Preach the Word – The Sermon and the Proper
Preaching on the First or Second Reading with the Day’s Gospel in Mind 2 – The Sermon and the Proper Law and gospel. These two teachings, the most important truths […]
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Preaching on the First or Second Reading with the Day’s Gospel in Mind 2 – The Sermon and the Proper Law and gospel. These two teachings, the most important truths […]
There are plenty of reasons to be interested in the upcoming release of Christian Worship: Service Builder. I could tell you how much time you’ll save. Producing a worship folder […]
Preaching on the First or Second Reading with the Day’s Gospel in Mind 1 – The Gospels: The Center of the Gospel The gospel is the good news that God […]
When the Church gathers around Word and sacrament, it does so in the freedom of the Gospel. A congregation can choose worship forms from anywhere on the continuum that lies […]
I find that writing isn’t difficult. Sitting down to write—that’s difficult. The good lurking within my procrastination, fueling the fear at the edges of my work, is that it matters […]
You’ve heard that communication is 93% nonverbal. What does this say about sermon delivery? Clearly, we ought to spend way more time than we do in front of our mirrors, […]
As I write this article in the last days of March, at least 50 congregations have already preordered the new hymnal (or decided to do so), sometimes also with a […]
Church acoustics consultant Scott Riedel is in the habit of saying that an ideal geometric shape for a worship space looks like a shoe box turned on its side. Horizontally […]
A drill sergeant is giving an order to a cadet. Sergeant: “There is no talking during drill.” Cadet: “Yes, sir. The fellas were just explaining that to me.” Sergeant: “Be […]
“This hymnal won’t just benefit your congregation’s worship. It will also benefit your congregation’s outreach.” Without the ability to go back in time and scan every piece of publicity produced, […]
I watch a pastor from three rows behind and a little to the left. He is celebrating 25 years in the ministry. He is listening to a sermon with his […]
There Is Room in the Choir Hymn selection criteria and variety Every fall throughout my ministry, it has interested me to see who would come out of the woodwork to […]
If there were such a thing as “Paustian’s Famous Home-Cooked Chili,” I imagine creating each new batch by some combination of habit, instinct, and muscle memory. A handful of this. […]
Anticipating a New Hymnal During a Pandemic Worship looks different in a pandemic. From the middle of March through the middle of May, most churches were not permitted to meet […]
What a thing it is to be someone’s pastor. A young woman lies in her hospital bed lost in a fog of bad news. You walk in the door. And […]
NPH Is Your Partner I have enjoyed a partnership between WELS Congregational Services (CS) and Northwestern Publishing House as we have rolled out synod-wide initiatives in recent years, like C19 […]
Delivery Matters I can still remember my first real “preaching” opportunity—evening chapel at MLC during my senior year. I triumphantly finished writing my manuscript. It felt so good to be […]
Go Deep As you know by now, I’m a fan of simple preaching. I love Luther’s assessment of a good preacher: “He’s the best preacher who can teach in a […]
Crises, Hymns, and Faith This article covers several themes and purposes. It shares thoughts and resources related to the COVID-19 crisis. It calls attention to the power of hymns—especially in […]
What’s the Point? I have a confession to make. I once attended Joel Osteen’s church. Okay, twice. I went twice. My wife and I lived in Houston, TX for a […]
Audio, Acoustics, and Video in the Worship Setting Part 4: Hearing Assistance Welcome back once again! Let’s review where we have been thus far: Room acoustics and the sound system […]
Audio, Acoustics, and Video in the Worship Setting Part 3: Sound System Layout and Setup Welcome back! We have talked about acoustic principles that directly impact how successful a sound […]
Preaching to the Choir Biblically Illiterate In March 2018, The Wall Street Journal had to issue a correction. The previous day, a journalist had quoted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Simple Preaching: In our last issue, we were encouraged to preach simply for the benefit of all of our hearers. We heard from Luther, “He’s the best preacher who can […]
Audio, Acoustics, and Video in the Worship Setting Part 2: Acoustic Definitions and Implications / Microphones In our first installment we discussed basic acoustic principles to maximize sound quality, tone […]
Welcome a new writer: Nathan Nass has served at St. Paul / San Pablo Lutheran Church in Green Bay, WI since 2018. After graduating from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2013, […]
Audio, Acoustics, and Video in the Worship Setting Part 1: Acoustics Our company is a design consulting firm. We design audio, video, and acoustic systems primarily for liturgical churches—Lutheran, Catholic, […]
Wisdom from Wittenberg – Part 2 Martin Luther’s Pastoral and Practical Revisions of Worship Creativity is careful to honor the arts. Though Luther considered Karlstadt’s experiments to be troubling (see […]
Apologetics in Preaching You Have to Do Something with This Jesus Character God or bad man? This ancient dilemma has faced skeptics for centuries. If Jesus is not true God, […]
Wisdom from Wittenberg – Part 1 Martin Luther’s Pastoral and Practical Revisions of Worship The story behind Luther’s creative worship In the year 1517, The Feast of all Saints—November 1—just […]
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