Worship Conference

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Topeka, KS, is hosting its ninth annual Worship Conference to provide continuing education and conversation for pastors, church musicians, and congregation members interested in the song and worship of the Church.

The keynote speaker for this year’s conference is Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Boyle, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary and the Director of Field Education. He received his B.A. at the University of Michigan (2005), M.Div. at CTSFW (2009), and Ph.D. through Wycliffe and St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto (2019). His thesis is entitled, “The Real Presence of Christ in Scripture: A Sacramental Approach to the Old Testament.” Prior to serving at the seminary, he was senior pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church in Wichita, KS from 2010, where he served until joining CTSFW in 2022. With a facility for the Spanish language, he also teaches occasionally for Seminario Concordia El Reformador – República Dominicana.

2025 Worship Conference

Saturday, August 16, 2025

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church (901 SW Fillmore, Topeka, KS)

Cost: $25, lunch included

8:30 – 8:55 a.m. – “Meet & Greet” with coffee and refreshments

9:00 a.m. – Office of Matins

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. – Keynote Presentation I: “Learning to Speak Liturgically: The Grammar of the Psalms (Part I) by Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Boyle

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 p.m. – Breakaway A

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. – Lunch Break

12:45 – 1:45 p.m. – Keynote Presentation II: “Learning to Speak Liturgically: The Grammar of the Psalms (Part II) by Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Boyle

2:00 – 2:50 p.m. – Breakaway B

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Office of Vespers, with choral music incorporated by conference choir