Paul Manz enjoyed a long career, serving as organist, composer, teacher, and recitalist. Known for his improvisations, Manz cultivated and vigorously promoted the idea of the hymn festival a program of singing, readings, and organ music, often assisted by choirs and instrumentalists. Hymn festivals continue to be popular throughout the United ......
In this third and final volume in a series of ceremonial guides to worship in the Episcopal Church according to The Book of Common Prayer, Leonel L. Mitchell focuses on the pastoral and occasional liturgies.
Features Lenten meditations where the author devotes each of the seven weeks to a theme that Jesus addressed frequently, particularly through Earth-centered parables of planting.
How can we find serenity in the midst of so much noise without and within? Oates maintains that we can nurture silence in our lives if we truly value it and are eager and dedicated to nourishing it. In this book, he explores practical and spiritual ways to maintain peace and centeredness in our work, our relationships, and our daily routines.
With the sensitivity born of time and experience, Charles Hoffacker presents an unusually warm and caring approach to preaching, one which goes to the very heart for the Good News of Jesus Christ.
This powerful book of passages from Martin Luther's Easter sermons portrays the reformer's lasting thoughts on faith, human imperfection, salvation through grace, and the wonder of God. The sermons explore events from Holy Week through the Resurrection. They combine marvelous insights with inspiring calls to action that are so characteristic ......
In 30 compelling Christmas excerpts from his sermons, Martin Luther vividly portrays the human realism of the Nativity. Throughout, Luther reminds readers that keeping Christmas is a year-round mission of caring for those in need.
The guiding principle of the meditations is that the contemplation of Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection 'loosens' the roots of compassion within our own hearts.
Improve Your Skills, Improve Your Choir - A Brief Guide for the New or U
Choirs are an important component of leadership for congregational worship. In some communities, persons are recruited to be choir directors, but they have not been prepared for the job. This modest handbook is designed to help new or untrained choir directors improve both themselves and their choir and also increase the personal satisfaction of ......
This companion volume to Howard E. Galley's classic The Ceremonies of the Eucharist provides clergy, liturgical assistants, and altar guild members with clear, step-by-step guidance for the liturgies of Lent and Easter.
Language for God explores the ways language and images influence who we are and how we live. It declares the necessity of language and images for God that are expansive and inclusive of all genders. Lutheran perspectives are used as a compass to offer scriptural, theological, and historical insights to advance the reformation of Christian ......
A Christ-centered guide to the Gospel of Mark for daily devotion and group study during Lent Lent is traditionally a time to reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Christ and on our lives as followers of Christ. The devotional guide includes forty-six meditations based on a passage form Mark's Gospel with reflection questions and a ......
James Engel (1925-1989) was a part of the generation of musicians who shaped Lutheran church music during the mid-to-late-20th century. As such, he played an important role in the history of Lutheran church music. Engel was known by his colleagues and students as an excellent musician, choir director, composer and teacher. He had a positive ......