Commemorating the Reformation with Community
Today’s post is from Deb Stein, pastor at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Syracuse, NY. Greetings from Syracuse, NY! Last Sunday for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, St. Stephen in Syracuse, NY worshipped with two other congregations; those...
Navigating the Modern Era of Death Practices
Today’s post is from Benjamin Stewart, Gordon A. Braatz Associate Professor of Worship and Director of Advanced Studies at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Death is currently enjoying a season of fashionability. I don’t mean our mini-liturgical-season of...
Free Webinar on Churches and Copyright
One of the questions churches ask is: what does the church need to know so as not to have problems with copyright? It is an important question and it is a complicated one, too. Churches often print or display...
Planning a Season of Creation (Part 2 of 2)
Today’s post is from Krehl Stringer, pastor at New Salem Lutheran in Turtle River, MN. This is the second in a series on why and how to initiate celebrating a Season of Creation in worship. A good place to begin...
Why a Season of Creation? (Part 1 of 2)
Today’s post is from Krehl Stringer, pastor at New Salem Lutheran in Turtle River, MN. It is the first in a two part series on why and how to celebrate a Season of Creation in congregational worship. In a little drawer...
Worship Behind Prison Walls
Today’s post is from Ben Blobaum, Program Director at the Inside Out Network in Chicago, IL. Prisons are places where profound spiritual growth is occurring. In fact, many men and women in prison are thriving spiritually, their faith...