The Hymn of the Day as a part of Lutheran worship, developed at a time and within the context of an emphatic refocusing on the Word of God. Within that development it came to tie all the scriptural elements within that ...

In recent decades, Christian churches, including Lutheran churches, have significantly increased their interest in and utilization of contemporary Christian music. WELS congregations have been limited in their ability to ...

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others” (1 Corinthians ...

In recent years, “worship wars” have erupted in the Lutheran church. Different opinions concerning public worship have been advanced, varying principles have been cited, and papers, essays, and blog posts have been lobbed ...

Due to “worship wars” in the Lutheran church, the issue of worship forms has been thoroughly examined from Scripture and from historical perspective. Until recently, however, the Lutheran Confessions have not been strongly ...

The purpose of this project is to identify how to best involve children in worship in the individual congregations of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The research includes three parts. It accomplishes this ...

This study examines the history of Christian architecture and art, and how Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) churches shape worship space in the 21st century. When believers come together in corporate worship ...

This thesis depicts the development of the Hymn of the Day as it was born out of Luther’s Graduallied and how the concept of the Hymn of the Day was born out of the Lutheran Reformation. The Graduallied was a hymn Luther ...

Prior to this paper, a documented history of worship in the Lutheran Church of Central Africa did not exist. It is a wonderful history richly detailed with God’s continued blessings. Its worship is continuing to develop ...

The goal of this paper is to answer the following questions: Will better education about Lutheran worship help keep teens in church in the long run? Will educating our youth at a young age about Lutheran worship help edify ...