Speakers & Music
Speakers
David J. Lose
The Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching
David J. Lose joined the Luther Seminary faculty in July of 2000 as assistant professor of homiletics. In May 2005, he received the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching and was named Academic Dean in June of the same year, a post he held through 2008.
The Rev. Raphael G. Warnock
Senior Pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA
A native of Savannah, Georgia and the son of two Pentecostal-Holiness ministers, Rev. Warnock preached his first sermon entitled, “It’s Time I Be About My Father’s Business” at age eleven. Having been licensed and ordained at the historic Sixth Avenue Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama, he served for six years as the Youth Pastor and four years as the Assistant Pastor of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City-also one of the nation’s leading congregations, led by the likes of Rev. Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Samuel Dewitt Proctor and now the Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts. Before coming to Ebenezer, Pastor Warnock served for 4 ½ years as the Senior Pastor of Baltimore’s Douglas Memorial Community Church.
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Music
Karl Olsen
Conference Musician
Minister of Music Karl Olsen oversees and coordinates the music program at Trinity Lutheran in Freeland, WA, working with pastors, lay leaders and other congregation members. He directs “Splash!,” (a children’s choir), “Breaded Fish,” (Trinity’s worship band), and the Trinity Church Choir.
Karl has been a soloist for a variety of organizations and director of the Whidbey Island Madrigal and Motet Society, the Whidbey Island Chorale and one of the directors of the Sing!Chronicity Vocal Ensemble.
Karl holds an MA in Vocal/Choral Music and a Bachelor of Music Education (BME) from the University of Denver. He taught general music at The Bush School in Seattle, has been music director at three churches, and taught music at several elementary schools, including South Whidbey, Coupeville and Oak Harbor.
Karl has also produced two recordings, “Heart of Mystery” and “This Love” which is available for sale in the church office. He just recently joined “The Brothers Four” popular singing group as its newest member.
