Generation is an important word in Scripture. Since the beginning, God has been creating and gathering for Himself a people whom He loves. From generation to generation, His faithfulness and love endures forever (Ps. 100:5 ESV). From one generation to another, God calls parents to share His story of salvation with their children.
But what happens when families move from one country to another? How can one generation declare God’s mighty acts to another, and together, to the world? (Ps. 145:4 ESV)
Can we have hope for the church now and in the future?
First generations of foreign-born immigrants and their children — the 1.5 and 2.0 generations — represent more than a quarter of the U.S. population. Who are the people behind the numbers? The 2023 Multiethnic Symposium plenaries and sectionals will help participants understand the challenges of our 1.5 and 2.0 generation neighbors and embrace their contributions to the life of the church today — and for generations to come.
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| 2023 | ||
| Tuesday, May 2nd | ||
| 8:30 AM |
Stanish Stanley, Christian Friends of New Americans, St. Louis 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
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| 9:30 AM |
Thomas Egger, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
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| 9:45 AM |
Plenary: Who is My Neighbor? Introducing Generation 1.5 and 2.0 Immigrants Heath Lewis, Concordia University at St Paul MN 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Daniel Rodriguez, Pepperdine University, Malibu 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| 1:30 PM |
Sectional 1: Response to 17th Annual Hispanic Lecture Lincon Guerra, Mission Executive, LCMS Texas District 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Plenary: The Gospel and the Church for All Peoples and Every Generation Joel Okamoto, Concordia Seminary - Saint Louis 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Sectional 2: Is There Hope for Second Generation Immigrants? Samuel Deressa, Concordia University at St Paul MN 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
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| Wednesday, May 3rd | ||
| 8:30 AM |
Steve Law, Wollaston Lutheran Church, Quincy, MA 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
Tesfai Tesema, California/Nevada/Hawaii District 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Sectional 3: Personal Reflection with Filipino Ministry: Father and Son Antonio Boos, Faith Lutheran Church, Sterling Hts, MI 10:30 AM - 11:15 PM |
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| 11:30 AM |
Sectional 4: Personal Reflection with Hispanic Ministry: Father and Daughter Luciano Vega-Ayala, LINC Houston 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Wednesday Closing Remarks and Prayer Ely Prieto, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM |
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