Authenticity
More Worship Words to Wrestle With Authenticity Perhaps you’ve grown tired of hearing about the importance of being authentic. People value this virtue so highly in our day that authentic […]
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Preach the Word – Preaching to Current Culture
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogThemes in Current Homiletical Theory Preaching to Current Culture Timothy Keller passed away in May 2023 after battling cancer. I was first notified of his death only days before my […]
Flexibility
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordMore Worship Words to Wrestle With Flexibility One of the strengths of liturgical worship lies in its yearly repetition and recurring patterns that establish the rhythm of worship in your […]
Preach the Word – Discourse Analysis for Preaching
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogThemes in Current Homiletical Theory Discourse Analysis for Preaching Haddon Robinson was one of the most well-known homileticians of the late twentieth century. He was the Distinguished Professor of Preaching […]
Preach the Word – Genre-Specific Preaching
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogThemes in Current Homiletical Theory Genre-Specific Preaching When James Muilenburg addressed the Society for Biblical Literature in 1968, he raised issues with the dominant way of analyzing biblical texts in […]
Understanding and Embracing Good Worship Patterns
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordMore Worship Words to Wrestle With Understanding and Embracing Good Worship Patterns In public worship, the topic of patterns is unavoidable. Once a family of believers takes to heart the […]
A Fresh Look at Symbolism
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordMore Worship Words to Wrestle With A Fresh Look at Symbolism The Wisconsin Synod has come a long way in its nearly 175-year worship history. This article will not attempt […]
Preach the Word – The New Homiletic
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogThemes in Current Homiletical Theory The New Homiletic As Fred Craddock looked out at the American mainline church around 1970, he saw some major problems. People were not listening or […]
Participation
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordMore Worship Words to Wrestle With Participation Is participation in public worship a breaking of the Fourth Wall? All the World’s a Stage “All the world’s a stage, and all […]
Preach the Word – Redemptive-Historical Preaching
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogThemes in Current Homiletical Theory Redemptive-Historical Preaching Charles Spurgeon is one of the most famous preachers in homiletical history. In his massive seven-volume set on the history of preaching, Hughes […]
Nutrition and Formation
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordMore Worship Words to Wrestle With Nutrition and Formation The great questions of life pursue us. When they catch up to us, they grab ahold of us and do not […]
Preach the Word – Law-Gospel Model Revisited
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogThemes in Current Homiletical Theory Law-Gospel Model Revisited Law-gospel distinctions are widely recognized as a hallmark of Lutheranism. In its American confessional form, C. F. W. Walther has profoundly shaped […]
Preach the Word – The lectionary: an enduring narrative
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogFree Text Series or Lectionary Preaching? The lectionary: an enduring narrative In the first two parts of this discussion of lectionary preaching vis-à-vis topical preaching, I argued that in many […]
Proclamation
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordMore Worship Words to Wrestle With Proclamation Can you remember a time when school cancellations were read aloud on the radio station? Truth be told, they probably still are; it’s […]
Worship and Outreach – In a Mission Restart
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordI have been asked to share how our congregation’s outreach efforts intersect with our worship life. The first part of this article will be a description of those efforts. How […]
Preach the Word – The lectionary can’t cover everything—but it can cover what matters
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogFree Text Series or Lectionary Preaching? The lectionary can’t cover everything—but it can cover what matters My previous article argued that the underlying logic of the topical series preaching paradigm […]
The relationship between anxiety, fear, and worry
/in News, WM NewsBy Karen Fischer, M.S., Ed., LPC, BC-TMH, Christian Family Solutions Counseling Care & Services The word “anxiety” is used often in conversation today. Many people are dealing with it. Even […]
Worship and Outreach – At Our Redeemer, Madison, WI
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordIn his excellent book of devotions titled Our Worth to Him, Mark Paustian described the music of the church as a “soft apologetic” that reaches out into the world, an […]
Preach the Word – The essential element that makes preaching worth anyone’s attention
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogFree Text Series or Lectionary Preaching? The essential element that makes preaching worth anyone’s attention A common sentiment among my fellow preachers suggests that the lectionary-based approach to preaching has […]
Worship and Outreach – In Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the Lord“I suppose you’re doing ___________ worship.” In the summer of 2013, a group of about 25 Christians met in a renovated storefront space in a strip mall in Mt. Horeb, […]
Preach the Word – Insights from Being Open to Feedback
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogPreaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from Being Open to Feedback Editor’s note: This issue concludes our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. Since 2011 […]
Worship and Outreach – In Salt Lake City
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordSt. Francis on being a winsome witness: “Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.”1 We know it’s difficult for people to walk into a church for the […]
Preach the Word – Insights from a Pastor Reaching Unexpected Prospects
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogPreaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from a Pastor Reaching Unexpected Prospects Editor’s note: This issue continues our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. It […]
Worship and Outreach – In Suburban Metro Atlanta
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordI often describe Covington as “Metro Atlanta meeting Old South.” It’s a place where you’re either from here and you remember when the six-lane highway was a dirt road, or […]
Preach the Word – Insights from Multiple Ministry Settings
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogPreaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from Multiple Ministry Settings Editor’s note: This issue continues our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. This issue provides […]
Worship and Outreach – In a Southwestern Suburb
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordGod had Isaiah say it first, but Peter quoted him. “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and […]
Preach the Word – Insights from an Urban Setting
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogPreaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from an Urban Setting Editor’s note: This issue continues our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. The previous issue […]
Worship and Outreach – In a Large Midwestern Parish
/in WELS Blogs, Worship Blog, Worship the LordWorship and Outreach In a Large Midwestern Parish1 Introductory Matters Every article has a context. A brother’s words still ring in my ear from a past Call deliberation: “You recognize, […]
Preach the Word – Insights from a Rural Setting
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogPreaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from a Rural Setting Editor’s note: This issue continues our series on preaching with those outside our church membership in mind. The next two […]
Preach the Word – Insights from Unique Ministry Settings
/in Preach the Word, WELS Blogs, Worship BlogPreaching with Outsiders in Mind Insights from Unique Ministry Settings Series Introduction “I’m clearly not a part of their target audience.” After a busy day, I flipped through a few […]
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