2024 WINTER LAY THEOLOGY CONFERENCE

Becoming Screen Wise:

Understanding Screens’ Toxic Tactics, Soberly Seeing Their Adverse Effects, and Confidently Charting a Wise Way Forward 

 

On February 3, we held our sixth annual Lay Theology Conference.  Our speaker was Rev. Jonathan Conner from Zion Lutheran Church, Manning Iowa.  Over 200 people attended.  If you would like to listen to or review the sessions, here's how:
Livestream video recordings can be found on our YouTube channel, here.
Audio recordings can be found on our website under Resources, with Sermon and Bible Study recordings, here.
If you'd like to follow along, Handouts are available at the welcome center.

About this year’s conference:

The phone in your pocket has a message for you about this must-attend conference: 

  • You are being conditioned. Your imagination is being manipulated. Your eyes are being monetized. And it’s worse for your children. In Session 1 Pastor Jonathan Conner will help you understand my toxic tactics.

  • The more time you spend with me (the individualized screen), the more your mental health suffers. And it’s worse for your kids. In Session 2 Pastor Conner will lay out the litany of adverse effects spending large quantities of time with me can bring into your life and your children’s lives.

  • If you want a better way, you need to stay for Session 3 as Pastor Conner details a wise way forward that focuses on the un-pixelated three dimensional world with a special emphasis on the power of Christ’s church for you and your children.

  • Note: This conference is for everyone, especially for those who don’t think it’s for them. In addition to screens, Pastor Conner discusses parenting/grand-parenting, mental health, the power of habits, family devotions, the vital role of the church, practical and impactful life changes, and much more.  In a nutshell, this is a conference about wisdom.  

 

About the Speaker:

Pastor Jonathan Conner graduated from Concordia Seminary St. Louis in 2004. After spending 6 years in northwest Iowa, he was called to Zion Lutheran in Manning, IA, in 2010. He and his wife Rebecca have six children. Along with the vocations of husband, father, and pastor, Pastor Conner is a contributor and speaker for Lutheran Family Service, in the areas of Mental Health, Godly Living, and Parenting. He is a regular guest on the podcast Issues, Etc., currently in the multi-part series Kids Have Questions.

You can listen to 2023’s Lay Theology Conference with Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller below, or find the video at Bethany’s YouTube channel.