Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort
100 North Atlantic Avenue

Daytona Beach, FL  34218

386-254-8200

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       Rev. Rich Norris  rnorris@embarqmail.com or
       Rev. Mike Heidle:  Spikerev@aol.com or
       Rev. Peter Kolb pastor.faithdunedin@knology.net

Community in a Community-less World

Presenter:  Dr. David Ludwig, Ph.D. - Professor at Lenoir-Rhyne, NC

Bible Study: Rev. Dr. Gerhard Michael - retired FLGA District President

In the midst of the individualism of our society we face a growing challenge both in our congregations and in our neighborhoods. While we formally call these communities, we realize that more and more there is a lack of genuine community. This reality is foreign to our calling as church as we have been called into the one body of Christ. It is a true void for the people in our society as they also were created for community. Our conference this year focuses on how we can address this challenge as church and how the proper addressing of this challenge serves as a contact point with our neighborhoods in our sharing with them the community that they increasingly are missing in their lives.

The conference utilizes the gifts and experiences of Dr. David Ludwig and Rev. Gerhard Michael to guide us as we consider this challenge. Each session addresses specific aspects of our life together as community through pertinent Bible study (led by Rev. Gerhard Michael), theoretical and practical application (Dr. David Ludwig), and time for directed discussion.

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Dr. David Ludwig combined a background in both theology and psychology by getting an MDiv from Concordia Seminary in 1965 and a PhD from Washington University in 1966. His creative blending of these two disciplines has spanned over 40 years as a university professor, a licensed psychologist and Lutheran (LCMS) minister. During this time Dr. Ludwig has written seven books and numerous professional articles while speaking internationally on the spiritual growth of relationships within oneself, family, and church. Dr. Ludwig and his wife, Kathy, have traveled extensively, giving presentations on relationships with grants from Wheatridge, Thrivent, and various Synodical organizations. Dave and Kathy have been married for 45 years and have 3 married sons and 7 grandchildren.

Rev. Dr. Gerhard Michael, Jr.

Rev. Gerhard (Mike) Michael, Jr. is a retired pastor (Merrill, WI and Warner Robins, GA), district president (FL-GA), and missionary (Japan) who has seen the challenges and joys of community at each of these levels of ministry. He received his MDiv from Concordia Seminary in 1965 and his ThM from Harvard in 1971. He is passionate about connecting people to the living breathing Word of God even as people are drawn into community through it and sent out for community by it. Mike and his wife, Joan, have been married for 45 years and have 6 children and 16 grandchildren.