Any split in the Body of Christ is deeply tragic. And now 2% of ELCA congregations are leaving because of certain culture-war disputes.
Archive for category Lutheran Liturgy
Lutheran split
Aug 29
A Plea to the Publishers
Apr 19
In the wake of the third typical edition of the Missale Romanum and Liturgiam Authenticam all of the major music publishing houses associated with the Roman Catholic Church put a freeze on the publication of new settings of the Ordinary of the Mass. Recently, publishers have been announcing their plans for new music for the new translations, which collectively amount to a combination solution of re-tooling and re-fitting of old favorites plus introducing new compositions. [MORE...]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW), published in 2006, is the new primary worship resource for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), also serving the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. The first thing you notice is that that word “book” is missing. It’s a new day.