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Essayists Announced for the 2023 CELC Convention

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       Olympic Parktel in Seoul – Site of the 2023 CELC Convention

The CELC Planning Committee is pleased to announce the five essayists for the 2023 international CELC convention planned for Seoul, South Korea on June 6–8, 2023. The essayists and their topics are:

  • Rev. Nicholas Proksch (ELS)
    Biblical exegesis:  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
  • Rev. Uģis Sildegs (Latvia)
    Doctrine:  Civil Government
  • Rev. Kebede Yigezu (Ethiopia)
    Lutheran Confessions:  Formula of Concord, Articles I + II
  • Rev. Angus Cheung (Hong Kong)
    Church History:  Lutheranism in East Asia
  • Rev. Mario Gálvez (Chile)
    Practical Theology:  Training the Laity for Evangelism

The reading and discussion of theological essayists is always the center of CELC conventions, and we are delighted to have a writer from each of the CELC regions. We think that there is a nice variety of topics that should be of interest to everyone. We have much to look forward to!

If you are part of a CELC member church, it is time to plan who will represent your church at the convention. Information about costs and travel assistance will be shared in December. Registration will take place online in January 2023.

Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested.

From the CELC Planning Committee

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference is a worldwide fellowship of Lutheran church bodies, committed to the teachings of the Lutheran Church found in the Book of Concord of 1580. Established in 1993 with thirteen churches, the CELC has grown by God’s grace to include thirty-four church bodies today.

Every three years, representatives from CELC churches gather for fellowship and theological study at an international convention. Regional meetings are held in alternate years. These gatherings provide spiritual encouragement for confessional Lutherans who often find themselves quite isolated. Visitors are always welcome at these gatherings

Joint work of the CELC includes the writing of The Eternal Word: A Lutheran Confession for the Twenty-First Century, which testifies to the unity of doctrine enjoyed by CELC churches. The CELC also has a commission to help coordinate and improve theological training in CELC churches.

Speaking about the heart and core of the CELC, former President Gaylin Schmeling wrote:  “The CELC stands ready to give answer to the confident hope of salvation in Christ that is within us. It is a refuge for those seeking confessional homes and a beacon shining the light of the Gospel in a sin-darkened world. Here the central truth of the Reformation, justification by faith alone, continues to be proclaimed. We are declared righteous by nothing we do or accomplish, but alone on the basis of Christ’s redemptive work which is counted as ours through faith in the Savior. He accomplished salvation for all on the cross and announced it to all by His resurrection, declaring the whole world righteous in Christ. This treasure is brought to us personally through the means of grace and is received by faith alone in the Savior which is worked through those very means of grace.”

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