Category: Lutheran Liturgy
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First female bishop for Lutheran Finland
Bishop Irja Askola was elected in a 3 June vote in which she received 591 votes to 567 for her rival, Matti Poutiainen. The Helsinki Times reported that one of the differences between the two candidates concerned marriage, with Askola being willing to bless same-sex couples, whereas Poutiainen held that marriage is solely between a…
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Lutheran split
Any split in the Body of Christ is deeply tragic. And now 2% of ELCA congregations are leaving because of certain culture-war disputes.
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A Plea to the Publishers
Roman Catholics are sometimes surprised to walk into churches of the catholic-but-not-Catholic traditions and find Gather Comprehensive II, Journeysongs, Spirit & Song, and We Celebrate in the pews… My point is this: keep the old settings around, at least for a while — and make them easily accessible on your websites and in your catalogues:…
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A New ELCA Worship ‘Book’
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.