   
LIFT
(Lutherans in
Faith Together)
 June 13, 2009
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, Pa.
It was a great event! Watch for pictures.
Click the links below for information about
LIFT 2009:
The Music
 The music leadership for the day will be provided by Dakota Road.
They
will lead worship and song and conduct workshops.
One of the workshops they will lead will be with the youngsters in the
LIFT Children's Program.
 Dakota Road has
become known nationally for their stirring original music and playful
performance style. They craft powerful stories of life and faith woven in
colorful musical styles ranging from acoustic ballads to rocking anthems.
Their songs of struggle and hope connect with people of all ages and walks
of life.
 Dakota Road Music is the creator of many liturgies and songs that are
singable, rooted, relevant and faithful contemporary worship music. They
do hundreds of workshops across the country each year and have
participated at ELCA Youth Gatherings.
The Speaker
 The Rev. Dr.
Mark Allan Powell, keynote speaker for LIFT 2009, is an
internationally known theologian and Bible scholar. He is Professor of New
Testament at
Trinity
Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
 Dr. Powell—who began his journalistic career in the ‘70s as a rock music
critic for The Houston Post—is also regarded as a leading expert on the
subject of "contemporary Christian music." He has published over 1900
reviews of Christian recordings and is the author of a one-thousand-page
encyclopedia that is regarded as the definitive reference work on the
subject.
He also was one of the writers of Opening the Book of Faith, the
first resource in the
ELCA Book of Faith initiative.
Workshops and playshops will be held at 10:45 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m.
Topics range from liturgical dance to creation stewardship and from
building men's ministry to centering prayer. There are workshops for middle schoolers and playshops for adults -- and everything in between. If you
have an interest, there is probably a workshop/playshop to meet your
needs.
Click here to go to the workshop page .
Children's Program
 Creation
Celebration is the theme of the LIFT 2009 Children’s Program, designed
for children who have completed kindergarten or grades 1, 2,
3, 4, or 5. Led by Elizabeth Elterich, AiM, and Leesa Wimmer, AiM, the
program will be held in Martin Luther Hall Underground (building #25 on
the
Muhlenberg map).
Children in the program will learn a song with Dakota Road that the
children will sing at the closing LIFT worship, doing crafts related to
creation and the Book of Faith, playing games, and meeting new friends.
Children will assemble at 9:15 a.m. in
the Field House and then be escorted to the Underground.
Parents/guardians must pick up their children from the Underground
promptly at noon.
Please note that pre-registration was required.
Walk for World Hunger
 Take
a walk to benefit the ELCA World Hunger appeal.
Walk around the perimeter of the Muhlenberg College campus (23rd Street,
Chew Street, 26th Street, and Liberty Street – a distance of about a
mile).
For sponsorship
sheets that you may download and print, click here.
Lockers and showers are available at the college. Bring your own towels
and a lock for the locker. Check in for the Walk begins at 7:30 a.m. at
the
LIFT registration desk in the
Muhlenberg Life Sports Center.
Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults
 Have
lunch with the bishop! Don't miss out on this great
opportunity, just one of many activities in which youth can participate.
Participate in the worship. For more information, contact Pastor
Barry Mitchell at
revmitch@rcn.com.
Old Testament Personalities
As they did at
LIFT 2007, participants at
LIFT 2009 will encounter characters
from the past, this time biblical figures from the Old Testament. (Didn't
you always want to see Ezekiel in real life?)
Learn more about the personalities you will meet at
LIFT.
And More!
 There
will be four chapel concerts, including one entitled, Around the World
with the ELW. Be sure to look for Tom Yenser's article in the November
issue of Partners
in the Spirit for more about the chapel concerts.
 Workshops,
interactive games on the front lawn of the college, a Walk for World
Hunger around the college periphery, and a program for teens are being
planned.
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