Schedule

CCLE XXVI | Jul 13, 3:30 PM – Jul 17, 12:00 PM Concordia University Chicago, 7400 Augusta St, River Forest, IL 60305, USA

Mon, Jul 13

3:30 PM - 8:00 PM
4 hours 30 minutes
Registration
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
2 hours
Gemütlichkeit
Social
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
1 hour
Compline
Worship

Tue, Jul 14

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
30 minutes
Registration
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Matins
Worship
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
30 minutes
Welcome & Announcements
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
1 hour
Opening (Rev. Paul Cain)
Plenary
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education I (Rev. Rene Castillero)
Chapel
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
See to It That No One Takes You Captive: The Basic Assumptions of Cultural Marxism (Rev. David Thompson)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Considerations for New Teachers and Those Who Support Them (Mrs. Megan Mullet)
Band Room
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
In Due Season: Towards a Classical Lutheran Approach to Teaching Economics (Mrs. Joscelynn Tomaw)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Scholasticus Opening Address (Rev. Steven Cholak)
KCC OPRF
Scholasticus
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Lunch
Meal
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education II (Rev. Rene Castillero)
Chapel
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Foundations for Reading Paradise Lost (Dr. Gabriel Haley)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
The Great Conversation in the Scriptures and the Classics (Rev. Roger Mullet)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)
KCC Room 10
Scholasticus
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Implementing Classical Physical Education (Mr. Jason Vogeler)
Band Room
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education III (Rev. Rene Castillero)
Chapel
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Not Trivial: A Disputation On Whether Music or Astronomy is the Capstone of the Quadrivium (Rev. Brennick Christiansen)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
From Calling to Classroom (Mrs. Kate Thoelke)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Is Certification for You? (Dr. Jackie Veith)
Band Room
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus Choir (Dr. Kurt VonKampen)
KCC Room Lower Level
Music
Scholasticus
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Reason as a Servant of the Word (Rev. Jason Braaten)
Chapel
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Abridged Too Far: Why Students Must Read Whole Books (Mr. Joe Gerth)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Accreditation for Your School (Dr. Jackie Veith)
Band Room
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
The Lutheran case for the Commonplace (Mrs. Jocelyn Benson)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus: Learn about the classical offerings at Concordia University Chicago
Scholasticus
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
25 minutes
Vespers
Worship
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM
2 hours 15 minutes
Dinner on your own
Meal
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
30 minutes
Awards Ceremony
Social
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
30 minutes
Compline
Worship

Wed, Jul 15

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Matins
Worship
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
30 minutes
Announcements
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
1 hour
Reformation & Revolution: Lutheran Political Theology and Its American Echoes (Dr. Korey D. Maas)
Plenary
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
TBD (Rev. Steve Kieser)
Chapel
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Wisdom in the Five Canons (Mrs. Erika Mildred)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Discovering Biblical Allusions in Our Favorite Stories (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
A Classical Perspective on Athletics in today's Modern World (Mr. Jonathan Telschow)
Band Room
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Scholasticus (Mrs. Jocelyn Benson)
KCC Room 10
Scholasticus
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Lunch
Meal
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Theme and Variation: How a Common Musical Form Can Illustrate the Christian Life (Dr. Elizabeth Grimpo)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Latin for the Littles: Incorporating Latin Instruction in the Grammar Classroom (Mrs. Aubrie Pierson)
Band Room
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
The Five Pillars of Being a Lutheran School (Rev. Aaron Schultz)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Misconceptions about the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms (Dr. Gene Veith)
Chapel
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)
KCC Room 10
Scholasticus
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Socratic Dialogue in the Classroom (Rev. Steven Cholak)
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
The Pedagogical and Theological Value of Augustine’s Confessions... (Rev. Dr. James Lee)
Chapel
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Beyond Wittenberg: The Lutheran Liberal Arts in Württemberg (Dr. Susan Mobley)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Hymn Writing as a Capstone of a Classical Lutheran Education (Rev. Andrew Richard)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Is a Lutheran-Classical Hybrid School Right for Your Congregation? (Mr. Patrick Steckbeck)
Band Room
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus Choir (Dr. Kurt VonKampen)
KCC Lower Level
Music
Scholasticus
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Learning to Hear the Language of Music: Attentive to Aural Beauty (Mrs. Nicole Busarow)
Band Room
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Doing What Charlie Did: A Rhetorical Analysis of Charlie Kirk and His Use of Socratic Questioning (Rev. Paul Cain)
Chapel
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Teaching the classical liberal arts by Celebrating the Timeline... (Mrs. Kjirsten Harpain)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Protreptics: An Ancient Approach to Dialogue and Instruction (Rev. Dr. Chad Kendall)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus Chess (Rev. Steven Cholak)
KCC Room 10
Scholasticus
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
25 minutes
Vespers
Worship
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM
2 hours 15 minutes
Dinner on your own
Meal
5:15 PM - 8:00 PM
2 hours 45 minutes
Scholasticus Social
Scholasticus
Social
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
30 minutes
Compline
Worship

Thu, Jul 16

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Matins
Worship
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
30 minutes
Announcements
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
1 hour
Martin Luther and the American Founding (Dr. E. Christian Kopff)
Plenary
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
The First Grammar Book and the Goals of Grammatical Education (Mr. John James)
Band Room
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Aligning Recruitment and Admissions with Mission: Strengthening the Foundations of Faith and Freedom (Rev. Matt Wietfeld
KCC OPRF
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Teaching the Church Fathers (Rev. Dr. Charles Schulz)
Chapel
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Writing Roads to How to Read a Math Book (Mr. Tom Rosenwinkel)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
Scholasticus: Scripture and Self Evident Truths (Rev. Brennick Christiansen)
KCC Room 10
Scholasticus
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Lunch
Meal
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Avoid the Fashionable, but False: An Introduction to Logical Fallacies for All Ages (Rev. Paul Cain)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Linguam Latinam Docere Necesse Est: It is Necessary to Teach Latin (Rev. Robert Paul)
Chapel
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Bedrock of Classical Education: Building Young Learners from the Ground Up (Mrs. Kim Bohot & Mrs. Amanda Crabtree)
Band Room
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
The Hermeneutics of Nature: Notes toward a Classical Lutheran Theory and Practice of Natural Science (Mr. Davis Smith)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)
KCC Room 10
Scholasticus
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Classical Education and Logic 1 (Mr. Erik Morrissey)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Realistic Excellence: Tips and Encouragement for Normal People Trying to Teach a Bunch of Things (Miss Anna Hahn)
Band Room
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
The American Republic Needs Classical Christian Education (Mr. Nathaniel Pullmann)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Teaching Languages (Rev. Dr. Charles Schulz, Dr. Robert Sorensen, Dr. Brian Sundermeier and Dr Erin Real)
Chapel
Sectional
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus Choir (Dr. Kurt VonKampen)
KCC Lower Level
Music
Scholasticus
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
The First Day: Creating an Orderly Classroom (Mrs. Christine Rivers)
Kretzmann Recital Hall
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
A Christian Philosophy of the Mathematical Arts (Mr. Nathanael Hahn)
KCC OPRF
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Starting Small: How Our Small Congregation Started a Hybrid Classical School (Rev. Jeffrey Hendrix)
Band Room
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Foundations of Faith and Freedom... at Philippi (Rev. Dr. John Nordling)
Chapel
Sectional
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1 hour
Scholasticus Panel Discussion (Mrs. Schuermann, Mrs. Benson, Rev. Cholak, Rev. Christiansen)
KCC Room 10
Scholasticus
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
25 minutes
Vespers
Worship
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
1 hour 45 minutes
Dinner on your own
Meal
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
1 hour
Dessert Reception
Social
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
30 minutes
Hymn Sing
Music
Social
Worship

Fri, Jul 17

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Matins
Worship
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
30 minutes
Announcements
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
1 hour
Religious Free Exercise: A Contemporary Look at the First Amendment (Dr. Ryan MacPherson)
Plenary
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour
CCLE Choirs Performance
Music
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
15 minutes
Plenary Panel Discussion
Plenary
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
15 minutes
Itinerarium
Worship

Schedule

Mon, Jul 13

Registration

Gemütlichkeit

Compline

Tue, Jul 14

Registration

Matins

Welcome & Announcements

Opening (Rev. Paul Cain)

Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education I (Rev. Rene Castillero)

See to It That No One Takes You Captive: The Basic Assumptions of Cultural Marxism (Rev. David Thompson)

Considerations for New Teachers and Those Who Support Them (Mrs. Megan Mullet)

In Due Season: Towards a Classical Lutheran Approach to Teaching Economics (Mrs. Joscelynn Tomaw)

Scholasticus Opening Address (Rev. Steven Cholak)

Lunch

Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education II (Rev. Rene Castillero)

Foundations for Reading Paradise Lost (Dr. Gabriel Haley)

The Great Conversation in the Scriptures and the Classics (Rev. Roger Mullet)

Scholasticus: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)

Implementing Classical Physical Education (Mr. Jason Vogeler)

Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education III (Rev. Rene Castillero)

Not Trivial: A Disputation On Whether Music or Astronomy is the Capstone of the Quadrivium (Rev. Brennick Christiansen)

From Calling to Classroom (Mrs. Kate Thoelke)

Is Certification for You? (Dr. Jackie Veith)

Scholasticus Choir (Dr. Kurt VonKampen)

Reason as a Servant of the Word (Rev. Jason Braaten)

Abridged Too Far: Why Students Must Read Whole Books (Mr. Joe Gerth)

Accreditation for Your School (Dr. Jackie Veith)

The Lutheran case for the Commonplace (Mrs. Jocelyn Benson)

Scholasticus: Learn about the classical offerings at Concordia University Chicago

Vespers

Dinner on your own

Awards Ceremony

Compline

Wed, Jul 15

Matins

Announcements

Reformation & Revolution: Lutheran Political Theology and Its American Echoes (Dr. Korey D. Maas)

TBD (Rev. Steve Kieser)

Wisdom in the Five Canons (Mrs. Erika Mildred)

Discovering Biblical Allusions in Our Favorite Stories (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)

A Classical Perspective on Athletics in today's Modern World (Mr. Jonathan Telschow)

Scholasticus (Mrs. Jocelyn Benson)

Lunch

Theme and Variation: How a Common Musical Form Can Illustrate the Christian Life (Dr. Elizabeth Grimpo)

Latin for the Littles: Incorporating Latin Instruction in the Grammar Classroom (Mrs. Aubrie Pierson)

The Five Pillars of Being a Lutheran School (Rev. Aaron Schultz)

Misconceptions about the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms (Dr. Gene Veith)

Scholasticus: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)

Socratic Dialogue in the Classroom (Rev. Steven Cholak)

The Pedagogical and Theological Value of Augustine’s Confessions... (Rev. Dr. James Lee)

Beyond Wittenberg: The Lutheran Liberal Arts in Württemberg (Dr. Susan Mobley)

Hymn Writing as a Capstone of a Classical Lutheran Education (Rev. Andrew Richard)

Is a Lutheran-Classical Hybrid School Right for Your Congregation? (Mr. Patrick Steckbeck)

Scholasticus Choir (Dr. Kurt VonKampen)

Learning to Hear the Language of Music: Attentive to Aural Beauty (Mrs. Nicole Busarow)

Doing What Charlie Did: A Rhetorical Analysis of Charlie Kirk and His Use of Socratic Questioning (Rev. Paul Cain)

Teaching the classical liberal arts by Celebrating the Timeline... (Mrs. Kjirsten Harpain)

Protreptics: An Ancient Approach to Dialogue and Instruction (Rev. Dr. Chad Kendall)

Scholasticus Chess (Rev. Steven Cholak)

Vespers

Dinner on your own

Scholasticus Social

Compline

Thu, Jul 16

Matins

Announcements

Martin Luther and the American Founding (Dr. E. Christian Kopff)

The First Grammar Book and the Goals of Grammatical Education (Mr. John James)

Aligning Recruitment and Admissions with Mission: Strengthening the Foundations of Faith and Freedom (Rev. Matt Wietfeld

Teaching the Church Fathers (Rev. Dr. Charles Schulz)

Writing Roads to How to Read a Math Book (Mr. Tom Rosenwinkel)

Scholasticus: Scripture and Self Evident Truths (Rev. Brennick Christiansen)

Lunch

Avoid the Fashionable, but False: An Introduction to Logical Fallacies for All Ages (Rev. Paul Cain)

Linguam Latinam Docere Necesse Est: It is Necessary to Teach Latin (Rev. Robert Paul)

Bedrock of Classical Education: Building Young Learners from the Ground Up (Mrs. Kim Bohot & Mrs. Amanda Crabtree)

The Hermeneutics of Nature: Notes toward a Classical Lutheran Theory and Practice of Natural Science (Mr. Davis Smith)

Scholasticus: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (Mrs. Katie Schuermann)