Conference on Christianity and Culture: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Conference Theme: I Trust When Dark My Road:
A Lutheran View of Depression
St. Paul Lutheran Church (ACLC) in Escondido, CA will hold its annual
“Conference on Christianity and Culture” on Saturday, November 12.
Conference Speaker: Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn, STM, Senior Pastor at Holy Cross
Lutheran Church in Rocklin, CA
How do Christians understand mental illness? Is depression a medical condition
or a spiritual condition, or a combination of both? By weaving Scripture with
his own experience suffering with clinical depression, Pastor Peperkorn will
lead us to the theology of the cross, and how God is at work in both strength
and weakness to bring about healing and health for His children. There will
also be a discussion about how we as individuals and as congregations may serve
those in need in our midst.
Outline of the Presentation
I. Introductions
A. Good Friday
B. Disclaimer
C. Perspectives: Personal, Pastoral, As both the receiver and the
giver of care.
II. Building up to the fall: Pastors, College, Seminary/Work, Messiah
III. The Disease
A. DEFINITION: “An all encompassing low or sever mood that is
often accompanied by a loss of self-esteem, interest in the outside world, and
a lack of interest in pleasure of any regular activities.”
B. Other descriptions
C. The elements of clinical depression: Physiological,
Psychological, Situational, Spiritual.
D. Who is at risk and why?
1. Superpastors
2. The Stressed
3. The Compassion Fatigued
4. Attacked by Satan
IV. Living with Depression
A. Spiritual Life
B. Family and Relationships
1. The suffering spouse
2. The megaphone of children
C. Congregational Life
1. How does depression impact the ability to serve?
2. How does the congregation respond to a servant that
suffers from depression?
V. Hope: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Personal
VI. An approach to serving the mentally ill
A. What can I do?
B. The “team” for healing
C. Who will mother this work?
VII. Conclusions and Implications.
Conference Schedule
9:00 The Office of Matins
9:30: Morning Presentation
10:45 Break
10:55 Presentation continued
11:45: Q & A
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Afternoon Presentation
2:30 Q & A
3:00 The Office of Vespers
Cost: The conference is free of charge and open to all. There will be a
basket out at lunch for free-will donations if you wish to help offset the cost
of the conference.
If possible, please register by November 5 so that we know how many to plan
lunch for.
For more information, or to pre-register, contact Rev. Robert Lawson at
760-743-4440, or send an e-mail to [email protected]
Speaker Biography
The Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn was educated at Concordia University, Nebraska (BA)
and Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana (MDIV, STM). His
writings have been published in Logia, Concordia Theological Quarterly, the
Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly, and Issues in Christian Education. He
also served as founder and editor of Higher Things Magazine for its first five
years.
Pastor Peperkorn is also the author of I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran
View of Depression, published by LCMS World Relief and Human Care, with a
preface by Synodical President, Rev. Matthew Harrison. A frequent speaker at
pastors’ conferences, he is also a regular guest on the radio program Issues,
etc. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Concordia University,
Wisconsin.
He has previously served as an admission counselor at Concordia Theological
Seminary, and as the pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
He currently serves as Senior Pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin,
California. You may find Pastor Peperkorn online at lutheranlogomanic.com and
at darkmyroad.org.
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