Panel 1 - The Seven marks of the Church, PhD student Sebastian Grünbaum, Lutheran Mission Diocese, Finland
Respondent: Dr. Konstantin Subbotin, Dean of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Ingria and appointed rector at its Theological Institute, Ingria, Russia
Panel 2 - The Office of the Church, Dr.theol, university lecturer Tomas Appelqvist, Sweden
Respondent: Docent, Dr. Folke T. Olofsson, Sweden
Panel 3 - Equipping for the Office of the Church, Dr.theol, prof.Christoph Barnbrock, SELK, Lutherische Theologische Hochschule Oberursel, Germany
Respondent: Dr. theol. Alexey Streltsov, Theological Seminary of SELC, Russia
Panel 4 - Being a Church with Experience of Persecution, Dr.theol. Darius Petkunas, Lithuania
Respondent: Dr.theol., docent Guntis Kalme, Luther Academy, Latvia
Panel 5 - Being Church for the World, The Most Reverend Janis Vanags D.D., Archbishop of Riga, Luther Academy, Latvia
Respondent: Pastor Jon Ehlers, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England, United Kingdom
Panel 6 - Being Church of Christ, Dr.theol. Rune Imberg, Lutheran school of Theology Gothenburg, Sweden
Panel 6, part II - Being Church of Christ, Q&A
Panel 7 - Being a church in the Church, Dr.theol Alexey Streltsov,Theological Seminary of SELC, Russia
Respondent: Dr .theol. Timothy Quill, professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, USA
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Latvian Church history conference "The Church of Latvia in a Hundred Years"
16 November, 2018 at Luther Academy
1. Juris Neikens in his life and work, Mg.phil. Ilona Miezīte
3. The spiritual perimeter of the [average] Latvian lutheran of 1915, Dr.theol. Voldemārs Lauciņš
4. Lutheran Church "latvianization" projects and attempts in the Republic of Latvia (1918-1940), Dr.phil. Agita Misāne
5. Church Support of National guerrilla struggles, 1944 – 1956, Dr.theol. Guntis Kalme
6. Latvian Lutheran theology under communist occupation ghettoes, Dr.theol. Uģis Sildegs
7. In a Church in occupied Latvia: KGB opponent, victim or cover-up?, Mg.iur. Linards Muciņš
9. 25 years of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation, STM Juris Uļģis
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1. Evidence of the Reformation in our cultural history. Prof.Ojārs Spārītis
2. The role of the Reformation in the history of book publishing and libraries. Dr.Andris Vilks
3. Reformation in Education: School, Teacher and Textbook. Dr.Aīda Krūze
4. Reformācijas laika liecības gŗamatās un rokrakstos. Dr.Aija Taimiņa
5. Messianic necessity Acts 3, 21 and Luke 24, 26. Dr.Michael Albrecht
6. Luther's concept of "Christ for us" as a fundamental principle of Lutheran theology. Dr.Guntis Kalme
7. Church attempts to deconstruct Luther today. Dr.Scott Murray
9. Lutheran mission in a challenging environment (the example of post-Soviet Russia). Dr.Alan Ludwig
10. Mission in migration conditions caused by globalization. Mg.Uģis Brūklene
11. Reconstruction of events described in the Bible, a method in Luther's exegesis. Mg.Aleksandrs Bite
12. Lutheranism Before Luther: Lutheran Principles of Interpretation in Hebrews. Mg.Laila Čakare
13. Luther, Lutheran churches and mission. Dr.Rune Imberg
14. Research methods of the biblical text inspired by the Reformation. Dr.Ralfs Kokins
15. Explanation of the Epistle to the Romans/24 thesis presentation.
16. The primacy of Christ as a principle of the Lutheran Reformation. Jānis Vanags D.D.