A Godly Response to LGBTQ+
Featuring Rev. Dr. Mark Rockenbach and Caitlin Dinger
Presentation Summary
LGBTQ+ is one of the most emotional and challenging topics facing the Christian. This presentation will describe the current social realities of the LGBTQ+ movement and provide Godly ways to respond. Dr. Rockenbach’s expertise and experience with parents who have LGBTQ+ children will provide guidance to those wanting to care for those in the LGBTQ+ community with Godly truth and compassion.
There is no cost to attend, but please let us know that you’re planning on coming.
About the Presenters
Dr. Mark Rockenbach
Dr. Mark Rockenbach received his B.A. from Concordia College, Seward, NE; M.Div. from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO; M.A. in counseling from Doane College, Lincoln, NE and his Ph.D. in psychology from Capella University, Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Rockenbach served as a parish pastor before accepting a call to The Nebraska District Office where he served as the Executive for Church Worker Health and Reconciliation. He practiced as a mental health counselor. He taught as an adjunct professor at Concordia University in Seward, NE and Concordia University in Mequon, WI. He currently serves in the following roles at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO: Professor of Practical Theology, Director of Personal Growth and Leadership Development, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Director, and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program. Dr. Rockenbach is the co-author of the book “Unforgivable? How God’s Forgiveness Transforms our Lives.”
Caitlin Dinger
Originally from San Francisco, CA, DCE Caitlin May Dinger holds a Bachelor of Arts in education and theology from Concordia University, Portland, OR (1996) and a Master of Divinity from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, CA (2003). She is a commissioned and rostered worker of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and has served congregations and ministries in Washington, California, New Jersey, and Missouri.
Caitlin is a PhD student in doctrinal theology at Concordia Seminary, with an eye towards helping the church develop a faithful response to gender identity ideology, particularly as it impacts young women. She and her husband, Andrew, a pastor at Timothy Lutheran Church, live in St. Louis with their three sons. Caitlin enjoys all things Jane Austen, gardening, canning & home preserving, and watching documentaries about cults. The latter hobby has borne fruit in surprising and meaningful ways, especially in helping to unravel the knot of gender identity ideology.