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.
LSM 2026 Musical Advent Calendar: Nov. 29 – Dec. 24
Celebrate the Advent season with the sixth-annual Musical Advent Calendar from Lutheran Summer Music, November 29 through December 24. Featuring selections from the LSM summer performances, each video offers a daily opportunity for reflection and inspiration throughout Advent and for Christmas. Visit LSMacademy.org/advent or follow along on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube.
Institute of Liturgical Studies 2027
An ecumenical conference on liturgical renewal for the church today.
The Feast of Creation – Liturgy in times of crisis.
April 5-7, 2027
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind.
Registration opened Nov. 1. Early registration closes on Jan. 31, 2027.
Last year, the institute reflected on creation and the incarnation as experienced through the materiality of our sacramental life as a way of framing the Feast. This year, they will deepen our understanding of the place of creation in the Biblical text as well as consider the role of the liturgy in times of crisis. And also consider the current conditions and possible future of artificial intelligence – the latest form of uncritically engaged extraction – as it relates to the work of the Church.
Information about the schedule, plenary speakers, and workshop information are now available.
Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
ALCM nurtures and equips musicians to serve and lead the church’s song.
2027 National Worship and Music Conference
June 28 – July 2, 2027
St. Louis, Mo.
Registration is now open!
Early registration closes Jan. 15, 2027
Regular registration closes March 15, 2027
Scholarships are available to current university and seminary students and to church musicians who have graded within the past five years. Information about the schedule, workshops, plenaries, and exhibitors is available as well as information about accommodations, venue, and travel is also available on the website.
2027 Hearts Hands Voices Events
Pulling Stops and Raising Voices
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Portage, Mich., Jan. 30, 2027, 9 a.m. — 12 p.m.
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Carmel, Ind., Feb. 20, 2027, 9 a.m. — 12 p.m.
All Saints Lutheran Church, Worthington, Ohio, https://alcm.org/hhv-events/March 6, 2027, 9 a.m. — 12 p.m.
To register and for more information:visit www.alcm.org/hhv-events
ALCM Fall Webinar Series
October 23: Recruiting a Choir in a Post-COVID World
November 13: Choosing Music for Smaller Ensembles, Dr. Marin Jacobson
December 4: Choral Rehearsal Techniques for Aging Voices, Andrew Peters
Register at ALCM.com. Member and non-member registrations available.