All kidding aside, the old and laudable idea of a convention essayist is a good one and one too often jettisoned in the quest for time on the agenda to recognize visitors, thank God for anyone and everyone, show a mission moment video or two, and the like. In our own convention (Mid-South) we got reports but nothing of substance -- no theological essay to challenge, prod, inspire, encourage, and teach. And that is a sad thing. While I am sure that VP Obenberger could have found a much better source than my ramblings, I commend him and the ELS for a paper of substance and wish that we would follow the old practice more faithfully. We are not always teachable but we are always in need of being taught...
You can read it all here...
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The Ohio District had Professor Joel D. Biermann from Concordia Seminary as its essayist. He had three presentations during the convention. I totally agree that this is a good idea for conventions. If as a highlight of the convention for me. I challenged us to think about theological matters in the midst of district business.
The link you posted did not work for me. However, I broke it down to the essentials and came up with
http://www.evangelicallutheransynod.org/download/2012_els_convention_essay.pdf
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