Beautiful Feet Conference hosted by Concordia, registration due Oct. 12

Published by Concordia University, Nebraska 8 years ago on Wed, Sep 30, 2015 11:45 AM
Concordia University, Nebraska will be hosting the Beautiful Feet Conference for mission-minded students Nov. 12-14, 2015. Registration is due Oct. 12.

Concordia University, Nebraska will host the annual Beautiful Feet Conference, a gathering for mission-minded college students from any college campus, in Seward, Nebraska, Nov. 12-14, 2015. The registration deadline for the conference is Oct. 12; registration is available at regonline.com/beautifulfeet2015.

The Beautiful Feet Mission Conference aims to connect college students with opportunities to serve people and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their communities and around the world. It is planned by college students, for college students, and it is held every year on a different college campus within the Concordia University System, a group of 10 colleges and universities affiliated with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

This year’s conference will include opportunities to serve the community through service work, small group discussions about God’s mission and sessions presented by leaders within the LCMS and others who serve in the church, community and world.

Remedy Drive, an alternative rock band founded in 1998 in Lincoln, Nebraska, will perform for attendees and the campus community on the 13th at 9:30 p.m.

The speakers presenting at the main sessions of the conference include:

  • Rev. Dr. John Mehl has served as a missionary in Russia, as a parish pastor and as LCMS regional director for Asia and the Pacific. Mehl currently serves as director of mission partnerships and church relations at Concordia University, Nebraska, where he also teaches classes in missiology and crossing cultures. 
  • Rev. Greg Bearss is a church planter and founder of LakePointe Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas. LakePointe was established to reach people who were disconnected from "church" and uninterested in religion. Bearss has a passion to help Christians impact God's kingdom.  
  • Dani Tietjen is an author, speaker, urban community farmer, wife and mom. She travels throughout the United States sharing her heart for love, service, relationships and expectations. She is passionate about walking alongside others as they search the Word of God for the truth that will guide them through life.  
  • Rev. Lonnie "Jake" Jacobsen serves at Calvary Lutheran in Lincoln, Nebraska. The mission of his church family is also his own personal mission to live each day: Loving God’s people, Learning God’s Word and Living with honesty and authenticity.
  • Rev. Bill Steinbauer is Campus Pastor at University Lutheran Chapel in Lincoln, Nebraska. University Chapel hosts worship, Bible studies, prayer gatherings and service projects for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community, with a special outreach (including free ESL classes and activities) for international students.  
  • Matt Wasmund lives in Seoul, South Korea, where he serves as strategic volunteer coordinator–East Asia for the LCMS. Matt is a Beautiful Feet Mission Conference veteran. He is also passionate about involving U.S. Christians in overseas missions.

More than 30 breakout sessions will be offered, including the following:

  • Mona Fuerstenau (Bethesda Lutheran Communities): “Help Wanted: People of All Abilities”
  • Pat Fick (CAN-DO Missions): “Jesus to Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day!”
  • Dave Saving (LeadaChild (CCC)): “World Mission Travelers – When Helping Can Hurt”
  • Christine Myers (Lutheran Hour Ministries): “Why Missions; An Extraordinary Journey”
  • David Fiala  (LCMS Office of International Mission): “Where will you serve?”
  • Gary Thies (Mission Central): “It’s Time to Wake up & Not be Normal!”
  • Jacob Gillard (World Mission Prayer League): “Women On the Mission Field”
  • Laura Davis (Y4Life): “Life Issues as a Mission Field”
  • Rev. Dan Weber (King of Kings Lutheran): “Everyday Missionaries”
  • Nichole Hetz/Harlan Anson (Our Redeemer Lutheran): “Community Outreach in Small Towns and Rural Areas”
  • Rev. Rich Boring (Nebraska District Office): “Getting to Know Your Community”
  • Deb Burma: “Stepping Out – Witnessing in Your World”  

For more details about the Beautiful Feet Conference, visit regonline.com/beautifulfeet2015.

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