Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work alongside the ELCA to support worship leaders, worship planners, musicians, and all who care about the worship of the church. ELCA Worship also features resources from Augsburg Fortress Publishers in a monthly blog post.
Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival
Transforming and connecting lives through faith and music since 1981.
Youth Musicians Invited to Lutheran Summer Music 2026
Enrollment is now open for Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) 2026 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN! LSM is a faith-based residential music academy for high school students who come together to immerse themselves in musical excellence and build a supportive and fun community. Musical experiences include large ensembles (band, choir, orchestra), chamber music, private lessons, and electives like handbells, jazz, musical theatre, composition, conducting, church music, and more.
Priority enrollment deadline: December 1
Standard enrollment deadline: March 1
Learn more at LSMacademy.org/program
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
ALCM nurtures and equips musicians to serve and lead the church’s song.
ALCM 2026 Conference: at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
Registration opens in October.
Vi Messerli Memorial Lectures in Church Music
For All the Saints
October 19-21
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, Illinois
Join us for another exciting year of celebrating the Church’s song at the Vi Messerli Memorial Lectures in Church Music. This year’s presenters include: John D. Witvliet, founding director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI, and currently professor of theology and worship at Belmont University; noted organist and composer John Behnke, a Festival of Hymns by David W. Rogner, presented by Concordia-Chicago’s Kapelle, and the choirs of Grace Lutheran Church and First Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, and organist and composer Brenda Portman. Register today for this and much more!
Institute of Liturgy Studies
An ecumenical conference on liturgical renewal for the church today.
The Feast of Creation – liturgy as creation groans
Valparaiso University, Ind.
April 13-15, 2026
SAVE THE DATE!
The 77th meeting of the Institute of Liturgical Studies will consider the possibilities of such a festival and season. We will reflect on creation, incarnation, and Jesus’s death and resurrection, all received by us through the created materiality of our sacramental life together. Furthermore, we will examine how petroleum culture has influenced our sacramental life and begin to envision ways to counter its impact. A model lectionary will be used, and sample liturgies will be celebrated.
For more information, add yourself to the mailing list here.
Music that Makes Community
Rooted in Christian contemplative and activist traditions, Music That Makes Community envisions a liberative culture that empowers individuals and communities to claim and use the power of singing to heal our spirits, nurture our common lives, and work for justice.
Training Events — Join us at the following events for continuing education, community building, professional development, and celebrating this practice of paperless communal song-sharing.
- November 7-9: Workshop in Waco, Texas
- February 6-8, 2026: Two-Day Retreat in Raleigh, N.C.
Details and more in-person events are being planned. Please stay tuned!
Resources – Read the MMC blog for articles on a variety of topics. The latest presents Songs for Justice.
Job Postings on Music That Makes Community website.
Sign up for Monthly Newsletter for regular updates on resources and events. Read recent issues here.
Journey to Baptismal Living: North American Associate for the Catechumenate
An ecumenical Christian community seeking to support seekers, whether baptized or not, and those who accompany them on their journey of faith through the catechumenal process.
You are invited to visit the re-designed website to learn more about who we are and how to can assist you with resources, training, and other information about how we may work with you to connect through your commitment to the movement of faith through the sacrament of baptismal living as disciples of Christ.
