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ILS 2026 The Feast of Creation — liturgy as creation groans
Monday, April 13, 2026 until Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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ILS 2026
The Feast of Creation — liturgy as creation groans
Registration Fees
Early Regular Registration – $350 (ends January 31)
Regular Registration – $450
First-Time Attendee – $250
Retiree – $250
Additional Registrant (same address) – $300
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VU Student / Faculty / Staff – FREE
Full-Time Student – FREE
The Awards Dinner (formerly the ILS Banquet) will be held on Monday, April 13. This year, the cost of the dinner is included in your registration fee.
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Like last year, this year's registration includes your attendance at the Awards Dinner & preceding Happy Hour on Monday, April 13. The dinner will be served buffet-style. While we will do our best to have options that can accommodate common allergens or dietary needs, we ask that you list any restrictions or needs you may have specifically so we can inform catering staff.
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Workshops
Please select one workshop for each of the following sessions.
Workshop Session A - Tuesday, April 14, 11:15am
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Kim Belcher - Plenary Q & A
Nicole Keller - Masterclass: Leading Worship with Confidence
Sally Messner - Chanting the Liturgy
Gail Ramshaw - Forty Green Images for the Triune God
Debie Thomas - As Creation Groans: Preaching Lament, Resilience, and Hope
Luke Venstrom - Panel Discussion: Engineers on Alternative Energy and the Energy Transition
Workshop Session B - Tuesday, April 14, 4:00pm
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Kevin Goebbert - A Brief Introduction to Climate Change
Lucas Kelley - This Land Ain't Your Land: Acknowledging Native Dispossession
Gail Ramshaw - Forty Green Images for the Triune God
Tom Schattauer - Showing the World Made New: The Role of the Presiding Minister in the Assembly
Terra Schwerin Rowe - Plenary Q & A
Ben Stewart - Saving Time: Liturgical Timekeeping in a Season of Disruption
Debie Thomas - As Creation Groans: Preaching Lament, Resilience, and Hope
Workshop Session C - Wednesday, April 15, 10:45am
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Nicole Keller - Organ and Choral Scholars: Providing for the Future of Sacred Music
Fred Niedner - Preaching Easter 3 and Beyond in Year A
C Noelle Partusch - (Part 1 of 2) Liturgical Dance: Prayer is More than Folding Your Hands – and It’s Not Exactly Forbidden
Kat Peters & Katrina Martich - Earthkeeping: Going Beyond the Season of Creation
Tom Schattauer - Showing the World Made New: The Role of the Presiding Minister in the Assembly
Sam Torvend - Plenary Q & A
Luke Venstrom - Tour of Valparaiso University's Solar Furnace
Workshop Session D - Wednesday, April 15, 1:00pm
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Sarah Bernhardt - A Foretaste - Integrating Visual Art in Worship
Fred Niedner - Preaching Easter 3 and Beyond in Year A
C Noelle Partusch - (Part 2 of 2) Liturgical Dance: Prayer is More than Folding Your Hands – and It’s Not Exactly Forbidden
Gail Ramshaw - Five Green Eucharistic Prayers
Leo Sanchez - Creator Spirit, Migrant Spirit
Rhoda Schuler, Jim Marriott & Craig Mueller - Herding Cats and Leading Liturgies
As we reflect on this year's theme, we are asking attendees to consider using digital programs and worship booklets instead of paper.
All digital options will be available on the ILS website during the Institute
. We will only print paper copies for those that request them. Please indicate your preference below:
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The Institute’s year-round administration, planning, and development of resources for the wider church also depends on the generosity of donors like you.
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Donations to the ILS gift fund are used to support the Institute's student scholarship fund, renamed in 2014 in memory of Rev. Peter J.L. Perella. Peter contributed to the Institute as a member of its advisory council and served the wider church as director of worship formation and liturgical resources of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. By waiving registration fees for all full-time students regardless of year or degree program, the Institute supports students and seminarians who are preparing for worship-related vocations. Gifts to this fund allow the Institute to continue its support of future church leaders.
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Established in 1995, the Institute’s endowment helps ensure its long-term stability by reducing dependence on registration fees, providing reduced registration for retired persons, and by generating support for offerings such as Truemper Concert performances.
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