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.
Lutheran Summer Music 2025
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind.
June 22–July 20
Experience Live from LSM this July!
Join Lutheran Summer Music for our 43rd season at Valparaiso University, June 22–July 20! Can’t attend in person? Experience over 30 inspiring concerts, recitals, and worship services online through Live from LSM.
Highlights include the beloved Bach Cantata Eucharist, the Festival of Hymns, the debut Faculty Organ Recital, and Festival Week performances by the Festival Band, Orchestra, and Choir.
Explore the full schedule and tune in at LSMacademy.org/2025. All events are free and available to stream live or on demand. Don’t miss this transformative celebration of music, faith, and community!
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
ALCM nurtures and equips musicians to serve and lead the church’s song.
ALCM Conference 2025
Aug. 4-8
Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
There is still time to register for the August conference in Raleigh-Durham. Here are just a few of the highlights:
- Worship at Duke University Chapel as well as a concert there by Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble VOCES8
- A hymn festival at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral led by composer, conductor, organist, preacher, and teacher Tom Trenney
- A concert by internationally acclaimed, advanced community handbell chir Raleigh Ringers
- 25 workshops covering a wide range of topics as well as plenary presentations
- Reading sessions from six publishers
- 15 different exhibitors
- A choice of three post-conference seminars
- Numerous opportunities for fellowship and relaxation
We look forward to seeing you in Raleigh!
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.
Introductory Spaces – Meet Music that Makes Community at these events and conferences.
- The Hymn Society Conference at Wayne State, Detroit, MI: On July 15, Executive Director Conie Borchardt and Organizer Doe Hoyer from the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery will offer a Sectional on “Reckoning with the Doctrine of Discovery: How Our Sacred Songs Can Move Us Toward Indigenous Solidarity”.
- Sacred Lands SING at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Detroit, Mich: On July 17, Conie and Doe will share more songs from the Sacred Lands Playlist Collection. 7-9 p.m.
- ALCM Conference at Raleigh, North Carolina, August 4-8.
- CMP Converging 2025 in Columbus, Ohio, October 16-18.
Training Events — Join us at the following events for continuing education, community building, professional development, and celebrating this practice of paperless communal song-sharing.
- October 3-5: Workshop in Madison, Wisconsin (coming soon!)
- October 12: Three-day Retreat in Albuquerque, N.M.
- November 7-9: Workshop in Waco, Texas (coming soon!)
- February 6-8, 2026: Two-Day Retreat in Raleigh, North Carolina (coming soon!)
- More in-person events are being planned. Please stay tuned!
Online Spaces —
Monday Morning Grounding — This weekly online touchstone continues to offer song, silence, sacred text and community connection, Mondays at 10 a.m. Eastern / 7 a.m. Pacific until July 28. Register for the Zoom link here.
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.
Let It Be With Me According to Your Word
Seminar on Lutheran Liturgy
Minneapolis, Minn., August 13-15
Register at www.seminarliturgy.org.
Vi Messerli Memorial Lectures in Church Music: For All the Saints
October 19-21
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, Illinois
Presenters include: John Witvliet, plenary; Brenda Portman, organ concert; Hymn Festival: Hymns of David Rogner
Workshops: John Behnke, Stephen Starke, Barry Bobb, Benjamin Kolodziej, Matthew Janssen, Sam and Lois Eatherton, Lisa Clark, Jim Rindelaub
Registration information will be available in mid-July.
Check the website for updates.
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.