Jon Bartels Performs with Concordia University, Nebraska Praise Band in Milwaukee

2013 Oct 28

Jon Bartels, a sophomore at Concordia University, Nebraska from Papillion, Neb., was a part of a group of Concordia students who traveled to Milwaukee, Wis., to perform at the Lutheran Educators Association national convocation Oct. 24 and 25. Jon is a member of the band.

The student praise band was asked to play by LEA Executive Director Jonathan Laabs. Held triennially, this year's conference carries the theme "Rise and Shine" and offers workshops and professional development opportunities for Lutheran teachers, administrators, pastors, directors of Christian education and church work students.

Assistant Professor of Music Pete Prochnow accompanied the band and its tech team to the conference. Prochnow serves as the director of Concordia's worship arts program.

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Neb. that currently serves over 2,200 students. Concordia offers more than 50 professional and liberal arts programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.