Lutherans for Life - Conferences

LFL Conference 2006

Scheduled to be held at Nuriootpa, SA on 5 November 2006

More details coming soon

LFL Conference 2005 - Life – Courageous, Honourable, Full

Held on 30 September – 2 October 2005 at Redeemer, Toowoomba, Qld

Program Highlights

• 'Is the media shaping me?' – Emma Corkery
• 'Media misconceptions' – Joanna Hensley
• 'Courage to voice Christian values' – Rev Tim Kowald
• 'Courage to honour the unborn' – Dr Donna Purcell
• 'Courage to live life to the full' – Pearl Harch and Toni Mitchel
• 'Courage to speak the truth amidst deceptive propaganda' – Ray Campbell
• Herman Sasse Memorial Lecture; 'The lonely way – Luther and Bonhoeffer' (Rev Mark Henderson)

LFL Conference 2004 - Life – A Treasure from the Beginning

Held on 9-10 October 2004 at Christ Church, Murray Bridge, SA

Program Highlights

• 'Abortion and Post Abortion – living with treasure lost' – Melinda Tankard Reist
• 'Children, Desire and Design – living with treasure manipulated' – Dr Greg Pike
• 'IVF – living with the hope of treasures' – Rev Martin Scharnke
• 'Murraylands Lutheran stillborn infant support services – Lyn Schulz

Lutherans for Life Conference 2003 - Throwaway People?

Held on 8-9 November 2003 at Good Shepherd , Ringwood, Vic.

Program Highlights

• 'Vulnerable Beginnings' - Dr Rob Pollnitz
• 'Don't Throw Me Away' - Dr Graeme Duke
• 'Let's Not Throw Away Our Opportunities' (short updates)
• Information and latest developments: Genetics - Dr Chris Hahn
• Euthanasia - Dr Rob Pollnitz; Cloning - Rev Tim Kowald
• The Business of Life: LFL AGM Dr Rob Pollnitz
• 'Vulnerable As You Age' Dr Nicholas Tonti-Filippini
• More Updates: Abortion - Joy Wurst; Stem Cell Research - Rev Wayne Logan.
• Dinner Speaker: Jenny Kearney OAM (Hon. Executive Director, Open Doors Counselling & Educational Services, Ringwood Vic)
• Hermann Sasse Memorial Lecture: 'Discoveries Too Good To Throw Away' (Genetics) - Dr Chris Hahn

Conference Papers

Dr Graeme Duke: Living Well, and Dying Well
Dr Nicholas Tonti-Filippini: Vulnerable as We Age
Dr Rob Pollnitz: Vulnerable Beginnings

Lutherans for Life Conference 2002 - Wonderfully made, not manufactured! (Psalm 139)

Held at Lutheran College, Plainland, QLD from 12-13 October

Program Highlights

• "Intricately made" Stem Cell Research - theological and pastoral introduction (Rev.Tim Kowald, LFL Council pastoral consultant, & CSBQ)
• "Made valuable" Shirley Klinge (Laidley) Based on Psalm 139
• Robert Evelyn (ANUAHA, Gatton) Working with the disabled
• "Made with enduring dignity" - Euthanasia (Dr Rob Pollnitz)
• "Adult stem cells - the better alternative" (Dr Van Gend, secretary of World Federation of Doctors who Respect Life)
• Hermann Sasse Memorial Lecture: "Truly, Wonderfully made!" - Genetics (Dr Chris Hahn, Hanson Centre for Cancer Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital & LFL Council member )

Lutherans for Life Conference 2001 - Each one, stepping into life!

Held at St Martin's Lutheran Church, Mannum SA on 6-7 October

Conference Papers

Joy Wurst: Will They Walk? - Abortion Overview
Dr Rob Pollnitz: Keeping a Lively Step to the End
Dr John Kleinig (Sasse lecture) The Flow of Life and its Disruption

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