution: "Concerning the Gift of Sexual Life and Its Divinely Created Structure"
• 2004 Convention minutes in PDF format.

2003 Convention, Roseville, Minnesota

Theme: "Christ's Church — With the Flow or Against the Current?"

April 25 — 26

• Keynote speech by Leonard Sweet, "With the Flow or Against the Current?"
• Keynote speech by Leonard Sweet, "Crazy in love with Jesus"
• Keynote speech by Leonard Sweet, "Called to be learners and missionaries"
• Keynote speech by Roy Harrisville III, "Ministry in the New Testament"

Minutes for the 2003 Convention are available in PDF format

2002 Convention, Burnsville, Minnesota

Theme: "To a Different Drum"

April 28 — 30

• 2002 Convocation given by Walter C. Huffman, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, "Faithful Dissent"
• Keynote speech by Rev. Michael W. Foss, in WORD format "Discipleship: Call To Renewal". The document is also available as a PDF file
• Keynote speech by David L. Tiede, "Reform: The Repentance of the Church". The document is also available as a PDF file.
• Keynote speech by James A. Nestingen, in WORD format "Reflections on the Past in Hopes of an Alternative Future". The document is also available as a PDF file.
• Additional documentation included documents from the German churches with convention materials (in WORD format) “Kundgebung” was translated by Pastor Kris Baudler, New York (ELCA). The document is also available as a PDF file.
• Additional documentation included with convention materials (in WORD format) "Protestant Understanding". The document is also available as a PDF file.

Minutes for the 2002 Convention are available in PDF format.

2001 Convention, Phoenix, Arizona

Theme: "Freedom!"

March 25 — 27

• Hershman - Convention Considers
• Hershman - LCMC launch

2000 Convention, Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Theme: "Constituting Convention"

March 26 — 29

• Keynote speech by David Grindberg, "Electing Bishops Who Will Resist"
• Keynote speech by Marc Kolden, "Seminarians and CCM"
• Keynote speech by James A. Nestingen, Speech to the National Gathering
• Keynote speech by Dr. David W. Preus, "A Radical Departure"
• Keynote speech by Michael Rogness, "The theological implications of Called to Common Mission"
• AP News Release Lutherans Rally!
• An open letter to H. George Anderson from Roger Eigenfeld.