Quick: what’s the
only activity we do now that we’ll go on doing forever? Got it?
That’s right: Singing
the praises of God! Given worship’s
eternal importance, I’d like to welcome you to a new bi-monthly eZine: Unwrapping
the Gifts: A Lutheran Interactive Resource for Music and Worship Planning!
Unwrapping the Gifts aims
to help musicians, pastors and others responsible for worship to “unwrap” the numerous
ways we can use Lutheran Service Book and
its attendant volumes creatively, reverently and joyously. The goal is help you as you help your congregation aim for
excellence in worship and song, in prayer and proclamation.
Featured in this first volume: Henry Gerike writes about what “Row, Row, Row
Your Boat” and “All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night” have in common; also an
article exploring the Service of Prayer and Preaching. Linda Stoterau (who served on the former Commission
on Worship) contributes an article on the perils and challenges facing the
substitute organist. Paul Soulek writes about the creative use of alternative
instrumentation. And Jeff Blersch contributes…
We invite you to
join in this conversation about worship.
Leave your comments or questions,
random thoughts and brilliant insights on the webpage in which each article
appears, and we will reply as best we may.
In the joys of the long green days of
Post-Pentecost/Trinity!
Will Weedon,
LCMS Director of Worship and International Center Chaplain
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